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At the General Assembly of the Go-
vernor and Company of the EngViJb
Colony oiRhode-lJland ^nd Providence
Plantations, in Ncw-Evglaiidy in Ame-
rica ; begun in Confcquence of War-
rants ilTued by his Honor the Governor,
and holden at South -KingRown^ within
and for the faid Colony, on Tuefday
the fourteenth of i^^/rw^rv, One Thou-
fand Seven Hundred and Fifty-eight,
and in the Thirtyfirft Year of the
Reign of His Moft Sacred Majefty
George the Second, by the Grace of
GOD, King of Great' Brit ain^ and
fo forth.

PRESENT,

The Hon. JO H^ GARDNER-, E-fq; Dep. Gov.

James Hon y man, Efq;
Nicholas Easton, Efq,
Henry Harris, Efqj
Jabez Bowen, Efqi
Robert Lawton, Efq;

The

David Amthony, Efq; .^

=5 Joseph Edmunds, Efq; / =)
^ Nathaniel Searle, Efq;> ^
S. Thomas Haszard, Efq;

^ DaNIElCoGOEIH ALLjEfqi

Secretary.

DEPUTIES of the feyeral TOWNS.
The Hon. Piter Bours, Efq; Speaker.

NEWPORT;
Lieut. Col. Benf. H^ukham,
Edward Scott, Efq;
The Speaker.
Lieut. Col. Jvfeph IVantoHj
Capt. Daniel Jjrault,
Mr. fVilliam Read.

Providence;
Hon. Stephen Hopkins, Efq-
Mr. Eli^a Brown,
Daniel Jttickes, Efq;
CoJ. ^ohn Andrewss
Portfmouth
Francis Brayion,
''John Shearman, jun.

Capt,

Mr

Mr

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Capt. Benjamin Cornet.

Warwick j
Otbttitl Gorfon, Efq;
Capt. James Jrnoldy jun.
John JVarner y'pn. Efqj
Mr. Elijha Brown.

Wefterly ;
Mr. Samuel Ward,
Capt* Joftpb Stanton.

Ncwfhorcham j
Capt. Edward Sands.

North-Klngftown j
Mr. Ebenezer Brown^
James Gardner^ Efq;

South-Kingftown j
Jeremiah Hiks, Efq;
Mr. Stephen Ha/zard, }\^n.

Eaft-Grccnwich j
Maj. John Jrnold,
tbomas Jldrich^ Efq;
Jameftown ;
Capt. William Hafzari^
Mr. Edward Carr.

Smithficld ;
Thomas Arnold, Efq;
Mr. Jeremiah Mowrej,

Scituate ;
None.

Gloccfter ;
CapC. Timothy Wilmoth,
Mr. Benjamin Smith.

\i

Charleftown ;
Capt. Robert ^otter^
Mr. Jefeph Hoxjie.

Weft- Greenwich \
Mr. Chrijlopher Hall.

Coventry ;
Capt. Richard Rice,

Exeter ;
Capt. John Reynolds^
Benoni Hall, Efq;

Middletown ;
Mr. William Baky,
Jo/baa Coggejhall, jun. Efq;

Briftol ;
Mr. William 'Pearce.
Tiverton ;
Mr. John Bowen,

Little-Compton ;
William Hall, Efq;
Mr. Conjant Southwortb,

Warren ;
Mr. Thomas Cole,

Cumberland ;
Jeremiah Whipple, Efqj

Richmond ;
John Webfter, Efq;
Capt. Nichohs Larkin,

Cranfton ;
Jonathan Randal, Efq;
Hopkinton ;
Benjamin Randal, Efq;
Capt. John MCoon.

JosiAs Lyndon, Efq; Clerk of the Lower Houfc.

WHEREAS his Excellency the Earl of Loudoun, Com-
mander in Chief of His Majefty's Forces in North- Jmerico^
by his Letter dated the fcvcnth of this Inftant February, hath
required and appointed a Convention of the Governors of the
Northern Provmces and Colonies, with Commiflioners properly
authorized, to be holden at Hartford in the Colony o{ Connefficut^
on Monday next, in order to fettle and determin what Afliftance
from the faid Provinces and Colonics will be neceflary to carry
on the Wat the next Campaign : This Jjfembly therefore do Voti
and Re/olve, and it is Voted and Refohed, That his Honor the Go-
vernor, with two others to be by this AiTembly appointed, be,
and they hereby aic conftituted Commiflroacrs zo v/ait upon hij

Lord&ip

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Lordfiiip at the Time and Place by him afligned for the Purpofe
aforefaid. And if by Reafon of the Indifpofition which the Go-
vernor now labors under, he (hall be incapable of attending, theri
the other two (hall proceed and attend withoat him, and are
hereby invefted with the fame Power that is granted unto ail
three.

This JJfemhly do Vote and Rejohty and it is Voted and Re/olvedy
That the Commillioncrs who are to wait upon his Excellency
the Earl of Loudoun, at the approaching Congrefs in Conne&fCaty
ufe their bcft Endeavours, together with the Commiflioncrs of
the other Governments, to difcovcr what Proportion each Go-
vernment fupplied of the Ordnance and Stores for the Crown-^oitit
Expedition, and delivered to His Majefty's Troops at ForC
Willi am- Henry^ by the Hands of Col. Richard Gridley^ chief En-
gineer, and Commander of the Train of Artillery to the Pro*
vincial Forces, &c. on the fccond Day of November^ One Thou-
fand Seven Hundred and Fifty-fijt.

This JJfemhly do VoU and Refohe, and it is Voted and Refohedf
That the Articles following be, and they are hereby made In-
ftruftions unto his Honor the Governor, and the Gentlemen that
ihall be by this AflTembly appointed to wait as Commiffioners
upon his Excellency the Earl of Loudoun^ Commander in Chief
of His Majefty's Forces in North- Jmerica^ with the Governors
and Commiffioners of the Northern Provinces and Colonies, at a
Convention by his Lordfiiip appointed to be holden at Hartford
in the Colony oi Connect cut y on Monday the twentieth of this
Inftant February.

Firji. You are to proceed immediately unto Hartford, and
upon your Arrival there, wait upon his Lordfhip, and join the
Governors and Commiflioncrs of the other Provinces and Colonies
that (hall be alFembled at that Place.

Second. You are to lay an exa£t State of the Colony before
his Lordfhip, with Regard to its Fortifications, Cannon, Warlike
and Military Stores, the Number of Inhabitants, State of the
Treafury, and Funds for fapplying the fame.

Third. You are to beg his Lordfhip to lay the defencelefs Con-
dition of this Colony before His Majefty, in the moft favorable
Light.

Fourth. You are to rcqueft his Lordfhip to make the Colony
fuch an Allowance for the Provifions and Military Stores furnifhed
by this Colony for the two laft Years, as will corrcfpond with His
Majefty's gracious Intentions (Ignified to us by his Secretary of
State.

Fifth. In Concert with the Commiffioners of the other Govern-
ments, you are to rcqueft of his Lordfhip, that the Forces raifcd
by this Colony, may be under the immediate Command of their
own Officers, and no others, except the Commander in Chief.

Whereas

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Whereas feveral commiffioned Officers, unto whofe Lot it fell to
go in the laft Expedition from this Colony, procured others to
go in their Stead : This JJfembly therefore Jo Vote and Re/olve, and
it is Voted and Re/ohed, That all and every of the Perfons prccuied
as aforefaid, ihall have no more of the Government, than the Pay
that was allowed unto the common Soldiers.

This JJemhIy do Vote and Refolve^ -and it is Voted and Refolvcd,
That the Committee which vras appointed by this Aflembly at
their laft Seflion, to audit the Accounts of the Charges of the lall
Expedition, be farther continued for that Purpofc j and likcwile
audit all fuch other Accounts as Ihall be brought in hereafter.

Whereas Jnn and JoTres Franklin exhibited unto this Aflembly,
an Account by them charged againft the Colony, for printing the
Ads and Orders made and palfed by this Aflembly in Gdober laft,
for printing fepararely, the KCt for aflefling a Tax of Four Thou-
fand Pounds of the Bills of Credit emitted in February 0ns Thcn-
fand Seven Hundred and Fifty-fix ; for printing rhe A£l made
and pafTed for the more ealy and fpeedy paying the Charges of
the laft Expedition, and furciftiing Paper for thofc Services.
And the faid Account being duly examined, ^his JJJlmhly do
Vote and Refolve, and it is Voted and Re/ohedy That the fame be,
and hereby is allowed, and that Eighty-eight Pounds Ten Shill-
ings, the Amount thereof, be paid the faid Jnn and James
Franklin out of the General Treafury.

Whereas the Rev. Mr. Jo/efh Tark of Charlepoixn, in the
County of Kings County, prefented this Aflembly with a Memo-
rial, fetting forth, that be hath been ever ready to contribute all
the Afliftancc in his Power, to repel His Majefty's Plnemies from
their injurious Encroachments on His Dominions and juft Rights
in North- Jmerica, and to defend the Country : That in the Year
One Thoufand Seven Hundred and Fifty-fix, he ccnfented to the
voluntary Inliftmen of three of his Sons, who (erved in the Expe-
dition formed lor the ReduOion of Crown-^oint : That when
they were difcharged from the Service, upon their Return Home-
ward, they put their Cloathing and other Furniture, to the Value
of about One Hundred Pounds this Currency in their Chefl,
which was unfortunately loft in the Sea : That this Summer,
when the Enemy attacked Fort William-Henry^ they were fubfti-
tuted to go, and voluntarily went in the Stead of Officers who
declined : That they did this without any Confideration, purely
to ferve their Country and oblige their Friends : That he the
Memorialift, was thereby put to confiderable Charge, and rc-
ceiv'd Damage in his Bufinels : Wherefore he prayed for fuch
at\ Allowance as (hould be thought proper.

On

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On Confideration whereof,

I'hss Jfemhly do Vote and Refolve, and it is Voted and Re/olved,
That the Sum of One Hundred Pounds be paid the faid Jofepb
^ark out of the General Treafury, for the Uft of his aforefaid
Sons, as an Allowance for what they loft as aforefaid j but that
nothing be allowed them as Officers.

7l}is AJfembly do Vote and Refolve, arid it is Voted and Rejolved^
That MeflTrj. Elijha Brown and Jvhn Cole of Providence, in the
County of 'Trovtdence, be, and they hereby are appointed a Com-
mittee, to audit the Accounts of Mr. Jofefh Sheldon and Jojeph
Bucklin, tor the Repairs of fVayho^t Bridge, and make Report as
foon as conveniently may be.

What followeth, is a Report of the Gentlemen who figned
the fame.

" Newport, January 26. 1758.

'ITT'E do REPORT, That being appointed a Committee by the
^^ General AfTembly, we have receiv'd from Thomas Richardfun
Efq; General Treafurer, Four Thouland Pounds Lawful Money,
it being the Rate made in November, One Thoufand Seven Hun-
dred and Fifty-fix, and have burnt the fame.

Thomas Cranjion, 1

Peter Boun, i Committee.

James Sheffield, J

" Colony Dr. to the above Service, - j^. i(J - ,

Thomas Cranjion,
Piier Bours,
James Sbeffisld."

And this AfTembly having taken the faid Report into Confi-
deration, Do Vote and Rejolve, and it n Voted and R^f-lved, That
the fame be, and is hereby accepted.

The following is a fecond Report of the Committee who made
that which immediately precedes.

" Newport, Jan. 27. 1758.

X^E do REPORT, that being appointed a Committee by the
General AfiTembJy, we have receiv'd from Thomas Richard-
fon, Efq^ General Treafurer, Three Thoufand Five Hundred and
Seventy-five Pounds Fifteen Shillings and Eleven Pence Old
Tenor, it being the Ballance of the Rate made in One Thouland
Seven Hundred and Fifty-five, and Seven Thoufand Seven Hun-
dred and Seventeen Pounds Eight Shillings Crown-^oint- Money ;
Four Thoufand and Sixiy-fix Pounds Two Shillings he paid Do\-

A a lars

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lars in Exchange for, out of the General Treafury, and Three
Thoufand Six Hundred and Fifty-one Pounds Six Shillings, he
gave Treafurer's Notes for i which three Sums we have burnt.

iC- 337 S li II Ra'^e 17 SS- Thomas Cranjien^i

4066 a • Dollars paid for. *Peter Eoun, SCommsttee."
3651 6 - Treafurer's Notes. James Sbeffieldy \

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Unto which Report, the Gentlemen fubjoined the following
Account.

T

^^ COLO N r, - - Dr-"

O our Time and Trouble in the above Service, jC- 4i

Thomas Cranfton^
Peter Boun,
James Sheffield:*

And this Affembly having taken the faid Report into Confi-
deration, Do Vote and Refohe^ md it is Voted and Rejohedy That
the fame be, and is hereby accepted \ that the aforegoing Ac-
count be allowed, and that Forty- five Pounds, the Amount
thereof, be paid the faid Thomas Cranjion^ 'Teter Bours^ and James
Sheffield out of the General Treafury.

Whereas Cbrijiian Mayer exhibited unto this Affembly, an
Account by him charged againft the Government, for boarding
a Number of his mod Chriftian Majefty's Subjeds, who, by the
Fortune of War, were taken Prifoners, and brought into this
Colony. And the faid Account being duly examined, This
JJpmhh' do Vote and Ke/olve^ and it is Voted and Refolved^ That the
fame be, and hereby is allowed, and that Three Hundred and
Four Pounds Ten Shillings, the Amount thereof, be paid the
faid Chriftian Mayer out of the General Treafury.

An A C T to oblige the Inhabitants and Tnnholders of this
Colony, to receive and entertain the Recruits that may be
raifed therein for His Majefty's Service.

JT7 H B R E J S it of tea happens ^ that the King's recruiting
officers^ and others his Soldiers^ frequently pafs through this
Colony^ and recruit within the fame j and that the Four Pence
Sterling allowed them per Day^ by an J& of Parliament now ia Force
for the Billeting each Soldier, is not fufficient for their Suftenance
while within faid Colony^ and the Overplus is in and by fatd jd
ordered to be provided by the hhabitants. And whereas, there is no
Law of this Colony for the Furnffhirtg and Regulaiieg the fame.

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nS ft therefore EnaSied by this General Jjpmbly^ and hy the
*-' Authority of thefame^ It is Ena^eJ, That for the future, when
any recruiting Officers and Soldiers fliaJl make due Application
to any of the AfTiftants-aarf Juftices, or Wardens of the Peace, in
any Town within this 'Colony, for the Billeting of any Troops
upon the Inhabitants, agreable to the Aft of Farliament in that
Cafe made and provided, that it (hall and may be lawful for fuch
Afliftants, Juftices, or Wardens of the Peace, to order and direft
any of the Inhabitants or Tavern-keepers of fuch Town, to re-
ceive fo many of fuch Soldiers as they may judge convenient, till
the whole be provided for, and billet the fame at the Expence of
the Colony. And fuch Inhabitant or Innholdcr fhall be allowed
and paid out of the General Treafury, the Sum of Three Pounds
Four Shillings Old-Tenor per Week, over and above His Ma-
jcfty's Allowance, and no more ; and the like Proportion for any
longer or fhortcr Time.

JN D be it farther Emded by the Juthority aforejaidy That
if any Innholder or Tavern-keeper Ihall lefufe to obey fuch Order
or Orders, given by any Affiliant, Jullice, or Warden, as afbrc-
faid, he or Ihe fo refuGng, Ihall forfeit his or her Licence.

Whereas Nathaniel Bofworth, Efq; Sheriff of the County of
Brijoly exhibited unto this Aflembly, an Account by him
charged againft the Gov€rnmenr, for boarding a Number of the
Trench King's Subjeds, who, by the Fortune of War, were taken
Prifoners and brought into this Colony. And the faid Account
being duly examined, Tbiy yiffemhly do Vote and Kefolve^ and it is
Voted and Refolved^ That the lame be, and hereby is allowed, and
that Two Hundred and Eighty-eight Pounds, the Amount
thereof, be paid the faid Nathaniel Befworth out of the General
Treafury.

Both Houfes being refolvcd into a Grand Committee, Col.
fohn Andrews and Mr. Samuel Ward, were appointed Com-
mifiioners to go with his Honor the Governor, and wait upon
his Excellency the Earl of Loudoun, at the Congrcfs by his Lord-
Ihip appointed to be holden at Hartford, in the Colony of Con~
ne^teut.

And the Gentlemen whofe Names are fct down in the follow-
ing Lift, were chofen Officers as is therein mentioned.

Lieut. Stephen Jrnold, Captain of the fccond Company or
trained Band of the Town of fVaneick, in the Room of Capt.
Silas Gardner, who hath removed into Ncrth-Kingstown ; Mr.
fVilliam Greene, jun. late Enfign of the faid Company, or trained
Band, Lieutenant, and James Arnold (Son of Elijho) Enfign of
the fame

Mr,

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Mr. Caleb SheffieU, Captain of the firft Company, or trained
Band, in the Town o{ Eafi-Greenwich, in the Room of Capt.
'^referved Scarce, jun.

Newman 'Terkir?s, Efq; Captain of the fccond Company, or
trained Band, in the Town oi Exeter, in the Room of Capt.
William I'antser.

This JJJemhh do Vote and Refolve, end it is Vet id end Bejchtdy
That the Secretary be, and he hereby is direfted to make out
under the Seal of the Colony, and fign a Commifiion for his
Honor the Governor, and the other Commiflioners appointed to
wait on his Excellency the Earl of Loudoun, at the Congrels by
his Lordfhip appointed to be holdcn at Hartfordy in the Colony
of Con miff cut.

An ACT diredting the General Treafurcr to receive and pay
Spani/h Mill'd Dollars at the Rate of Sir Shillings Lawful
Money per Dollar.

TT/HE R£^5Spaniih Mill'd Dollars pafs in the Neighbouring
''^ Governments for Six Shillings Lawful Money a Tiece, and the
Lawful Money by this Colony emitted, was firji pafs'd at that Rate,
and confequintly ought to be paid in the jame Manner.

jyE it therefore EnaBed by this General Jffkmhly, and by the
■*-^ Authority of the Jame, It is EnaQed, That in all Payments to
be made into the General Treafury in Lawful Money, the Gene-
ral Treafurer be, and he is hereby direded to receive Spanifj
Mill'd Dollars at the Rate of Six Shillings Lawful Money each ;
and he is alfo diredlfd to pay them at the farrjc Rate, to all Pcrfons
who have juft Decnands upon the Colony for Lawful Money :
And the CoUeflors of all Rales or Taxes, in Lawful Money, are
alfo hereby dircded to receive S^anijh Mill'd Dollars at the Rate
aforcfaid.

AND be it farther Ena8ed by the Authority aforefaid. That
every Spamfh Piece of Eight, in Silver of the fame Wci^jhl with
a Spanilh MllFd Dollar, fhall pafs equal to one.

Whereas Francis Skinner of Newport, Book-binder, exhibited
unto this Aflembly, an Account by him charged againft the Co-
lony, for binding and double covering a Book to be ulcd in the
Notary Public's Office, for recording the Bufineli done there :
And the faid Account being duly examined, This Ajjemhly do
Vote and Refohe, and it is Voted and Refolved, That the fame be,
and hereby is allov/ed, and that Fifteen Pounds, the Ballance
thereof, be paid the faid Francis Skinner out of the General
Treafury.

This

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This JJpmbly do Fife and Rcfohe, and it is Votid and Refolved,
That all BaHnefs lyin^ before them untinilhed at this and their
laft SeiTmn, be, and the fame is hereby referred unto the r^cxt :
That this Aflemhly be adjourned unto the fecond Monday of
Mdrcb next ; and that the- Seflion which was appointed to be
holden on the laft Monday of this Inftant February^ be, and
hereby is poftponcd unto that Day.

GOD Save the King.

|-^-^l#t###^^S^S^^^S^#<^i*-

At the General Assembly of the Go-
vernor and Company of the Engl'fJJj
Colony o( Rhodc'lflayid and Providence
Plaritations, in N ew- England ^ in Ame-
rica ; begun and holden by Adjourn-
ment at South 'KingB own y within and
for the faid Colony, on Monday the
thirteenth of Mareh, One Thoufand
Seven Hundred and Fifty-eight, and
in the Thirty-iirlVYear of the Reign
of His Moft Sacred Majefty George
the Second, by the Grace of GOD,
King of Great' Britainy and fo forth.

P R E S E N T,

The Hon. JOHN G J R D N E R, Efq; Dep. Gov.

James Honyman, Efq; •> David Anthony, Efq;

Nicholas Easton, Efq; /g Joseph Edmunds, Efq;

Hbn"RY Harris, Efq-- > g= Nathaniel Seakle, Efq-,^

Jabez BowEN, Efqi V = Thomas Haszaed, Efq; \

Robert Lawton, Efqi )^ Daniel Cogoejh all, Efq-,

The Secretary.

deputies of the feveral TOWNS.

The Hon. Pitbr Bours, Efq; Speaker.

B b NEWPORT

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NEWPORT;

Lieut Col. BcKf. H^kkbam,

Edward Scott^ Elq;

The Speaker.

Lieut. Col. Jo/epb fVanton, y

Capt. Daniel JyrauJt^ V|

Mr. miliam Read.

Providence J
Hon. Stephen Hopkins^ Efq;
Mr. Ehfia BrowHy
Daaiel Jetjckesy Efq;
Col. John Jndrews^

Fortfmouth ;
Mr. John Shearman, jun.

Warwick ;
Othniel Gorton, Efq;
Capt. James Arnold, jun.
John Warner, jun. Efq;
Mr. EUpa Brown.

Weftcrly ;
Mr. Samuel Ward,
Capt. Jofeph Stanton.

Newlhoreham ;
Capt. Edward Sands,
John Littlefeld, Efq;

Norih-Kfngftown ;
Mr. Ehenezer Brtnua,
James Gardner^ Elq;

South-Kingftown ;
Jeremiah I^iles, Efq;
Mr. Stephen Ha/zard, jun.

Eaft-Greenwich ;
Maj. John Arnold,
Thomas Jldruh, Efq;
Jameftown ;
Capr. William Ha/zard,
Mr. Edward Carr.

Smithfield;
nomas J mold, Efq;
Mr. Jeremiah Mowrey.

Scituate ;
John Fiik, Efq;

JosiAs Lyndon, Efq; Clerk of

Glocefter ;
Capt. Timothy Wilmotbf
Mr. Benjamin Smtth.

Charleftown j
Capt. Robert ^Potter,
Mr. Jofeph Hoxjie.

Weft- Greenwich ;
Mr. Benjamin Gardner^
Mr. Chriftopber Hall.

Coventry ;
Capt. Abel hotter,
Capt. Richard Rtce,

Exeter ;
Capt. John Reynolds^'
Benoni Hall, Efq;

Middletown ;
Mr. William Baky,
Jojbua Cogiejhall, jun. Efq;

Briftol ;
Capt. Simeon hotter,
Mr. William 9earcc.
Tiverton j
Samuel Durfee, Efq;
Mr. John Bowen,

Little-Compton ;
William Hall, Efq;
Mr. Confiant Soathwortb.

Warren ;
Mr, Thomas Cole,
John Adams, Efq;

Cumberland ;
Job Bartlet, Efq,
Jeremiah Whipple, Efq;

Richmond ;
John Webfter, Efq;
Capt. Nicholas Larkin.

Cranfton ;
Jonathan Randal, Efq;
Matthew Manchefter, Efq;

Hopkinton ;
Benjamin Randal, Efq;
Capt. John M'Coon.

the Lower Houfc.

B

OTH Houfcs being refolved into a Grand Committee, the
Hon. Stephen Hopkins, Efq; was chofcn Governor for the

remaining

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f«mainlng Part of the current Year, in the Room of the Hon.
WtUiam Greene Efq; our late deceas'd Governor, and was there-
upon engaged.

This JjffembJy do Vote and Refohe, and it it Voted and Kefolvedy
That Edward Scotty Efq; and Capt. Daniel Jyrauh be, and they
hereby are appointed a Committee, to audit the Accounts of the
Diredors of the Lottery that was opened and fet up to raife a
Sum of Money for carrying on the Building of Fort George on
Goat-JJhnd, in the Townlhip q{ Newport, and make Report unto
the General Aflembly as foon as conveniently may be.

This jijfembly do Vote and Rejohe, and it is Voted and Rejohed^
That the Speaker of the Lower- Houfe, and Thomas Cranjlon^ Efq;
be, and they hereby are appointed a Committee, to audit the
Accounts of the late and prefent Naval-Officer, with Regard to
the Light-Houfe, and make Report unto the General Ailcmbiy
as foon as conveniently may be.

Mr. Samuel fVard, one of the Gentlemen, by the laft Affembly,
chofen to wait on his Excellency the Earl of Loudoun^ at the Con-
vention in Hartford, in the Colony of ConneBicuty prefented the
following Report.

cc T THE Subfcriber, being one of the Commiflloners appointed
•■■ to wait upon the Rt. Hon. the Earl of Loudoun, in Behalf
of this Government, did accordingly, in Company with CoL
yohn AndrevuSy proceed to Hartford. As foon as we arrived, we
waited upon his Lordihip, and laid our Commiflion and Inftruc-
tions before him, and agreablc thereto, prefented the following
Memorial, viz

" 313 his EttctUency the Earl of Loudoun, Commn^dir in Chief of all
His Majefiy's Forces in North-America.

"117E the Commiffioners from the Government of Rkode-TJJandy
^^ being ordered to lay before your Lordftiip, an exad State
of the Colony, with Regard to its Fortifications and Military
Stores, the Number of Inhabitants, the State of the Trcafury,
and Funds for fupplying the fame, beg Leave to reprefent to
your Lordfhip, that there ij only one Fortification in the Colony,
called Fort Georgey very conveniently fitiiated for the Defence of
the Town and Harbour of Newport, which is the Metropolis of
the Colony : But as there are in the Fort only twenty-Gx Carriage
Guns fit for Service, and a few other Military Stores, it is to be
feared the Town might be entirely deftrcyed by a very fmall
Force, and the Colony thereby difabled from raifing any more
Men for the common Caufe. And of what fatal Confequcnce ic
might be to His Majcfty's Intercft, to have the Enemy in Pof-
fefiion of fo fine a Harbour and Ifland, fltuate in the Midft of
New- England, we leave your Lordihip to judge.

By

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By an Account of the Number of Men in the Colony, taken
the a4ih o( December, One Thoufand Seven Hundred and Fifty-
five, it appears, my Lord, there were then in the Colony, Eight
Thoufand Two Hundred and Sixty-two Men, able to bear Arms.
But as we have fincc loft many Men by the War, and near Fif-
teen Hundred Men arc out in our Privateers, wc imagine there is
not near that Number now left in the Colony.

With Regard to the State of the Treafury, my Lord, we can
Only fay, that it is now fevcral Hundred Thoufand Pounds Cur-
rency in Debt, and we know of no Fund for fupplying the fame :
And as this Colony will be greatly diftreffed for Money to raife
its Proportion of Men for the enfuing Campaign, we requeft
your Lordlhip to order the Money due to the Colony for
Ordnance Stores, and Provifions, to be immediately paid to the
Government, agrcable to the Accounts herewith prefcnted.

And is by the above Account of the Fortifications and Military
Stores, your Lordlhip will clearly fee the weak and defencclefs
State of the Colony : We humbly pray your Lordlhip to lay
the fame before His Majefty in the moft favorable Light. And
^Ve alfo rcc^ueft your Lordlhip to give us fuch Aflurance as His
Majcfty's Inftru^ions will admit, that the Forces raifed by this
Colony, (hall be under the immediate Command of their own
Officers, and no other, except the Commander in Chief, which
will greatly facilitate the Railing of Men. All which is humbly
fubmittedi

Hartford, i^^tb Feb. 1758. ^. IVard.'*

To which Memoital his Lordlhip anfwered. That he hadl
already recommended Home the Fort, and would again recom-
mend the lame. The billeting Money his Lordlhip told us he
would order to be paid as foon as the Accounts were properly
made out. On Account of the Provifions fupplyed by this go-
vernment, wc have received a Bill of Exchange for Four Hundred
and Seven Pounds Two Shillings and Ten Pence Sterling. In Rela-
tion to the Money due for tranfportingthe Troops laft Spring, his
Lordlhip acquainted us, he had ordered all that he thought juftly
due on that Account, to be paid, and fuppofed it had been done,
but if not, v/ould take Care that it Ihould be foon paid. With
Regard to the Account lor Ordnance Stores, his Lordlhip
told us he, had recommended it Home, and as foon as he had aa
Anfwer, would let us know the Determination of His Majcfty's
Miniftcrs.

And a$ to our Troops being Commanded by their own Officers,
his Lordlhip determined to take them under his own immediate
Command, and alfured us that he would take all due Care that
they Ihould be well ufed.

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His Lordftiip then communicated to us, in Prefence of Go-
vernor De Lancey and Governor Fitcb, his Plan for the Operations
of the next Campaign, and hia Propofals for raifing the Men nc-
ceflary : And os the Number propoted for this Colony to raife,
appeared to us much larger than our juft Proportion, we pre-
fented the foUowing Memorial to his Lordfhip, viz.

" To hi J ExceJkucy ike Earl of Loudoun, Commander in Chief of all
his MajeP.y'i Forces in North-America,

YOUR Lordfl^ip having been pleafcd to communicate to us
the Number of Men to be demanded of the feveral Northern
Governments, agreable to your Lorduiip's Plan for the Operations
of the next Campaign. We beg Leave toaflurcyour Lordfhip, that
the Colony we have the Honor to reprefent, is fincerely and heartily
difpofed to do every Thing in its Power for the common Caufe ;
and knowing your LordChip has nothing more at Heart than His
Majefty's Service, and the Welfare of his Provinces and Colonies
in Jm^rica, they have always been ready to raife their Proportion
of any Number of Men demanded by your Lordfhip : With this
View, we are ordered to lay before your Lordfhip an exadl Ac-
count of the Number of Inhabitants in the Colony ; and we
heartily wifh the other Governments -had done the fame, that a
jufi and equal Proportion might be fettled : But as nothing of
that Kind appears, we beg Leave to reprefent to your LordJhip,
that sccording to the beft Information we can get, the Province
of ihe MuJ/ichufeftj contains Two Hundred and Six Thoufand
Inhabltanu, the Colony of Cc«>jf(9/V«;', One Hundred and Thirty
Four Thcufand, the Colony of Rkodc-JJland and Province of
l^ew-HampJJjire, Thirty- fix Thouiand each. In Proportion to
which Numbers, the Mojfachufetts ought to furnifti Two Thou-
fand Four Hundred and Thirty-two Men, ContieOi cut One Thou-
fand Five Hundred and Eighty-two, and New-Hampfhirezrxi 'Rhode-
IJlmd, Four Hundred and Twenty-five Men each. And when
your Lordfhip confiders how very Imall the Colony of Khodi-
lj}ani\%^ and in what an expofed and defencelefs Condition it is,
and how great a Number of the Inhabitants are out in private
Men of War, we flatter ourfclves that your Lordfhip will be of
the Opinion, that Four Hundred and Twenty-five Men is the
full Proportion of the Colony of Rhode-ljlmd.

All which is humbly fubmirted.

y. JndrewSy
Hartford, z^sb Feb. 1758. S. fVard.

His Lordfhip was pleafed to hear patiently every Argument
we could make \Jis of in Support of our Memorial ; but finally
told us, that he had proporticn'd the Number of Men agreable to

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the Plan of Union concerted at jilhaey, and as he knew of no
ic^l^:^^ -^mMk Rule, upon which the ieveral Governments had agreed,
except that Treaty, he thought, if he varied from that, it would
create a great Uneafinefs in the other Governments, which mighc
obftrud their raifing Men, and thereby be very frejodicial to hii
Majefty's Interefh SamutlWard,

And this Affcmbly having taJcen the faid Report into Confi-
deration, Do Vote and Refohe, and it is Vofed and Rsfolvcd^ That
the fame be, and is hereby accepted.

What foUoweth, contains a Report made by Mr. Jojefh Lttpitty
relative to his receiving the Charter, Colony-Seal, and fo forth,
of his Honor the prefent Governor, and delivering the fame unto
his Honor the late Governor Greene,

cj T THE Subfcriber, being appointed zl May Seffions, to
■* receive of the Hon. Stephen Hopkias, Efq; the late Governor,
the Charter, Seals, Letters, and Papers, belonging to the Colony,
and deliver the fame to his Honor the prefent Governor. In
Obedience thereto, I have performed the faid Service, as fer
Receipt.

Sept. n. I7i8. Jofeph Li f pi ft,"

The Receipt referred to, was annexed to the Report, and is
contained in the Words following, to wic

;( TTi Eceived of Jofipb Lippitt, the Charrer, Seal, and Papers
■*-^ belonging to the Colony, with Fonej'i Book of Records.
Witnels my Hand in Warwicky the a/th Day of May^ 1757*

fVilIiam Greene, Gov."

Unto which Report, Mr. Lippitt fubjoin'd the following
Account.

«' 7he COLO NT to Jofeph Lippitt. Dr. —

To the above-mention'd Service, - (C* ^ " ""

And this Aflembly having taken this Affair into Conlideration,
Do Vote aad Refohe^ and it is Voted and Rejehed, That the fore-
going Account be, and the fame is hereby allowed, and that the
faid Sum of Eight Pounds, be paid the faid Jo/epb Lippitt out of
the General Trcafury.

Whereas Col. Benoni Waterman exhibited unto this ACTemMy
an Account charged againft the Colony, for hisExpences in feve-
ral Journeys by him made to view the Soldiers inlifted by Capt.
Daniel IVall, and for other Services which he rendered the Public.
And the faid Account being duly. examined, Tbi^ Jjfembly d»

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Vote and Refolve^ and it is Voted and Refohcd, That the fame be,
and hereby is allowed, and that Twelve Pounds, the Amount
thereof, be paid the laid Benoni JVattrrr.an out of the General
Treafury.

This JJfemhly do Vots a»d Re/ohe, and it is Voted and Refolved,
That Olbniti Gorton and Thomas Aldricb, Efqrs. be, and they
herehy are appointed a Committee, to receive the Charter, Seal,
with alJ the Letters and other Papers belonging to the Colony,
which were in the Hands of the late Governor the Hon. fFtlliam
Greeney Efq^ deccas'd, and deliver the lame unto his Honor the
preient Governor, giving and taking proper Receipts.

This JJfembly do Vote and Refolvs, and it is Voted and Refolved^
That all the Warrants granted by the General Trcafurer unfo
the leveral CoDettors of thofe Rates which are not yet fully col-
Icfted, be lengthen'd out and continued in Force, until each re-
fpeftive Colledor hath gathered the whole of what he is oblig'd,
by his Warrant, to colled : And that the fame be done with ali
pcfCble Difpatch.

Wherers John Cuje of Scuth-Kir.gstovon, Efq; reprefented unto
this Aflembly, That on the twelfth Day of February laft, he
fupplied an Exprefs from his Excellency the Earl of LoudouHy
vith a Horfe to go to Providence : That he did not receive his
Horfe again till after twelve Days : That at the fame Time he
kept another Horfe belonging to Mr. EUas Thompfon, which was
lek feventeen Days ac his Houfe, and taken Care of by him the
faid John Ca/e, for which he hath rceeiv'd but Three Pounds
Old-Tenor ; and thereupon prayed, for a proper Allowance out
of the General Treafury.

On Confidcration whereof,
This J£lmhly do Vote and Rejolve, and it is Voted and Re/olved^
That the Sum of Fifteen Pounds Old-Tenor be allowed and paid
the afcrefaid Joho Cafe out of the General Treafury, oyer and
above what he hath already received, as is aforefaid.

This ji^emblf do Vote &vd RcfoJve, and it ts Voted and Rt/ohed,
That Meffts. Natianiei^eares, Thomas Throe fs^ and Royal T'aine^ be,
and they hereby are chofen and appointed to take an Eftimare of
all the Rateable Eftates, and an Account of the Number of Rate-
able Polls m the Town of Brijiol^ in the Room of thofc Perfons
who vrttc appointed to peifcrm that Service, but neglcded to do
it : And that they the faid Natkanrel'^sarce, Thomas Throope^ and
Royal 'Vaine be, and hereby are fubjeified unto the fame Fines and
Penalties for Negled of Duty, as the Perfons were in whofe Room
they are now chofen.

The

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The Committee that was conftitutcd to audit the Accounts of
the Gentlemen that were appointed to get a Vcflcl built for the
Colony's Service, prefented the following Report, to wit.

((

YXTE the SubfcribcTs, being appointed by the General
^^ Aflembly, a Committee to audit the Accounts of the
Gentlemen chofen to build the Colony Brigg, herewith prcfent
the following Report, viz. We find the Account exhibited by
George Brown, Efq; to amount to Fourteen Thoufand Nine Huiv-
dred and Eighty-one Pounds Eleven Shillings and Seven Pence :
That of Obadiab Brown, Efq; to Four Thouland and Sixty-three
Pounds Nineteen Shillings ; and that of Mr. 'Jcfeph Sheldon to
One Thoufand and Eighty-fix Pounds Four Shillings and Two
Pence : All which feteral Sums, amounting in the whole to Twenty
Thoufand One Hundred and Thirty-one Pounds Fourteen Shill-
ing* and Nine Pence, we arc of Opinion, ought to" be allowed
to the Gentlemen refpcdively exhibiting the lame ; for (hat each
of them have produced proper Vouchers for the moft material
Charges therein contain'd : And as to the fcvcral Sums they have
each drawn out of the General Treafury, wc have no certain
Knowledge. Jahez Bowgft^

EU/ha Brown,
'Provfdgwe, March i^, i/jS. Nich. Brown,

Nick Tillinghaji:'

And this AlTcmbly having taken the fald Report into Confi-
deration, Do Vote and Rcfoht, and it is Voted and Rejoivedy That
the fame be, and is hereby accepted.

An ACT impowering the Town Treafarers in this Colony,
to call fpccial Courts for the Recovery of any Sum or Sums of
Money which ought to be coilcded and paid into the Trca-
fury of any Town.

"D £ /■/ EmOed by this General JJpmhl}', and hy the Juthority
^■^ of the fame. It is Ena'ded, That when and as often as any
Collector or Colleciors of a Rate or Rates, Tax or Taxes, fliail
lefute or omit to collect and pay in to the Town Treafury, any
Rate or Rates, Tax or Taxes, unto hiiri or them committed, ic
fiiail and may be lawful for the Treafurer of fuch Town to have,
and he is hereby directed and lully impowcred to call a fpecial
Court or Courts, and the Offender or Offenders to fue, implead,
and purlue unto final Judgment and Execution, agreable to the
Law of thi; Colony, which enables the Jullices of the Inferior
Courts of Common Pleas to hold fpccial Courts on certain
Occafions.

An

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An A C T for reviving the Superior Court of Judicature, Court
of AfTize, and General Gaol Delivery, which ought to have
been begun and holden at Bri/^ol, within and for the County of
Brifiol, on the fccond Tuefday of OQober laft.

II/HE RE JS the Superior Court oj Judicature, Court of J^ze^
"^ and General Gaol Delivery, wktch ought to have been begun and
holden at Briftol, within and for the County e/Briflol, on the feccnd
Twifdity of Oftober hfi, fell through : By Means of which ^ c great
Deky ofjujice hath etifued.

For Remedy whereof,
DB it EnaStid by this General JJfembly^ and by the Authority
■*^ of the fame, it is EnaSed, That the Superior Court of Judi-
cature, Court of Affize, and General Gaol Delivery, which ought
to have been begun and holden as is aforefaid, be, and the fame
is hereby revived : And that all Bufinefs that ftiould or ought to
have been done or brought in Courfe, before the faid Court, be
heard, tried, and determined at the Superior Court of Judicature,
Court of AfTize, and General Gaol Delivery, to be begun and
holden at Brijiol, within and for the County of Brifol, on the
fecond Tuefday of Jpril next : And the faid Court is hereby in-
vefted with ail and Angular the Power and Powers, Authority
and Authorities, Jurifdiftion and Jurifdiftions, as they would have
had, if no Latch had happened.

This Jffembly do Vote, Rejolve, and Ena&, and it is hereby Voted^
Refolved, and Enaded, That all Officers, of every Rank and Order
in this Colony, who receiv'd Commiffions, whether Civil or
Military, from the Hon. IVilliam Greene, Efq; the late deceas'd
Governor, do continue in, and execute their Offices, in the fame
Manner, and with the lame Powers and Authorities, until the
Expiration of the Time lor which they were refpedively chofen,
as they might have lawfully done in the Life of the laid late Go-
vernor Greene : And his Honor the Governor is rcqucfted to iflue
a Proclamation accordingly.

I>£ /'; EnaSed by thij General /Iffembly, and by the Authority
*^ of the fame. It is Ena&ed, That from and after the Publication
of this Aft, no Fee (hall be allowed at or by any Court of Juftices
within this Colony, unto any Perfon aSing as an Attorney or
Council, before or in any fuch Court.

Whereas Stephen Arnold, one of the Deputies o£ the Sheriff of
the County oi Kent, exhibited unto this Affembly, an Accounc
of Twenty-five Pounds, by him charged againft the Colony, for
his Time and Expenccs in fummoning the Members of the upper
and lower Houfcs, that live within the faid County to meet and

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hold two Scffions of the General AflTcmbly, to wit, one in Augufi
lad, and another in February following. And the faid Account
being duly examined. This JJembly do Vote and Rejolvty and it
is Voted and Re/olved, That Twenty-two Pounds thereof, be
allowed and paid the faid Stephen Jrnold out of the General
Trcafury.

Whereas John Sunderlio of Exeter^ in the County af Kings
County^ pteferred a Petition, and rcprefented unto this Afiembly,
That he was a CoUedor of Rates for the faid Town, in the Year
One Thoufand Seven Hundred and Fifty-fcvcn : That being
favorable to the Inhabitants, he did not colicft the whole oP the
Rate to him committed, as it became due ^ for which he was
fued by the General Treaforer, and obliged to pay the whole of
the Rate apportioned unto and upon the faid Town of Exeter :
Ncverthelcfs, feveral of the Inhabitants thereof, altogether refufe
to make him Satisfadion for what he has been compelled to pay,
by Reafon of his favoring them. And thereupon the faid John
Sunderlia prayed, that the Warrant given him for collcding the
aforefaid Rate or Tax, may be revived, and continued in Force,
until fuch Time as he (hall collet what yet remains unpaid by
the Inhabitants of faid Exeter.

On Confidcration whereof,
This JJfcmhly do Vote and Refohe, and it is Voted and Rejolved,
That the Prayer by the faid John Sunderlin made, be, and the
fame is hereby granted, and accordingly his Warrant is revived,
and (hall be and continue in Force, until he hath collefted and
levied all of the Rate or Tax aforefaid, that remains due from
the Inhabitants of the Town o{ Exeter.

Whereas Col. John Jndrews^ one of the Gentlemen that were
appointed Commiffioners, in Behalf of this Colony, to wait upon
his Excellency the Earl of Loudoun, at the late Congrefs at Hart-
ford, in the Colony oi ConmSicut, exhibited unto this Afiembly,
an Account by him charged againft the Colony, for Horfehire,
and the Expences he was at in the Journey which he made on
that Occafion. And the faid Account being duly examined,
This JJpembly do Vote and Re/olve, and it is Voted and Re/olved, That
the fame be, and is hereby allowed, and that the Amount thereof,
being Sixty-four Pounds Eighteen Shillings Old- Tenor, and One
Pound Thirteen Shillings and Three Pence Lawful Money, be
paid the faid Col. John Andrews oat. of the General Treafury.

And whereas the aforefaid John Jndrews, as Colonel of the
Regiment of Militia in the County o{ Providence, exhibited the
following Account unto thia AflTcmbly.

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« 1757. March 8C Jpril. Cefc»/ o/" Rhodc-Ifland, Dr.-'*

To examining and mufteringOne Hundred and Twenty Soldiers,
and granting Twenty-one Warrants, and procuring Ninety-four
Soldiers to be impreffed in the County ofTrovfdence : In which
I fpent above five Weeks Time in travelling to and from dif-
ferent Parts of the Regiment ; that therein I judge my pocket
Expences could not be lefs than One Hundred Pounds Old-
Tenor ; which I humbly pray the General AfTembly will
order to be drawn out of the General Treafury, by

Their humhk Servant ,

John Jndrcwi."

And this AfTembly having taken the Premiffcs into Confideration,
Do Vote and Refolvey and it is Fated and Rejohed, That the 'fore-
going Account be, and the fame is hereby allowed, and that One
Hundred Pounds, the Amount thereof, be paid the faid Col.
yebn Andrews out of the General Treafury.

Whereas IVtliiam Pendleton, Efq; Colonel of the Regiment of Mi-
litia in the County of Kiftij Coutity^cxbihkcd unto this AfTembly, an
Account by him charged againft the Colony, for the Charges and
Expences he was at in OQober, One Thoufand Seven Hundred
and Fifty-fix, in fending and carrying Warrants to his under
Officers, when the General AfTembly ordered Four Hundred Men
to be raifed ; for his Expences in a Journey, which he made to
Newport, in order to receive the Bounty-money^ and for paying
away the fame ; for his Expences in ^/r/7 following, while raifing
Soldiers, and making up the Quota of Men ordered by the Ge-
•oerai AfTembly, and for his Expences in raifing One Sixth Part
of his Regiment, in Jugufi, One Thoufand Seven Hundred aud
Fifty-feven, by Order of the General Aflcmbly. And the faid
Account being duly examined, This JJfembly do Vote and B-ejolve^
and it is Voted and Rejolved^ That the fame be, and hereby is
allowed, and that Seventy-one Pounds Four ShillingE, the Amount
thereof, be paid the faid Col. fVtUi am 'Pendleton out of the General
Treafury.

Whereas Oliver Mius of Exeter, in the County of Kings County,
preferred a Petition, and rtprefentcd unto this AfTembly, That
he being Captain of one of the Companies or trained Bands in the
Town of Exeter, received a Warrant under the Hand and Seal of
fViUiant ^eadieton^ Efq; Colonel of the Regiment of Militia in
the County aforefaid, bearing Date the twenty-fifth Day of
Ji4arch, One Thoufand Seven Hundred and Fifty-feven ; By

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which he was required, in the King's Name, forthwith, on Sight
thereof, to impiefs out of his, the Petitioner's Company, Four
able-bodied effedivc Men, and them, when impreffed, to deliver
unto the faid Colonel, at the Houfe of Capt. Nathaniel Helme in
Sooth' Kingjtown, within three Days next after the Day of the
Date of the Warrant aforefaid : That in Obedience to the Order
by him fo receiv'd, he immediately fct himfelf about his Duty ;
but as all the Soldiers in the Petitioner's Company had been
apprized of an Imprefs before the faid Warrant came to his Hands,
almoft every one left their iefpe£iive Places of Abode : This ren-
dered it neceffary for the Petitioner to fceep riding Day and Nfghf,
and he did fo until his Horfe was tired : That thereupon (think-
ing he had a Right in Virtue of his Warrant) he impreffed and
took a Mare belonging to Jomtbat) Lewis of Exeter aforefaid :
That having rode her, and imprefled the Men, and delivcr'd
them as he was commanded by his aforefaid Warrant, he alfb
delivered the faid Jonalhon Lewis his Mare. Neverthelefs, on
the fourth Day oi Jfril, tht hid yonathan Leuis brought an
Adion againft him, and by the Judgment of a Court of Juftices,
holden at Exeter aforefaid, on the twelfth Day of the fame
Month, he the faid Oliver Mius was condemned to pay as a Debt
unto the faid Jonathan Leu/iSy Eighteen Pounds Seventeen Shill-
ings and Nine Pence, with Ccfts, taxed at Eighteen Pounds
Fourteen Shillings and Ten Pence. Whereupon the Petitioner
prayed for Relief.

On Confideration whereof.
This JJfemhly do Vote and Refohe, and it is Voted cud Rejched^
That the Sum of Twenty Pounds Four Shillings and Ten Pence,
be paid the aforefaid Capt, Mius out of the General Treafury, it
being the Amount of the Coft he was at in the Suit aforefaid :
And that the Attorney General be, and he hereby is diredied to
profecutc, at the Expence of the Colony, the Appeal prayed by
the Petitioner ; and this in Order to difiourage fucb vexatious Suits
for the fature.

Whereas Deborah Willcox of fVeJi-Greenwicb, in the County of
Kent, Widow, preferred a Petition, and reprefented unto this
Affembly, That Ttomaj WiUccx her Son, inlifted into the Colony's
Service, and went under Capt. yohtt Totter^ in the Expedition
undertaken for the ReduSion of the French Fort zt Crcwr.-^oiniy
to the Obedience of His Majefty, in One Thoufand Seven Hun-
dred and Fifty-five : That the Campaign being over, he was
taken (ick in his Way Homeward, at SbeffieJd, in the Province of
the Miijp}(hujetts-Eay : That ihc being informed thereof, hired
and fenc 3 Man and Horfe thither to bring him Home, which

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coft her Twenty-four Pounds : That he lay f\ck the f^reater Part
of the enfuing Winter : That fhe the Petitioner was a't the whole
Expence that accrued thereby, and having fince met with many
Loffcs and Dirappointmcnts, is reduced to very low Circumftances.
Wherciipon fhe prayed that Ibme Thing may be allowed her out
of the General Treafury, towards the Charge aforefaid, and for her
prefent Support.

Or Confideration whereof,
rhij Ajffemhly do Vcte ^nd Re/ohe, and it is Votfd end Ktfolvid^
That Twenty- four Pounds be allowed and paid the Petitioner out
of the General Treafury, for defraying her aboye-mentioncd
Charge

'this JJfembly do Vote and Rejolvc, and it is Vottd and Refolved
That his Honor the Governor be defired to vvrite unto General
Abercrcmhii^ lequefting that Payment may be made for the Hire
of ihofe VelTels, which were employed the laft Spring, io tran-
fpoiting Soldiers and Stores from this Colony to Albany : And
alfo, that Payment may be made for billeting the Soldiers laft
Spring, agreable to the Promife of the Rt. Hon. the Earl of
Loudciufi.

This JJfemhly do Vote and Rcjobe, cwd it is Voted and Ke/ohed^
That the Speaker of the Lower Hcufe be, and he is hereby ap-
pointed and requelled to afJift the General Treafurer in difpofing
of the Bills of Exchange belonging to the Colony, which were
lately received of Chrtfufker Ki/tj, Efq; His Majefty's Agent
Viaualler.

An A C T for raifing and paying One Thoul'and able-bodied
cffcftive Men for the enfuing Campaign againfl His Majefty's
Enemies in North- America.

TI/fJE R E A S tke King has been grecioujly pkafed to inform this
'^ Colony^ by Letters from one of his principal Secretaries of Stafe^
bearing Date the tkirtietb Day 0/ December taji, that he is abeut to
fend a conftdcrabh Reinforcement of Land Forces, ivith a powerful Fleef,
to make tke mofi vigorous andextenjive Efforts, to avert, by tke Bleffing
of God, on His Majefty's Arms, the Dangers impending on North-
America, and to carry the War into the Enemy's Country, exfeSling
that tke fix Northern ^Provinces will raife Twenty Tkanfand Men, to
be joined io, and ce-ofe/ate with bis Reguhr Forces, for tbefe great
1'urpofas. And this Ajjemhly being higklj /enfibls of His Majefty's
^faternal Goodsefs, and ivilling to exert \hemf elves io the utmofi of
their Ability, for promoting the Service, Do EneB : And

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B£ // EmBed by this General Afemhiy^ and by the jfathority
of the fame. It is EnaQed^ That One Thoofand able-bodied
effcdivc Men, including Officers, be forthwith raifed in this Co«
lony, to be employed ip His Majefty's Service : That they be
formed into one Regiment^ over which (hall be appointed a
Colonel, a Lieutenant Colonel, and a Major, and confift of ten
Companies, each of which (hall be commanded by one Captain^
two Lieutenants, and an Eadgn, excepting three of the faid
Companies, which fhaii be under the immediate Command of
the three Field.Officcrs, and have only two Lieutenants and one
Enfign to each ; all of which ftia'l be chofcn and appointed by
this AflVmbly. Provided Neverthekfs, That no Captain ftall re-
ceive a Commiffion until he hath inliftcd Twenty Men, no Lieu-
tenant until he hath inlifted Fifteen, and no Enfign until he hath
inliftcd ten,

JN D be it farther EmBed by tbe Juthority afortjaid^ That
the Officers IhsU receive the following Wages, to wit. The Co-
lonel, Forty-five Dollars /ler Month; Lieutenant-Colonel, Thirty
Eight Dollars per Month ; and Major, Thirty-two Dollars p^r
Mokith. Each Captain, Twenty-fix Dollars fer Month ; each
Captain-Licutenanf, Twenty-three Dollars per Month ; each
Lieutenant, Twenty Dollars per Month j each Enfign, Fifteen
Dollars per Month ; each Sergeant, Eight Dollars per Month ;
each Drummer, Eight Dollars per Month ; and each Corporal,
Seven Dollars per Month. And the inlifting Officers (hall re-
ceive Four ShiTIings and Six Pence Lawful Money, for every
Soldier they inlift into the Service.

AND for the Encouragement of Men to inlift, Be it further
Enaded by the Juthority aforefaid, That every able-bodied Maa
that inlrfts, (hall receive a Bounty of Eighteen Dollars, or One
Hundred Pounds Old-Tenor, or Five Pounds Eight Shillings of
the Bills of Credit emitted in JuguJI^ One Thoufand Seven Hun-
dred and Fifty-fix ; and (hall alfo receive one good Blanket, one
Knapfack, and be provided with Billeting, from the Time of his
Inlifting until he leaves the Colony, and (hall have the Monthly
Wages of Five Dollars and an Half, or Thirty Founds Old-Tenor.
And farther, his Perfon, Eftacc, and Bail (if any he hath) during
the Time he (hall remain in this Service, fliall be exempted from
all Arrefts, Executions, and Confinements, for any Debt not ex-
ceeding Three Hundred Pounds Old-Tenor due to one Perfon.

AND for fupplying the Treafury with Money to carry this

Aft into Execution, Be it farther EnaBed by the Juthority afori^

Jaid^ That the Treafurei (hall hire Gold and Silver, and Bills of

Credit

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Credit emitted in Jugufi, One Thoufand Seven Handxed and
Firty-fir, and give Bonds for repaying the fame in Gold or Silver,
together with Stx f>er Cent. Intercft, on the Twcnty.fifth Day of
December, One Thoufand Seven Hundred and Fifcy-ninc ; and
alfo Bills of the Old -Tenor, giving Bond Co repay the fame with
Intercft as aforcfaid, in Old- Tenor, or in Silver at the Rate of one
Dollar for Five Pounds Ten Shillings Old-Tenor. Provided
Nevertbe/e/s, That if he ftiall not be able to hire a fufficient Sum
of Money for the Purpofes aforcfaid, on the above-mentioned
Terms, within Twenty-five Days from the Riling of this Aflcm-
bly, then, and in that Cafe, that there be emitted and immedi-
ately put into the Treafury, a fufficient Sum of Lawful Money for
the Purpofe aforefaid, not exceeding Four Thoufand Pounds :
Which Money ftiall be printed from Types, and in the following
Form, to wit.

THE ^ojpfcr of this Bi!/, fhall he foid by the Treafurer of the
Cdhny 0^ Rhode- Ifland, Tweoty-foar Shrlliegs Lawful Money y at the
Rate of Six Shillings aod Nice Pence for one Ounce of Silver, within
two TiAfi from the Date hereof. By Order of Jjfemblyy the lyth
Day of March, 1758.

AND that the Bills be of the Denomination of Twenty-four
Shillings, Eighteen Shillings, Twehe Shillings, Six Shillings, Three
Shillings, Two Shillings, and One Shilling, and of Nineitn^^ and Six
Pence ; and that an equal Number of each Denomination be ftruck
off, and figned by any three of the following Perfons, who are hereby
appointed for that Purpofe, to wit j fabez Bowen, yercmiab
Lippitt, 'JoJJwa Bahcccky and Benjamin Nichols, Efqrs. Which
Money (hall be recciv'd by the Officers and Soldiers in all Pay-
ments, for Bounties and Wages, at the Rate of Six Shillings for
a Dollar.

AND for the Calling in and Redeeming faid Bills, It is
EfiaSied, That a Rate or Rates be aflVfled on the Inhabitants of
this Colony, in fuch Time, that it may be collefted and brought
into the Treafury Time enough to redeem the whole of the
Bills' to be fo emitted, wirhin two Years from the Date of faid
Bills. And that the whole of the Rate or Rates to be made for
that Purpofe, (hall be made in the fame Bills now ordered to be
emitted, or in Silver, at the Rate of Six Shillings and Nine Pence
for every Ounce, or in Gold at a proportionate Value. And the
Gold and Silver by thole Means drawn into the Treafury, ftiall
te immediately applied to redeem the outftandingBUls, to be by
this Aft emitted.

u4ND

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/i N D be it farther Ena8ed by the Jutbority afofefatd, That
the Emitting of thefe Bills, nor any Thing contain'd in this Afi,
fhftU have any EffeS:, or in any Mcafure influence the Old or
New-Tenor BjUs formerly emiitcd by this Colony, and now cir-
calating ■ but that all Bonds, Mortgages, Notes, Accounts, Co-
venants, and Contradls, made, given, or fubfifting in this Colony,
fhall be deemed, conftrued, and adjudged in every Refpcft, as
they would and ought to have been, if this AEt had never been
made : Any Thing herein contained, that may feem ro the con-
trary, nolwilhftanding.

ji N D he it farther EnaSed by tht Juthority aforejaid. That
for fupplying the Trcafury with Money to pay :hc Wages of the
Officers and Soldiers, upon their Return Home, a Tax be aflefled
and levied upon the Inhabitants of this Colony, fuflficicnt for that
Purpofe, and be paid into the Trcafury by the Time it (hall be
wanted. J xd further, for repaying the Money which (hall be
hired in Confequcnce of this Aft, a Tax (hall be aflcfTed and
levied upon the Inhabitants of this Colony, in the Year One
Thoufand Seven Hundred and Fifty-nine.

j4 N D be it farther Etia£fed by the Juthority aforefaid. That
whoever (hall difcourage any Perfon from inlifting, (hall be fined
Fifty Pounds Old-Tenor, or fuffcr thirty Days Imprifonment,
upon his being conviftcd thereof before any three Juftices of the
Peace, in the County where fuch Offence (haD be committed :
Which aforefaid Fine (hall be paid into the Trcafury of the Town
whcic the Offence (hall be committed.

A N D be it further Ena^ed by the Authority aforefaid, That
the Treafurer immediately deliver to the Committee of War, all
the Money that now is in the Trcafury ; and from time to time
fhall fupply them with Money for paying the Bounties, and all
other Expcnces that (hall arife in Confequcnce of this Aft.

A N D be tt further Ena&ed by the Authority aforefaid, That
the Committee of War immediately colleft together all the Aims
belonging to the Colony, and have them forthwith put in Order,
and made fit for Service : And that they, or any one of them,
be impowercd to examine upon Oath, or othcrwife, and finally
dceide any Difputc or Doubt that may arife concerning that
Claufc of this Aft which exempts Soldiers from Arrefts for any
Sum not exceeding Three Hundred Poundj : And that they be,
and hereby arc impowercd and ftriftly reqair'd, to carry all the
Parts of thii Aft, relative to their Office, into Execution with
the utmoft Difpatch. And farther, that they have the fame
Power and Authority, during the Reecfs of the General AlTcmbly,
« ♦hey have at any Time heretofore been vcltcd with.

Benjamin

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nEr.jimin Gardner protefts againft that Paragraph of the A^lfor
*-* borrowing Money on rhe Government's Credit, becaufe the
Circumftance of the Government, refpcding the vaft Quantities
of Money we want, and the prelcnt Circamltance our Money is
now in, I fear v.ill end in the utter Ruin of the greater Part of
the Inhabitants of the Government.

Benj. Girder.

Ttis J/pmbfy do Vote and Rejoive, and it is Voted and Refohed^
That the Sum of Ten Thoufand Pounds OJd-Tenor, be allov/ed
and paid out of the General Treafury, towards carrying on the
Building of Fort George on Goat-IJhrJ, within the Townlhip
of N^tvpsrf. Neverthekfs, there fhall not be paid any Part of
the aforefaid Sum, until the Expence of raifing the Men, by this
AfTembly ordered for the enfuing Caampaign, be firft drawn out
of the General Treafury.

Jnd It is farther Voted and Refilved, That Capt, WilJiam Mem-
ford be, and he hereby is appointed to carry on the faid Woik.

Whereas Beriah Brown, Efq; Sheriff of the County o[ Kifi's
County^ exhibited unto this Affembly, an Account charged againft
the Colony, for Service doce by himfelf and his Deputies, in
fummoning the Members of the Upper and Lower Houfcs, in
his County living, to meet and hold that SefBon of Affembly,
which, in Confeqaence of Warrants iffued by his Honor the late
Governor Greene, was begun and holden at Souih-Kingjtown, on
Monday the fourteenth of Febraarf laft. And the faid Aceount
being duly examined, ^his Ajftmhly do Vote and Refolve, and it is
Voted and Re/ohed, That the fame be, and hereby is allowed, and
that Fourteen Pound?, the Amount thereof, be paid the faid
Beriah Eroivn cut of the General Treafury.

This Jfemhly do Vote and Rcfobe, and it is Voted and Rcjohedy
That Lieut. Col. Benjamin IVtckham, and Capt. Daniel AyrauU^
be, and they hereby are appointed a Committeee, to audit all the
Accounts of Capt. W'Aliam Mamford with the Colony, and make
Report unto the General AfTembly.

Whereas Cap:. Jmes Hammond, who was employed as an
Officer in the Colony's Service, in an Expedition undertaken to
reduce the French Fort at Crown-'Po'tnt unto His Majefty's Obedi-
ence, exhibited the following Account, to wit.

*' Jlbany, December, A. D. 17^5.

To my Nurfing when in Sicknefs, Six
Poj.nds Ten Shillings Lawful Money, £. 6 10 -

F f

May

May the 7 To billeting my Soldiers, being Twenty
lo. i7s6.\ Seven in Company, for two Meals a

Piece, and Lodging, ;^. iS 18 -

A true Account per Capt. Jmos Hammond"

And this Aflembly having taken the faid Account into Confi-
deration, and duly examined the fame, Do Vote and Rejolve^ and
it is Fotedand Rejolved, That Eighteen Pounds Eighteen Shillings,
Old-Tenor thereof, be allowed and paid the faid Capt. Jmos Nom»
mond out of the General Treafury.

This Jj[[emhly do Vote <md Refolve, and it is Voted and Refolved,
That Capt. IVtlliam Mumford be, and hereby is diredted to inlift
Six Soldiers to ferveat the Fort, befides thofe that arealready there.

This Jjfembly do Vote ard Refolve, and it is Voted end Ke/ohti^
That Jchn 1'illinghaji and James Sh^ffieU^ Efqrs. be, and they
hereby are appointed a ComnnitCee, to audit the Accounts of
fuch of the Committee of War as live in Newport : That Obadiab
Brou/i, Efq; Mr. Jo/eph Lippitt, and Semael Chace, Efq; be, and
they are hereby appointed a Committee, to audit the Accounts of
Daniel Jtrtekcs, Efq; as one of the Committee of War : And that
Capt. Jofeph Stanton and Mr. Samuel Ward be, and they are
hereby appointed a Committee to audit the Accounts of Capt.
Robert ^Potter, as another of the Committee of War.

Whereas JbTier tVefi preferred a Petition, and reprefented unto
this Aflembly, That he went the laft Year as a Sergeant in the
Colony's Service, againfl His Majefty's Enemies : That by the
Death of an Officer in the Regiment, the Poft of an Enfign be-
carne vacant ; that thereupon he was advanced to fill the fame :
That Col. Jngel finding it abfolutely nccefiary to appoint aQuar-
ter-Mafter to his Regiment, thought proper to honor the Peti-
tioner with -that Poft : ThBt in both of the faid Offices, he did
his Duty according to the beft of his Skill and Ability, and fo
forth. Whereupon he prayed for a reafonable Allowance. And
this Affembly having duly enquired into, and confidered the fub-
jedl Matter of the Petition aforefaid, Do Vote and Refolve^ and it is
Voted and Refolvei, That the Committee of War allow and pay the
Petitioner the Wages of a fecond Lieutenant, for and during the
Time he afted as garter- Majler, deducing whit he has already
received.

D£ is EnaBed by ibis GenercJ JJpmbly, and by the jiutbority
*-^ of the fame. It is Ena&ed, TKat another Perfon be added
unto the Committee of War.

Whereupon Mr. Nathan Rice was chofen and appointed unto
that Office.

An

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An ACT more efteftaaily to prcrcnt the Fifh from being intci-
luplcd in their Courlc up the Kivci 'Paucatuck.

JJT^H E RE AS by a Tetiticn jrom many of the Inhabit ants of the
^ Towns of W'cftcrly, Charlcftowr, Richmond, d/ji Hopkinton,
it appears to this Gemrjl Affcmklj^ that there ts an abfohtc Nectffity
of a Law for the more effetfual preventing the Ftjb from being inter'
ruptei in their Courfe up Paucatucfc River, and its Branches, Ufi
by being too frequently interrupted, they fbould entirely leave the fame j
and the Inhabitants thereby lufe that great and valuable advantage.

"D E it therefore EnaSed by this General Jffeml^ly, and by the
^ Jfithority of the Jume, It is EnaSed, That ircm and after
the Publication of this A(5V, no Perlbn whatfocvcr, (hall fifti in
the River 'Paucaiacky or in eithtr of the Branches thereof, com-
monly called Mile-Brook, and Taujuiiinck-Breok, ofcner than four
Dayis in one Week, that is to lay : Any Perfon may fifh upon
every Monday, Tuefdav, Wednc(day, and Thurfday, in each
Week, but on no other Day of the VVcek, upon ths Fcnalty of
One Hundred Pounds.

£ E it aljo Enaded hy the fame Aathsrity, That no Perfon what-
foever, fhall make, extend, or keep up any Ware acrofs the faid
River Q'aucatuck, or tithtr ofthc above-mcniion'd Branches
thereof, upon the Penalty of One Hundred Pounds.

ji N D be it farther Enailed by the Authority aforejaidy That
each and every of the abovc-mcntion'd Towns, be, and they are
hereby authorized and fullv impcwcrcd to choofe two Freemen
in eich Town, who fhall he under Engagement to infpeft into
the Fifhtry in ihc faid River, and to prcfecate all Perfons in
their refpedive Towns, whom they fhall difcover Co have been
guilty of the Breach of any of the Laws cf Ihis Colony, in that
Caic made and provided.

J ii D be it farther Enaded by the Authority aforefaid, That
all the Miil-Dams upon the faid 'Paucatuik River, fhall be opened
on the twentieth Day oi March anna^lly, and fhall continue open
until the laft Day of May following ; and each and every of faid
Mill-DAm: fliall be opened ten Feet wide, itLfuch Place and Man-
ner, as the Freemen above dircdcd to be chofen, fhall appoint.
And any Perfon that fhall neglcft or rcfufc to open his Dam,
agTcahk to the Dircftlons of the Perfons impowered 2$ aforefaid,
CO ordwr the fame, fhall forfeit One Hundred Pounds : And if
any Perfon fhall perlilt in refufing to open his Dam as above-di-
le^cd, tht Perfons chofen and appointed by any Town, agrcablc
to this Ad, arc hereby authorized and fully impowered to order
the fame to be pulled down, and the Owner or Owners thereof
fhall have no Remedy AND

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J N D he it further Ena&ed- hy the Juthority aforejaid^ That
any three Juftices of the Peace, in cither of the abovc-mention'd
Towns, be, and they arc hereby authorized and fully impowcrcd
to hear and try all Complaints which may be made concerning
the Fi/hery in the faid River, and Branchei, and to determine
the fanie agrcable to this Ad, and thereupon to award Execution,
And one Half of all Penalties recovered in Confequencc of this
Aft, fhall be given and paid to the Complaincr or Complainers,
and the other Half put into the Trcalory of the Town where the
fame (hall be recovered.

OTH Houfcs being reiblved into a Grand Committee, the
Gentlemen whofe Names arc fee down in the following Lift^
were; appointed Officers to command the Regiment by this Afltim-
bly ordered to be raifed for the enfmng Campaign, to wit,

FIELD OFFICERS.
Godjrty Mjlhue, Efq; Colonel, Henry Babcock^ Efqj Lieutenant
Colonel, and Dariiel fVally Efq; Major.

CAPTAINS.
John whiting of the Fourth Company, Ebtnexer Jenckts of the
Fifth Company, James Tew, pn. of the Sixth Company, Samuel
Roje of the Seventh Company, Nathaniel Teck of the Eighth Com*
pany, and John ^ottsr,]\in. ofchc Ninth Company.
FIRST LIEUTENANTS.
ff^illiam Richmond, jun. ot ihe Firft Company, Robert Hopkins
of the Second Company, Jojhua Brown of the Third Company,
Giles RaJTel of the Fourth Company, Benjamin Eddy of the
Fifth Company, Valentine Morje of the Sixth Company, fVilUam
Trlfp of the Seventh Company, Jo/hua Allen of the Eighth Com*
pany, and Edward Smith of the Ninth Company.
SECOND LIEUTENANTS.
Mojes Palmer of the Firft Company, Thomas Tark of the Second
Company, Q^hilip Bilker of the Third Company, Samuel Sfoneman
of the Fourth Company, George shearman of the Fifth Company,
^bnsr fVeJi of the Sixth Company, Oliver Reynolds of the Seventh
Company, Edward Talby of the Eighth Company, and Samuel
Saunders of the Ninth Company.

ENSIGNS.
Efeck Carr the Firft Company, MitchtlCafe of the Second Com-
pany, 'Nathaniel Bowdifh of the Third Company, Tamberlitt Camf'
bell oi the Fourth Company, Richard Smith, jun. of the Fifth
Company, Thomas Tew of the Sixth Company, Caleb Tripp of the
Seventh Company, Thomas Roje oJ the Eighth Company, and
Tbomas Jyljworih of the Ninth Company.
Lieut. Giles Kujfel AdjutdnC.

Whereas

Whereas Jacob Harlpcrn cxhih'ixcd unto this Affcmbly, an Ac-
count charged sgainft the Colony, for Lime, Brickj, Tiles, Laths,
NdUs, and Kair, for laying the Hcarthj, and for other Work bv
him done and provided for and upon the Foundation of the Chimney-
in the County- Houfe at ^revidtnct. And the faid Account being
duly examined, This AJfenihly do Vote andRe/olve, and it jj Voted and
Rejolved, That the fame be, and is hereby allowed, and that Forty-fijc
Pounds Five Shillings and S' Perce, the Amount thereof, be
paid the faid Jacob Hartjhorn cut of the General Treafury.

this Affimlly do Vote and Refolvi^ and it is Vond and Refolved^
That Capf. Ebevezer IVhiting, now in the Colony's Service at
Fort Edward, be, and he hereby is impowcrcd to inlifl; into the
Colony's Service, for the tnfuing Campaign, io many of the
Soldiers of the Company he now hath, as he can, and that upon
equal Terms with the Soldiers ordered to be raifcd for the next
Campaign.

Jfid it is farther Voted avd Refolvedy That the Four Commifllon
Officers of the faid Company be, and hereby arc continued for the
ecfuing Campaigg.

This Jffemhl^ do Vote aod Refolve^ and it is Voted and Re/bhsd^
That the Committee of War be, and they hereby arc dircfied to
provide Cloathifig, and deliver the fame to fuch of the Soldiers
to be raided for the cnfuing Campaign, as they /hall think ftand
in Need thereof, and charge what they io deliver, unto the Ac-
count of the Soldiers by them fupplyed.

This JJfsmhly do Vote and Rcfolvc, and it is Voted and Refohei^
That the Adjutant now appointed, Ihali be allowed the fame
Wages as a Captain, fo long as he fuftainj the Office of a Lieu-
tenant.

This Jffemhly do Vote and Re/oJvCy and it is Voted and Re/olved^
That his Honor the Governor be, and fae is hereby requefttd,
upon Application from General 4bercrombiey or the Commander
in Chief of His Majcfty's Land Forces in i^ortb- America, for the
Time being, to lay an Embargo on ail the Shipping ir\ this Co-
lony, for fo long a Time as hii Honor fhali think proper.

This Jjftmhly do Vote and ^efolve, end it is Voted end Rejolved^
That all the CoUtftors of Rates or Taxes in this Colony, who
do not within fifteen Days after the Pvifing of this ASfembly, pay
in the Proportions of the Bills cf the Old-Tenor, unto them re-
fpedively committed for CoUcGiors, fn^R be fucd by the General
Trtafurer.

G g This

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Tits JJlmbly do Vote and Rtfohfy and it it Voted and Re/vhed^
Thar all Bufinefs lying before them unfinilhed, be, and the fame
is hereby referred unto the next Scfiion : That the Secretary pub-
Jilh, by Beat of Drum, in the Town of NewforC, all the A&s
and Orderj made and paffcd at the laft SeflBon of the Gcncr?il
Affcmbly, and the prcfcnt, within five Days after its Kifing, and
within Forty, fend Copies of fhc fame, according to Lav/, unco
ercry Town in th^ Colony : And that this Aflcmbly be sr^-
juurncd unto the laft Wednefday of yffrtl next ; thst is to fay, if
it be called by either of their Honors the Governor or Deputy
Governor j b\it if rot called before nor at that Time, then this
Aficmbly (hall be diffolved.

GOD Save the Kin g.

Tubli/hed according to Order, the twenty-third Day of March, One
Thoujmd Seven Hundred and Fifty-eiiht^ by

Tho. Ward, Secr'y,

A true Copy, duly csAmlned.
Wl TN E S S

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At the General Assembly of the Gover-
nor and Company oi iht.ErtgliJh Co-
lony oi Rhode-Ifland, and Providence
Plantations ^m New-England, in Ame-
rica ; begun and holden at Newport,
within and for faid Colony, the Day
before the General Eleftion, being
Tuefday the fecond of May^ in the Year
of our Lord One Thoufand Seven
Hundred and Fifty Eight, and Thirty
Firft of the Reign of His Moft Sacred
Majefty George the Second, by the
Grace of GO D, King oi Great-Bri-
tain, and to forth

PRESENT,
The Hon. S T E I' H E N HOPKINS, Efq; Gov,
The Hon. JOHN GARDNER, Efq; Dep. Gov.
James Honyman, Efq-,

James Honyman, fclq-, ^ ^ Uavid Anthony, Efq; ■% ~

Nl C HOLAS EaSTON, Efq; >3 JoSE P H Edm UNDS, Efq; i-'z

Robert La WTO N, Efq; •> i^ Daniel CoGCEsHALLjEfq;/ •'

TJie Slcreta-hy.
DEPUTIES of the fevcral TOWNS.

NEWPORT;

Lieut, Col. Benja. Wlckham,
Edward Scott, Efq;
<?efer Bours, Efq;
Li'eut. Col. Jo/eph IVantoo.
Capt. Dartet Jyraah,
Mr. Ift/liam Bead.

Providence ;
None.
Portfmouth ;
Mr Francis Bray ton,
Mr, John Shearman, jiin.
Mr. ff^aher Cornel,
Capt. Robert Barker.

Warwick j

r^]

Warwick ;
Otbofei Gorton^ Efq;
Capr. Kandal Rice,
John fVarner, jun. Efq;

Wefterly ;
Capr. Jofeph Stanton^
Jo/hua Babcock,Ei'<\\
Newftioreham ;
Capr. Robert Hull,
Mr. Nathaniel Littkjii)d.
North-Kingftown ;
yames Gardner, Efq;

South-Kingftown j
Mr. Jeoffry Hafzard,
Mr. Stephen Ha/zard, Jan.

Eaft-Greenwich ;
Maj. Jo^rt Jrtiold,
Giles Fierce, Efq;

Jaracftown ;
Jo/eph Clarke, Efq;
Capr. fViUiam.Hcijzara.
Smithficld ;
None.
Scituatc ;
Job Randal, Efq;

Gloccftcr ;
Betijamtti Smith, Efq;
ChaTiellown ;
Capt. Robett 'Potter,

Welt-Greenwich ;

Mr. EenjamiH Gardner,
Mr. Tibbitj Napkins.
Coventry ;
None.
Exeter ;
Capt. John Rey voids,
Benoni Hall, Efq;

Middletown ;
Mr. William Baley,
John Barker, Efq;

Brinol ;
Jo/epb Rufel, Efq;
Tiverton ;
None.
Little-Compton ;
None.
Warren ;
Capt, J oftah .Humphrey,
Mr. Thomas Cole.

Cumberland ;
None.
Richmond ;
Jchn Webjier, Efq;
Capt. Nicholas Lark in.
Cranfton ;
None.
Hopkinton ;
Maj. Jofhua Clarke,
Capt. Edward Wells^'ywTi.

Pbter Bours, Efq; was chofen Speaker
And JosxAs Lyndcn, Efq; Clerk of the Lower Houfe.

W

"Hereas all and every of t lie Perfons whofe Names are inferr-
ed in the fubfcqucnt Roll, have taken the O^rh or Affirm-
aljon prcfcfibcd by the Law of this Colony againft Bribery and
Corruption in elcding public Officers, as appears by proper Re-
turns from the lefpedive Town Clerks : It \s thirefore Voted and
Refohed, That they, and every cf them, be, and hereby are ad-
mitted and made free of the Colony, and may therefore lawfully
give their Votes to choofe Officers, not only for their rcfpeitivc
Towns, but a! To in the Choice of all General. Officer?.

NEWPO R7 :
Elnathan Hammond, John Arnold Hammohd, Stephen Fry,
Jabe2 Champlin, Henry Hunter, John Weft, William Weft,
Nathaniel Bird, Philip Pecliharn, Robert Taylor Shearman, Job
Eaiton, Bcnjr.min Taycr, Thomas Crowley, Thomas Atwood,
Pele-"' Cjrey, {ob BiflTcl, Benj^imin Greene, George Hall. Thomas
Tillinghalt, Jonathan Chadwick, GeorgeCornel, Ebenczet Riim-

reil,

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reil, Matthew Cozzcns, Simon Peafe, jun. Abraham Dennis,
Thomas Huddy, Henry John Orering, Thomas Eyres {Sea af
Nickohj) Benjamin Brown, John Stearns, May Davis, James
Tew, jun. Reuben Peckham, Jethro Spooner, Henry Lyon,
Ebenezer Gray, Jofeph Weft, Latham Clarke, John Gardner
(Sou of iVWiam) Ifaac Lawton, Jofeph Rodman, Ignatius Battar,
William Richardfon, Benjamin Dunham, Benjamin Sanford, Job
Snell, Simuel Nichols, William Gardner {Son of Becovt), Greene
Rogers, Edward Dyre, Edward Church, Peter Simon, Benjamin
Bofwoith, Jacob Stockman, and Samael Pitman (Blackfrnith).

PORTS MOUTH;
Gilci Lawton, and Jol'eph Kerby.

ff^A RPTlCKi

Thomas Greene (Son of Fones) Ifaac Trip, John Rice, Hugh
Effbx, Samuel Budlong, George Briggs, and Thomas Greene (Son
of NatkaoNl).

fr ESTER Lr-,

Jonathan Fofter, James Babcock, jun. Chriftopher Babcocfc,
Robert Burdick, Jan. Jofhua Babcock, jun. John Bliven, John
Bliven, jun. Ifaac Varfc, jun. William Vincent, William Brom-
ley, Samuel Pendleton, Charles Hall, Stephen Gayit, Henry
Babcock, Henry Mulkin, Ifaac Hall, ThomasRofs, and Abraham
Lewis.

NORTH-KINGSTO^Ni

John Congdon, Jan. Rowfe Northup, Stukely Weftcoat, . Fre-
derick Phillips, John Reynolds (Taylor), Chriftopher Fowler,
Jabcz Reynolds jun, Samuel Fones, James Northup, John Sweet,
(Sot) oj Benjamin) Thomas Rathbonc, and Ebcr Sweet.

SOUTHKING STOH^N;
Enoch Hafzard, Daniel Shearman, jun. and Elifha Watfon.

EAST.GREENfVlCH;
Pardon Tillinghaft, Samuel Vaughan, Benedid Hamblcton,
John Whitman (Son of Jamer) Elvin Briggs, Samuel Tarbox
(Son of John), Thomas Well?, Abraham Greene, Caleb Lawton,
Benjamin Bcnnct, and Henry Straight.

JAMESTOrvr^',
John Weeden.

S Mil HF I ELDi
Jeremiah Smith, jun. Obadiah Herendcn, Peter Tcff, jun. Jo-
nathan Gulley, Ahab Wilkinlbn, Noah Smith, Jeremiah Phillips,
James Teft, Eiiczcr Brown, John Farnom, Charles Angel, John
AufHn, Benjamin Whipple. Richard Harris, jun. Arnold Pain,
Uriah Harris, and Samuel Cumflock.

S CITUA r E;
Jonathan Seamans, Jeremiah Smith, Hu2;h Cole, Wilh'am
Weft, Zebedec Hopkins, Oliver Potter, William Turner, Thomas
Place, Edward Hoar, Peter Eddy, Elilha Bowen, Jcfiah Golvin,
Abner Hopkins, and F.lifha Franklin,

GLO.

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GLOC EST ERs

William Coman, jun, Richard Eddy, Samuel Steere, John
Hambleton, Uriah Hawkins, William Dean, Anthony Place,
Stephen Steere, Oliver Arnold, Zephaniah Andrews, James
Leonard, and Jofeph Keach,

CHARLESTOH^N;
Stanton York, Tobias Saunders, Henry Welch, John Stiles,
and George Pooler.

WESlGREENWICH;
Robert Hopkins, Robert Hafzard, Samuel Hopkins, Robert
Carr, Thomas Tillinghaft, Zorobabel Mattefon, and William
Jenckes.

COVE'NT RT;
Francis Colegrove, John Fox, Job Baker, John Arnold, Ben-
jamin Fofter, Jofeph Johnfon, William Chace, William Weaver,
John Perkins, Edward Spaulding, Simeon Bibcock, Jofeph Ben-
net, Benjamin Dexter, Mofes Burlingham, and Sylvefter Sweet.

E XET ER%
William Allen, Jofiah Barber, Hezefciah Hoar, William
Gardner, John Nye, Jonathan Lewis, jun. Tillinghail Bently,
Robert Reynolds, jun. and Ebenezei Moon., jun.

MIDDLE'EOW N
Jofeph Durfee, Samuel Mumfoid Henry Tew, jun. William
Peckham {Son of Samuel) John Gould jun. Giles Barker, William
Peckham the third, and Jonathan Anthony.

BR TSTO Li
William Martindalc, Nathaniel Diman, and Nathan Munro
So72 of Bennet.

TlVERTO Ni
John Willcock, Edward Sowle, Ebenezer Fifli, Samuel Crandal,
William Willcock, jun. Thomas Tn'pp, Daniel Fifh, Thomas
Gray, jun. and Stephen GifFord.

LIT7 LECO MPTONi
William Carr, William Brown, Benjamin Stoddard, and Na-
thaniel Stoddard.

CUM B E R LAND;
Abraham Follet, Nathan Arnold, Ephraim Allen, Benj.
Allen, Mofes Whipple, Timothy Ide, James Cargill, Roger Bra»
ley, William Peters, David Cafweil, Ifrael Whipple, jun. Jofeph
Lee, John Burlingham, Benjamin Wallcot, Peace Clarke, and
Uriah Clarke.

R ICHMO ND;
William Kinyon, Giles Kinyon, Peter Bofs, and Jonathan Iriflj.

HOPKI'NTON;
John Brown, William Guild, William Barber, Charles Bowen,
Rowland Robinfon, .Timothy Peckham, jun. Stephen Larkin,
Jofeph Reynolds, jun. David Tanner, Elias Lewis, John Bur-
dick, Nathan Barber, Nathaniel Kinyon, John Latham, and
Matthew Wells.

At

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At the General Assembly of the Gover-
nor and Company of the EngliJIj Co-
lony of Rhode- IJIand, ^nd Providence
Plantations^ in New-England, in Ame-
rica; begun and holden at Newport ,
within and for the faid Colony, on the
F\r(k PFedne/day of May, in the Year
of our Lord One Thoufand Seven
Hundred and Fifty Eight, and Thirty
Firft of the Reign of His Moft Sacred
Majefty CEORCt: the Second, by the
Grace of GOD, King of Gr^^f- fir/-
tain, and fo forth.

P R E S E N T,

The Hon, STE<PHEN HOT KINS, Efq; Gov.
The Hon. JOHN GARDNER, Efq- Dep. Gov.

James Honyman, Efq-,
NicH0i;>5 Easton, Efq-,
Henry Harris, Efqj
Jabez Bow en, Efq,
Robert Lawton, Efq;

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David Anthony, Efq;
Joseph Edmunds, Efq;
Nathaniel Searle, Efq.
Thomas Haszrad, Efq;
DanielCocgesh ALLjEfqi-

The Secretary.
DEPUTIES of the feveral TOWNS.

NEWPORT;
Lieut. Col. Benja, Wickham^
Edward Scott, Efq;
(peter Bourj^ Efqj
Lieut- Col. ya/eplb tVanton,
Capt. Daaitt Jyrault^
Mr. milhm Jiead.

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Providence ;
Obadiah Browtty Efq;
Capt. Char lei Oiney.
Mr. tViUiam Smith,
Lt. Col. Barzillai Richmond

Portfmouth ;
Mr. Francis Br ay ton y

Mr.

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Mr. 'John Shearman, jan.
Mr. HaUer Cor tie/,
Capr, Uohrt Barker.

Warwick ;
Othniel Gcrton, Efq;
Cape. Randal Rice,
Capr. James Jrno/d, jim,
Jpjbrt iVarner, jun. Eliqj

Wefierly ;
Capt. Jo/eph Si anion ^
Jo/hita-Babcock, Efq;
Newflioreham ;
Cz^t. Robert Hall,
Mr. Nathaniel Littlepeld.
North-Kingftown j
Mr. Ebenezer Brown ^
Jamei Gardner, Efq;

South-Kingftown ;
Mr. Jeoffry Hajzard,
Mr. Stephen Hajzard, Jan.

EalUGreenwich ;
Maj. John Jrtwld,
Giles Pierce, Efqj

Jameftown \
Jofeph Clarke, Efq;
Capt. fViil/am Hazard,

Smithfield ;
Thome's JrnoJd^ Elq;
Mr. JeremJah MoWrey.

Scirn.ite ;
Job Randal, Efq;
Jeremiah Angel, Efqj

Glocedcr ;
Capt. Timothy iVilmdrth^
Benjamin Smith, Efq;

Charleftown j
Capt. Robert hotter,

Peter Bours,
And JosiAS Lyndon, Efq;

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Jofefh Hoxfe, Efq;

Wclt-Greenwi'ch ;
Mr. Benjamin Gardner^
Mr. Ttbbits Hopkins.

Coventry j
Caleb Greene, Efq;
Maj. Stephen hotter.

Exeter •
Capt. John Reynolds^
Benoni Hall, Efq;

Middktown \
Mr. William Baley,
John Barker, Efq;

Briflol ;
Jo/eph Rufd, Efq;
Mr. fVilUam <Peirce.

Tiverton ;
Samuel Durfee, Efq;
Mr. John Bowen.

Little-Compton j
fVilliam Hall, Efq-
Mr. Conjlani Southworth.

Warren \
Capt. Jojiah Humphrey ^
Mr. Thomas Cole

Cumberland ;
Jeremiah Whipple, Ejq-^
John DeHter, Efq;

Richmond j
Join Web/ler, Efq;
Capt. Nicholas Larkin.

Granfton ;
John Dexter, Efq;
William Burton, Efq;
Hopkinton ;
Maj. Jofhua Clarke,
Capt. Edward' Wells, jun.

Efq; was chofen Speaker
, Clerk of the Lower Houfe,

HIS being the Anniverfary Eleftion of Officers, both Civil
and Military, the Gentlemen whofe Names are fct down in
the fubfequent Lift, were chofen to ferve the Colony in the
Offices afcribed to their refpeftive Names, to wit :

The Hon. STEPHEN H 0 (p K I N S, Efq; Gov. Engag'd.
The Hon. JOHN GARDNER, Efq; Dep. Gov. Eng.
Jamis Honyman, Efq; Firft AffiflanC ; Eng.

Nicholas

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JSichohi Eajlon^ Efq; fecond Afllftant; Engag'di

Elijba Brown, Efq; third Afliftant ; Eng.

Gideon Comftock^ Efq; fourth Aflfiftant ; Eng.

William Richmond, Efq; fifth Affiftant ; Eftg.

jQJeph Browfielf fi»- Efq; fixth Afliftant ; Ertg.

Jo/epb Edmunds^ Efq; feventh Affiftant ; Eng.

Jonathan Randal, Efq; eighth Afliftant ; E^g.

Daniel Cogge/haUy Efq; ninth A/Fiftant ; Eng.

Jefry H^at/on, Efq: tenth Afliftant ; Eng.

Thomas Ward, Efq; Secretary ; Eng.

jitiguftas Johnfton, Efq; Attorney General ; Eng.

Thomas Richard/orif Efq; Genetal Treafurer ; Eng.

The Hon, John Gardner, Efqj Chief -vjuftice of the Saperior

Jonathan Randal, Efq-^ fecond / Court of Judicature, Court

William Richmond, Efq; third /> of Afllze, and General

Jo/eph Rujpl, Efq; fourth \ Gaol Delivery, in and

^o/eph Clarke, Efqi fifih ^ throughout the Colony.

Jofias Lyndon, Efq; Colonel of the Regiment of Militia in the
County of Newport,

John Jndrews, Efq; Colonel of the Regiment of Militia in the
County of Providence.

William Pendleton, Efq; Colonel of the Regiment of Militia in
the County of Kings County.

Benoni Waterman, Efq; Colonel of the Regiment of Militia in
the County of Kent.

Godjr^y Malbone, jun. Efq; Lieutenant Colonel of the Regiment
of Militia in the County ot Newport.

Barzilki Richmond, Efq; Lieutenant Colonel of the Regiment
ot Militia in the County of Providence.

Jo/eph Hafzard, Efq; Lieutenant Colonel of the Regiment of
Miliria in the County of Kingt County.

John Spencer (Son of William) Efq; Lieutenant Colonel of the
Regiment of Militia in the County of Kent.

Jofeph Wanton, jun. Efq; Major of the Regiment of Militia in
the County of Newport.

John j4ngel, Efq; Major of the Regiment of Militia in the
County of Providence,

Samuel Albro, Efq; Major of the Regiment of Militia \ti the
County of Kings County.

James Jrnold,pn. Efq; Major of the Regiment of Militia in
the County of ^e«/.

Edward Scott, Teter Boars, William Jnthony, Jonathan Freeborn
and Thomas Gould, Elqrs. Juflices oi the Inferior Court ofCommon
Pleas, and General Seffions of the Peace, within and for the
County of Newport.

Daniel Jenckes, Job Randal, Thomas Lapham, Richard Steere,
and Thomas Arnold, Efqrs. Juftices of the Inferior Court of
Common Pleas, and General Seflions of the Peace, within and
for the County of Providence.

Stephen

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Stephen Halzard, Immanuel Northup, Chriftopher Champlin?
Thomas Brown, and Benoni Hall, Efqrs. Juftices of the Inferior
Court of Common Pleas, and General Scflions of the Peace,
within and for the County of Kings County.

Matthew Allen, James Smith, Nathaniel Munro, Nathaniel
Pierce, and John Kinnicutt, Efqrs, Juftices of the Inferior Courc
of Common Pleas, and General Scffions of the Peace, within and
for the County of Briftol.

Philip Greene, William Spencer, Daniel Howland, Othniel
Gorton, and Caleb Greene, Elqrs. Juftices of the Inferior Court
of Common Pleas, and General Seflions of the Peace, within and
for the Goanty of Kent.

CLERKS of the Superior Courts of Judicature, Courts of Affize,
and General Gaol Delivery, within and for the Counties
afcribed unto their refpeftive Names.

John Grelea, jun, Efq; Newport.
John Foftcr, Jan. Efq; Providence.
Latham Clarke, Efq; Kings County*
John Ufher, jun. Elq; Brillol.
Thomas Aldrich, Efq; Kent

CLERKS of the Inferior Courts of Common Pleas, and General
Seflions of the Peace, within and for the Counties afcribed unto
their refpcdlive Names.

Jofias Lyndon, Efq; Nev/port.

Mr. Nicholas Brown, Providence.

Mr. Benjamin Peckham, jun. Kings County,

Mr. Thomas Throope, Briftol.

Mr. John Walton, jun. Kent

SHERIFFS of the feveral Counties, afcribed to their refpeclive

Names,

George Gardner, Efq; Newport.
Allen Brown, Efq; Providence
Beriah Brown, Elq; Kings County.
Nathaniel Bofworth, Efq; Briftol.
Stephen Arnold,, Elq; Kent

The Hot). Gideon Wanton, Efq; Benjamin Nichols, James
Sheffield, Olsadiah Brown, Samuel Chace, James Arnold, George
Brown, and Nicholas Eaftcn, Efqrs. the Grand Committee, or
Truftees of the Colony for figning Bills of Public Credit.

And the aforefaid Benjamin Nichols, Efq; is choien and cfpe-
cially appointed to have and take the Care and Charge of the
Colony's Mortgages and Bonds for Tenths, and to receive the
Money due, and to be due thereon. And alio to make and give
proper Acquittances and Dilcharges upon the Mortgages, or other-
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wife, when he receives any of the Colony's Money : And in
Cafe of Non-payment, to pat in Suit the Bonds and Mortgages
o! all thole that refufe or neglcd to make due Payment.

Mr. Edward Thurfton, General Sealer of Weights and Mea-
fures throught the Gorernment.

George Taylor, Efq; Public Notary for the Town and County
of I'rovidence.

JUSTICES of the Peace for the fcveral Towns.

NEfVPO R7:

Martin Howard, Samuel Collins, Charles Bardin, Thomas
Ward, Peter Eafton, Jofeph Sylvefter, Barnabas Hargil, Daniel
Goddard, John Grelea, jun. John Davis, jun. and Jonathan
Eafton, Efqrs.

PROVlDETiCE',
John Andrews, Jofeph Snow, Ebenezer Jencfces, James Angel,
Saniuel Nightingale, Samuel Chace, Nathan Pcarce, and Joha
Waterman, Efqis.

PORTS MOUT Hi
William Earl, Robert Dennis, Ifaac Barker, John Almy, and
Walter Cornel, Efqrs.

ff^ARff^lCK;
John Warner, Jan. Barlo Greene, Ebenezer Slocum, Richard
Eftes, and Samuel Gorton (Son of Samuel) Efqrs.

fFESTE RLr

William Hearne, Silas Grecnman, Benoni Smith, Jofeph
Crandal, Stephen Saunders, and Edward Bliven, jun. Efqrs.

NORTH-KINGSTOPTNi
David Sprague, Samuel Albro, Nicholas Northup, jun. Stephen
Card, William Hall (Son of Robert) James Fones, John Spink,
and Chriftopher Spencer, Efqrs.

SOUTH KING STOWT^i
Samuel Teft, John Cafe, Beticdidt Helme, William Hull,
Jeremiah Crandal, and Samuel Cafey, Efqrs.

EAST.GREENWICH;
Thomas Aldrich, Giles Pierce, Samuel Sowlc, George Vaug-
han, Francis Barker, Thomas Shippey, and John Spencer {Son
of IViHiam) Efqrs.

SM11 HFI ELD;
William Arnold, Thomas Steerc, John Aldrich, Daniel Mow-
rcy, Jan. Benjamin Arnold, Stephen Sly, and Samuel Winfor,
Efqrs.

SC rrUATE;
Gideon Harris, Charles Harris, John Fiske, Samuel Dor-
ranee, and Jeremiah Angel, Efqrs.

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GLOCESTERi
Andrew Brown, Timothy Wilmarih, Benj. Smith, Abraham
Tourtelot, Ifrael Arnold, and Silas Williams, Efqrs.

CHARLESJOH^Nx
Benjamin Hoxfie, Pcleg Crols, and Gideon Hoxfic, Efqrs

WESTQREENff^ICH;
William Ciimftock, Samuel Hopkins, Philip Greene, Prcferved
Hall, Ifaac Johnfon, Pardon Tillinghaft, and Clarke Rogers,
Efqrs.

E XET ER i
Job Tripp, Newman Perkins, Daniel Barber, Benjamin Rey-
nolds, and Caleb Arnold, Efqrs.

MlDDLETOfTNi
John Taylor, John Barker, and Jofhua Coggefhall, jun. Efqrs.

BRISTOL^
Shearjafhub Bourn, Leveret Hubbard, John Ufher, jun. John
Howland, John Walker, and Royal Payne, Efqrs.

TlVERrO Ni
Samuel Hickej, Phili^j Tabor, Reftcome Sanford, Thomas An-
thony (Sou ofjo/efh) and Gideon Wilcox, Efqrs.

LIT7 LE.CO M P7 0N',

Jofeph Wood, Robert Taylor, William Wilbore (jhe/econd)
and Thomas Church, Efqrs.

WAR REN;
John Cole, James Brown, John Adams, and Ebcneter Cole,
Efqrs.

CUMBERLAND;
Job Baitlet, John Dexter, Jeremiah Whipple, and Robert
Aldrich, Efqrs.

R IC H MOND',
John Webfter, Samuel Teft,Sylveftcr Kinyon, Thomas Kinyon,
and Edward Perry, Efqrs.

CRANSTONi
William Burton, Jofeph Harris, Matthew Manchefter, Thomas
Fenner, John Dexter, Charles Rhodes, and Thomas Potter {Sea
vfjohn) Efqrs,

HOPKimON;
Benjamin Randal, Daniel M*Ccon, Simeon Perry, Jofhua
Clarke, and Edward Wells, jun. Efqrs.

// is Voted and Kefolved, That the Eledion of Juftices of the
Peace, in and for the Town ofCoveetry, be, and the fame is hereby
referred unto the next Seflion of this Aflembly ; and that the
Gentlemen now fuftaining thofe Offices, in the faid Town, be,
and they are hereby continued until that Time, with as full

Power

Power and ample Authority, as they have been ever vefted with,
fince they were chofen, commtflioned, and engaged.

"D £ (t Ena&ed by this Genera! JJjTemhJff end by the Authority
^ of the fame. It is Ena3ed^ That the Artillery Company,
which was ercdted in the Towns of fFeJferly and Charleftown^ extend
throughout the Town of HofkftJton, as the fame did originally,
HofkifJton at that Time being Part of the Town of JVeJerfy.

It is Voted and Re/olved, That Mr. Martin Howard, jan. be added
to Mr. Samuel ffard, and the King's Attorney, who were, by the
General Affembly, appointed a Committee, not only to examin
the Laws of this Colony, whereby Jufticcs of the Peace are empow*
ered to hold Courts, but alfo to enquire into the Fees of fuch
Courts, fiCc. and likewife to confider what Number ofjuftices
will be neceffary in each Town, fo that a fufficienC Number may
be chofen for the future, and no more.

It is Voted and Re/blved, That every Soldier who hath already
inlifted, or may hereafter inlift into His Majefty's Service, in the
Pay of this Colony, for the enfuing Campaign, fhall (as well as
every Officer) have the Sum of Ten Pounds Lawful Money given
him upon his Return into the Colony, or, in Cafe of Death, unto
his legal Reprefentative, that is to fay, if the Country of Canada
be conquered and reduced to His Majefty's Obedience.

It is, Voted and Re/ohed, That a CommifTary be appointed for
the enfuing Campaign j but he fhall not have Liberty to ibpply
the Forces on his own Account, with any Sort of Neccffaries
which (hall be provided by the Colony.

It is alfo Voted and Re/ohedy That the Wages of the Officers and
Soldiers be paid up, as near as conveniently may be, to the Time
of their Embarkation, and have one Month's Pay advanced :
That they proceed upon the Expedition, according to the Orders
his Excellency General Abercrombie (hall give.

And in Co»/f deration, that the Officers have no Table Enpences
allowed them. It is fur tier Voted and Refohed, That the Colonel's
Wages be augmented to Fifty Dollars/^/- Montn ; and that the
Wages of the other Field and CommifGoned OflScers, be augment-
ed in the fame Proportion.

It is alfo Voted and Refohed, That the Delivery of the Cloathing
unto the Soldiers, be left to the Difcretion of the Committee of
War : And that every Soldier who (hall produce a good Blanket
to carry with him in the Expedition, (hall be allowed the Sum
of Thirteen Pounds Old-Tenor for it, and three Qiiartersofa
Dollar per Month over and above his Monthly Wages, to be
paid him in the Camp, for buying Liquor, and other fmall Ne-
ceflTaries. That every Apprentice, who hath inlifted already, or
may hereafter inlift into the prefcnt Expedition, fhall have the
whole Bounty, and Half of his Wages, to his own proper \Jit„
and the Mafter (hall have the other Half of all his Apprentice's
Wages, from the Time of inlifting, until the Day of his Difcharge.

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Jtid it is farther Voted and Refohed, That the Committee of
War procure, upon the bcft Terms they can, a good Surgeon,
with a good Surgeon's Mate, and a Dodor's Cheft : And that all
fuch of the Soldiers as inlifted for the enfuing Campaign, before
the laft Sefllon of the General Affembly, whofe Wages and Bil-
leting did not amount to One Hundred Pounds at the Rifing of
the faid Affembly, ftiall have a Bounty fufficient to make up the
fame One Hundred Pounds.

Both Houfes being Refclved into a Grand Committee, chofe
a Committee of War, to confift of the Gentlemen whofe Names
immediately follow, to wit ; his Honour ihe Deputy Governor,
Daniel Jenckej, Thomas Cranfton, Teter Buun, Robert 'Potter^ TSatban
Rice, and Jbraham Smith, Efquiies.

Henry Babtock, Efq, Colonel, and John hotter, jun. Efq; Lieu-
tenant Colonel of the Regiment raifing in this Colon y to go a-
gainft His Majefty's Enemies in the enfuing Campaign,

// is Voted and Rejohed, That all the Papers relating the Sloop
Dolphin, that were brought to Newport in a Flag of Truce, of
which Capr. Jofeph Bull was late Matter, and are now in the
Hands of the Hon. IVtlliam El/ery, Efq; be delivered to the Sheriff
of the County of Newport, he giving a Receipt therefor ; and
that the faid Sheriff, upon his receiving the fame, deliver them
unto the Secretary, taking his Receipt : And that all Perfons
concerned in the faid Papers, have Liberty to take Copies.

It is Voted and Re/ohed, That the Confiderations refpeding the
Colony's Veffel, be poltponed urjtil the next Scflion of this Affem-
bly : And that in the mean Time, her Bottom and upper Works
be fecured againft the Worms, and Inclemency of the Weather,
by the Gentlemen that were appointed to build the faid Veffel.

D£ it Enabled by this General Jjfembly, and by the Juthority of
*^ the fame. It is EtiaBed, That for the mote fpeedy compleating
the Regiment to be raifcd in and by this Colony, the Number of
Companies be altered and augmented from ten to thirteen ; and
that no Officers be appointed for the three additional Companies
at prefent ; but that inftead thereof, inlifting Orders be given by
the Committee of War, to all fuch Perfons, as are fuitable, and
defire the fame : That thofe who firft return a lufficient Num-
ber to entitle them to any CommilTion, agreable to the Aft of
the laft Affembly, fhall receive their CommifHons immediately :
That thofe who may have inlifted fome Men, but not enough to
entitle them to Commiffions, and (hall return them into the Ser-
vice, (hall receive a Reward of two Dollars for each Man fo in-
lifled and returned : That the Officers who were chofen at the
laft General Affembly, and have entered on the Service, and in-
lifted Part of their Men, but not enough to entitle them to Com-
miftions, have ftill Power to go on and complcat their Quotas :
And in Cafe they return a fufficient Number to entitle them, be-
fore

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fore any other inlifting Officer, they (hall receive theCommiflion :
But if any other receiving inlifting Orders, (hall inlift as many
Men as will entitle him to I'ach a Commiffion, before fuch Officer
appointed by the Aflembly, he who firfl; returns a fufficicnt Num-
ber, (hall receive the Comminion ; and that the inlifting Officers
{hall inlift into the Regiment, for the intended Expedition, with-
out mentioning undcj- the Command of any particular Captain.

An ACT lor repealing an Aft made and pafled by this General
Aflembly, at their SefTion in Newport^ on Monday the thir-
teenth of Jane laft, entituled, " An Act farther to prevent the
♦' Inhabitants of this Colony from carrying on any Trade or
" Commerce with the French."

JT7HER E J S all the Briti/h SuhjeHi in North- America, except
'^^ thoje of this Colony, are allowed to carry on Trade and Commerce
with the SubjeBs oj His Moll Catholick Majefty, at a ^lace in the
Weft-Indies under his JuriJdiBion, called Monti Chrlfto, upon the
IJJjnd of Hifpaniola j and no bad Conjequence can attend fuch a Traffick

"D £ it Enacted by this General Ajfemhly^ and by the Jtithotity
*^ of the fame ^ It is EnaBed, That the A& aforefaid, with
every Claufe and Article thereof, be, and hereby is annulled and
repealed.

■flTE the Subleribers, diflent from the Vote ofthe Lower Houfe,
"' for repealing the A&. of the General AlFembly, whereby all
Veflels were prohibited from carrying on any Trade to Monti
ChrifiOy by Reafon, we apprehend that Monti Chri/lo, is but a (mall
Port, and the Produce thereof but very ftnall, and fo near Fort
Dolphin, a Port in the French King's Dominions, where we appre-
hend all Trade carried on ro Monti Cbrijio, m only under a Pre-
tence to trade at faid Fort Dolphin.

John Barker, Ehenezer Brown^ Robert Potter^-

iamufl Durfee, Tibbits HopkinSt Otbniel Gorton,

Jojhua Clarke, William Hall, Benjamin Gardner.

It is Voted and RefolueJ, That his Honor the Governor be, and
he is hereby requefted to iffuc a Proclamation forthwith, to make
Public the Encouragement given Perfons to inlift into His Ma-
j'cfty's Service, in the Pay of this Colony.

It is Voted and Rejolved, That the Embargo lafd on the Ship-
ping and Navigation of this Colony, in Confequence of his Honor
the Governor's Proclamation of the twentieth of March laft, be,
and hereby is farther continued, until it (hail be otherwife ordered
by the General AfTembly, cr his Honor, who is hereby requefted
to ilTue proper Direftions for the Purpofe aforefaid, unto the Col-
ledor of His Majefty's Cuftoms, to the Naval Officer, and Cap-
tai.'i ofthe Fort, in this Colony.

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It fs Votea and Refotved, That the Committee of War be, and
they are hereby jointly and feverally appointed Mufter- Matters
for viewing and examining all the Soldiers that are, and fhall be
inlifted in this Colony, for the enfuing Campaign, and to pafs all
fuch as (hall appear to be able-bodied effedive Men, rejefting
thofe thap appear unfit for Service.

It ij Voted and RefoJved^ That the Gentleman who fhall be ap-
pointed Commiflary to attend the Troops of this Colony in the
enfuing Campaign, (hall give Bond, with two good Sureties, to
the General Trcafurer, in the Sum of Ten Thoufand Pounds
Lawful Money, for his the faid Commiffary's eondufting himfelf
honeftly and faithfully in the Execution of his Office.

This Aflembly do choofe and appoint Mr. Jofef'h Coggejhall of
J^orth- Kings town, Commiffary, to attend the Forces raifcd, and
to be raifed in this Colony for and during the enfuing Campaign,
and that his Pay be the fame as a Captain's.

It Ji Voted and Refolved, That the Colonel of the Regiment
raifing in this Colony, for the enfuing Campaign, requeft of the
Commander in Chief of His Majefly's Forces, to appoint fome
fuitablc Pcffon belonging to the faid Regiment, to be Sutler \ and
that the Committee of War furnifh the Perfon fo appointed, with
all NecefTaries that they fhall think proper to fupply our Troops
With, at a reafonable Rate,

// is Voted and Re/oluid^ That the Gentlemen who were hereto-
fore appointed a Committee, to audit the Accounts of the General
Treafurer, be, and they are hereby farther continued for that
Purpofe, and make Report unto this AfTembly at their next
SefTion.

An ACT for emitting, in Bills of Credit, a Sum not exceeding
Ten Thou land Pounds Lawjul Money.

Zf^Hereas the GeneralJjpmbljf of this Colony, at their Sefjion in
South- Kingftown, on Monday the thirteenth of March laji, in
Oheiience to His Maje/iy's Commands, Jignijied by one of bis principal
Secretaries of State, fajfed, " Jn JH jor raifing and peying One
" Thou/and able-bodied efe^ive Men, for the enjuing Campaign againji
" His Majefy's Enemies in North-America." Jrtd in Order to
fupply the General -Treafury, for carryifig the Intentions of the J^
aforefaid into Execution, the Jffembh then direded the Treajurer to
hire as much Money as would be Needful for that Purpofe ; but the
7rea/urer having found it altogether impraQici^bk to hire fuj^cient
Sums of Money for the Ends aforefaid : Jnd it being of the utmofi
T^eceffity and Importance, that the Treafury fhould be fufficiently fup-
fljed on this extraordinary Occafon,

tbtrefore

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nrHerefore he it EnaSied by this Gemral j^JJemhJyy and by the Ju-
^ thortty of the fame, It is EnaQed, That Bills ol Credit be forth,
with imprclTed trom Types, and figned by the Perlons herein
after-named, to a Value not exceeding Ten Thoufand Pounds
Lawful Money, elteeming Silver at and after the Rate of Six
Shillings and Nine Pence per Ounce, and Gold at its proportionate
Value : That the faid Bills (hall carry an Intereft of Five per Cent.
fer Annum to the PofTeflbr, and (hill pafs with the Interelt added
to them, ill all Payments in which rhofc Bills are a lawful Ten-
der. The Bills ^o emitted, (hail be of the Denomination of
Thirty Shillings, Twenty Shillings, Ten Shillings, Five Shillings,
Two Shillings, One Shilling, and of Six Pence, and an equal
Number of Bills (hall be made of each Denomination : And
the Bills (hall be in the following Form.

The Tofefur of this Bill, fhaU he paid by the Treafurer of the Co-
lony o/^Rhodt-lfland, thirty shillings Lawful Money, at the Rate of
Six Shillings and Nine ^Pence fur one Ounce of St her, with Inter e(i at
Five per Cent, per Annum, within five Tears from the Date hereof.
By Order of AJftmhly, the %th Daycf May, 1758.

AND thofe Bills, as foon as made, fhall be put into the Ge-
neral Trealury, for the V^Q and Purpofes above-mentioned ; and
fhall be received from thence, for paying the Expences of the pre-
fenr, or any otner. Expedition, at the Value alorefaid And thaC
OneMill'd Dollar, (hall at all Times hereafter, be taken in Lieu of
Six Shillings of thofe Bills : And the Bills fo to be made, (hall
be caul'ed to be printed, with fuch Devices on the Backs and
Borders as (hall be thought fir, and (igned and put into the Trea-
fury, by Jabez Bowen, Jeremiah Lippitt, Jofhua Babcack, Beejamin
l^ichols, and Jo/rph Clarke, Efqrs. or any three of them.

A N D for the Calling in and Redeeming the Bills fo be
emitted in Confequence of this Aft, Be it farther Enafted, That a
Rate or Rates be afTcfTed on the Inhabirants of this Colony, in
fuch Time, that it may be collefted and brought into the Trea-
fury in due Seafon, to redeem the whole of the faid Bills, toge-
ther with the Intereft arifing upon the fame within five Years
from the Day of their Dates : And chat the whole of the Rate or
Rates to be made for that Purpofe, (hall be made in the lame Bills
now ordered to be emitted, or in Silver at the Rare of Six Shill-
ings and Nine Pence for every Ounce, or in Gold at a propor-
tionate Value, or in Mill'd Dollars, ^t the Rate aforefaid. And
the Gold and Silver by thofe Means drawn into the Treafury,
lhall be immediately applied to redeem the oucftanding Bills to
be by this A€t emitted.

« y^ E the Subfcribers, Protcftagainft that Paragraph of tlic Ad

for making Ten Thoufand Pounds, to carry Five per Cent.

Intereft : For, that the Intereft is much too high ; and Three per

Cent.

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CetJt. in OUT Opinion, is high enough : And that as it now ftands,
the greateft Part of the Money will be hoarded up; and the Con-
fequence will be, that the Poor rauft pay Five per Cent. Intereft ro
the Rich, for the Money they have lying by them in their Chefts.

John Barker,
Othniel Gcrtotjy
Ebenezer Brcwn,
Jo/eph Stanton,
Jatnes Gardner.'*

It is Voted and Re/ohed, That Mr. Johrt Ba/s be, and he hereby
is appointed Chaplain, and Surgeon's Mate, of the Regiment
xaifing in this Colony for the enfuing Campaign : And that he
be allowed Thirty-five Dollars per Month for performing both
Offices.

VIE it Ena^ed hy this Gewral JJfemhly, and by the Jothority of
the fame ^ It is Enatled, That the Gentlemen appointed to fign
Bills of Public Credit, be under Oath for the faithful Performance
oftheTruft committed to them in that Behalf, and receive Ha/f
per Cent, in the fame Bills, as a Reward for their Service.

Whereas Mr. IVtlliam ^aul, one of the Deputies of the Sheriff
in the County oi Hewport, exhibited unto this Aflembly, an Ac-
count by him charged againft the Colony, for his Time, Trouble,
Horfehire, and Expences, in fummoning the Members of the
Upper and Lower Houfe, that live in the Towns ol Tort fmoutb,
MiddUtovw, Tiverton, and L/ttie-Compton, to meet and hold that'
SeflTion of Aflembly, which, in Confcquencc of Warrants iffued
by the late Hon. Governor Greene, was begun and holden at
South-Kirigstowtt, on Monday the Fourteenth of February laft :
And the faid Account being duly examined, It is Voted and Re-
Jalved, That the fame be, and hereby is allowed ; and that Fif-
teen Pounds, the Amount thereof, be paid the faid tVilliam Taul
out of the General Treafury.

This Affemhly do Vote and Refolve-, and it is Voted and Refohedy
That all Bufinefs lying before them unfini(hed, be, and the fame
is hereby referred unto the next Seflion : That the Secretary pub-
lifh by Beat of Drum, in the Town of Newport, all the Afts
and Orders now made and pafled, within five Days after the
Rifing of this Affembly, which is hereby adjourned to the fecond
Monday of June next.

GOD Save the Kin g.

^ullijhed according to Order, M^y the i^th, 1758, by

Tho. Ward. Secry,

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At the General Assembly of the Gover-
nor and Company of the Englijb Co-
lony of Ehode-IJland^ and Providence
Plantations, in New-England, in Ame-
rica ; begun and holden by Adjourn-
ment at Newport f in and for the faid
Colony, on Monday the twelfth of
June^ in the Year ot our Lord One
Thoufand Seven Hundred and Fifty
Eight, and Thirty Firft of the Reign
of His Moft Sacred Majefty George
the Second, by the Grace of G O D
ILmgoi Great- Britain, and fo forth*

PRESENT.

The Hon. STEPHEN H 0 T K I N S, Efq; Gov.
The Hon. JOHN G J R. D N E R, Efq; Dep. Gov.

James Hon v man, Efq-,
Nicholas Easton, Efq-,
Elisha Brown, Efq;
Gideon Comstock, Efqj
WiLLJAM Richmond, Efq-,

Joseph Browne l, Efq;
Joseph Edmunds, Efq;
Jonathan Randal, Efqj
Jeoffry Watson, Efq;

The Secretary.

DEPUTIES of the leveral TOWNS.
The Hon. Peter Bours, Efq; Speaker :

NEWPORT;
Lieut. Col. Benja. H^'ickham,
Edward Scott, Efq;
The Speaker.
Lieut. Col. Jo/eph l^anton,
CapL Daniel yiyraalt
Mr. mm am Read.

Providence ;
Qbcdioh Brown, Efq;

Capt. Charles Ohey,
Mr. n't Hi am Smith,
Lr. Col. Barzillai Richmond,

Po:tlmoulh ;
Mr. Francis Brayton.
Mr. John Shearmar.j j\in.
fValter Cornel, Eiq;
Capr. Robert Barker.

Warwick

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Warwick ;
Othniel Gorton, Efq;
Capt. Randal Rice,
Maj. James Arnold^ jiin.
John Earner, jun. Efqj

Wefterly ;
Capt. Jfipp^ Stanton^
Jojhm Bakotk, Elq;
New(horeham j
Capt. Robert Hull,
Mr. Nathaniel LittkJiiU.

North-Kingftown ;
Mr. Ebeneztr Brown,
James Gardner, Efq;

South-Kingftovvn ;
Mr, Jeofry Ha/zard,
Mr. Stephen Hofzard, jon.

Eajl-Greenwich \
Maj. John Arnold,
Giles Pierce, Efq;

Jamcftown ;
^o/eph Clarke, Efq;
Capi. fVilliam Hazard,

Smfthficld ;
rhomai Arnold, Elq;
Mr. Jeremiah Mowrey.

Sciruate ;
Job Randal, Efq;
Jeremiah Angel, Efq;

Glocefter ;
Capr. Timothy IVtlmarth,
Benjamin Smith, Elq;

Cbarleftown ;
Jofeph Hoxjie, Efq;

And JosiAS Lyndon, Efq-,

^,

Wcrt-Grccnwich ;
Mr. Benjamin Gardner^
Mr. Titbits Hopkins.
Coventry ;
Caleb Greene, Efq;
Maj. Stefhta 'Totter,

Exeter ;
Capt. John Reynolds,
Benoni Hall, Efq;

Middlctown ;
Mr. William Baley,
John Barker, Efq;

Biiftol ;
Jofeph Rufel, Eiq;
Mr. tVilltam ^eirce.
Tiverton ;
Samuel Durfee, Efq;
Mr. John Bowen.

Little-ComptoQ j
mm am Hall, Efq;
Mr. Conjiant Southuxvth.

Warren ;
Capt. Jojiah Humphrey ^
Mr. Thomas Cole

Cumberland ;
Jeremiah Whipple, Ejq\
John Dtxter, Efq;

Richmond ;
John Webfter, Efq;
Capt. Nicholas Larkin.

Cranfton ;
John Dexter, Efq;

Hopkinton ;
Maj. Jofhua Clarke,
Edward Wells, Jan. Efq;

of che Lower Houfe.

/T is Voted and RefvlveJ, That his Honor the Governor, with the
Committee of War, be, and they are hereby appointed to make
Enquiry into the Charge this Colony was at in the Expeditions
carried on againfi His Majedv's Enemies, in the Years One Thou-
land Seven Hundred and Fifty-fix, and One Thoufand Seven
Hundred and Fifty-feven, which the Crown is to pay, and there-
upon draw up authentic Accounts of the fame, to be by his Honor
tranfmitted Home as foon as conveniently may be.

Whereas Atm and Jama Franklin exhibited unto this AfFembly,
an Account by them charged againft the Colony, for printing

One

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One Hundred Proclamarions ilTaed by liis Honor the Governor,
and providing Paper for the fame ; lor printing tlie A£ts and Or-
ders made and pafled by the General AfTembly, at two Seflions,
one in February, and the other in March lad, and for furnifiiing
Paper for that Service : And the laid Account being duly exam-
ined, It is Voted and ReJoJved^ That tlie fame be, and hereby is
allowed, and that One Hundred and Twenty-three Pounds Ten
Shillings, the Amount thereof, be paid thv-: laid .-^rw 'and Annies
Franklhi out of the General /TrcijuVy; ' _ , ,

An AC T for the equal Dift'ribut'ion oflnfolvent Eftates.

TT7H ERE /IS fever al E/iates, tnjufficient to fay all the Debts juflly
^' due from 'Perfous dsceafed, have been very unequally divided
amotiz their Cnditorj.

And now to prevent any fuch unequal Diflribution for the future,

r> E ii EnaSed by this General AJfemhIy, and by the yltithority
^~* of the Jame, It is Enadcd, That when the Ef^ateof any Pcr-
fon dcceafcd, fh^il be infolvenf, or infufficient to pay all the juft
Debts which the Deccafed owed, the fame Ihall be diftnbuted. to
and among all the Creditors, in Proportion to the Sums to them
refpedlively owing, To far as the laid E(tate will extend, faving,
that the Debts due to the Colony, and for Attendance and Medi-
cines in the laft Sicknefs, and necelTary Funeral Charges of the
Deccafed, are to be fird paid. And the Executor or Adminiftra-
tor of any fuch Infolvf^nt Eftate, before Payment to any be made,
except as aforelaid, fnall reprefent the Condition and Ciicumftances
thereof, unto the Town-Council of the Town where the Deceafed
Jail dwelt ; and the faid Town Council (hall appoint two or more
fir and indifferent Perlons to make a true and equal AppraifemenC
of fuch El»afc, and adminifter an Oath or Engagement unto them
for rhat Purpofe. And fhall alfo appoint two or more fit Perfons
to be Commiffioners, with full Power to receive and examine all
Claims of the feveral Creditors, and how they are made out ;
which CommilTioners fhall put up Notifications of ihe
Times and Places of their meeting to attend the Creditors, for
the lecfiving and examining of their Claims, in three or more
Public Places in the Town • and one Notification on or near the
Door of the Court- Houfe, in the County where the Decca^'d laft
dwelt ; or fhall advcitife the faid Times and Places in one of the
Bo/ion News- Papers for tlirce Weeks fuccefllvcly : And the Town
Council (hall allow (ix o>" twelve Months Time (as tiie Circum-
ftances of any Eftate may require) unto the Credifors, to bring ia
their Claims, and prove their Debts: At the End of which li-
mited Time, the Commiffioners fhall make their Rcpoit, and
prcfent a Lill: of all ihe Claims by them njjowed, unto the Tov/a
Council, wh(^ fhall order them a meet Rcconspence our of th.c

Palate

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Eftate, for their Care and Pains in the Affair : And fhail alfo order
the faid Eftate, the Debts due to the Government, and for At-
tendance and Medicines, and neceflary Funeral Charges being firft
dedufted, to be paid and diftributed to and among the other Cre-
ditors, who (hall have made out their Claims in Proportion to the
Sums unto them refpeftively owing, according as the Eftate will
bear, faving unto the Widow her Apparel, and fuch Bedding, and
other Houlhbld'GfJods as are neceffary for the Upholding of Life :
Which Goods at her Deceaff., or marrying again, fiiall alfo be di-
ftributed amofigthe faid Creditdis w .like Proportion. 'ProviJiJ^
That notwithftandin'g'thc Repor: of any fuch Commiffioners, or
Allowance thereof, it ftiall and'raay be lawful for the Executor
or Adminiftrator, or any one of the Creditors, to contcft the Proof
of any Debt at the common Law. 'ProvJJtJ J//d, That the Wi-
dow of the Deceafed ftiall give Bond, with fufficicnt Sureties, ro
the Town Council aforefaid, that the Bedding and other Houfhold
Goods allowed her by the Commiflioners, ftiall be delivered at her
Death or Marriage, to the faid Town Council, or their SuccelTors,
or to fuch other Per ion as they ftiall appoint.

AND no Procefs in Law, except for Debts due to the Go-
vernment, for Attendance and Medicines, and neceflary Funeral
Charges, fti^ll be allowed againft the Executor or Adniiniftraror
of any Inlolvent Eftate, while the Commiffion is depending as
aforefaid.

jiN D be it further EnaBed by the Juthoriiy aforejaid^ That
the Town Council be, and they hereby arc fully authorized and
impowcred to call before them, and to require and adminifter an
Oath or Engagement unto any Perfon ^. Perfons, probably fu-
Ipedled by any Executor or Adminiftrafo^j^egaree or Creditor,
to have concealed, embezzled, or convcy'd away, any of the Mo-
ney, Goods, or Chattels, of the Perfon dcceafed, for the Difcovery
of the fame. And in Cafe any fuch lufpeded Perlbn, was in-
trufted by the Peribn deceafed, or did attend upon, or was con-
verfant with him or her in the Time of Sicknefs, or left in the
Poflcffion of the Eftate, whereby to (Ircngthen and make the Sa-
fpicion more violent, and Qiall rcTufe to clear and acquit him or
herfelf, upon Oath, it ftiall and may be lawful for the Town
Council, and they hereby are impowered to commit fuch Pertbn
fo refufing, unco rhe County Gaol, there to remain until he or
ftie ftiall comply to difcharge him or hcrlelf, upon Oath as afore-
faid : Saving unco the Perfon aggrieved at any Sentence, Order,
or Decree of the Town Council, Liberty of Appeal unto the Go-
vernor and Council, fuch Appellant giving Bond in a realbnablc
Sum, with luftkicnt Security, to prolecutc his or her Appeal with
Effcci, and to abide and perform the Determination that ftiall be
made thereon.

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J N D be it further EnaBed by (be Jufhority aforejaid^ That
when the Goods and Chattels belonging to the Eftate of any Pcr-
fon deceafed, (hall not be fufficient to pay his or her juft Debts,
upon Reprefentation thereof, and making the fame to appear, by
attefted Copies from the Town-Council, unto the Superior Court
held for the County in which fuch deceafed Perfon laft dwelt, the
faid Court are hereby fully impowered to authorize the Executor
or Adminiftrator of fuch Eftate,. to make Sale of all, or any Part
of the Houfes and Lands of the Deceafed (faving unto the Wi-
dow, her Right of Dower) fo far as flaall be nccefTary to fatisfy
the juft Debti due from the Deceafed. And every Executor or
Adminiftrator, being authorized as aforcfaid, ftiall and may, by
Virtue of fuch Authority, make, fign, and execute in due Form
of Law, Deeds and Conveyances for fuch Houles and Lands, as
they ftiall fo fell, which Inftruments fhall be good and fufficient
Evidence in Law, cf his or her Title, to whom they fhall be
given.

T ROFI DED Ntverthekfs, That any Mortgage or Mort-
gages on fuch Eftate, fhall be firft fecuicd and paid out of the
fame.

J N D be St farther EnaOed by the Juthority aforejaid. That
when any Perfon or Perlons fhall make Sale, or other Alienation
of any Lands or Tcnements,SKi><>trtvof Right belonging, yt'iih^^/iA^L^aT/ji
Intent to defeat or defraud hi^Creditors of their juft Debts, ncft ^/u^a ,rr^i^ -
bona fide for good and valuable ConGderation truly paid ; all fuch
Sales and Alienations arc to be deemed fraudulent, and ftiall be of
no EfFe£k to bar any Creditor from fuch Debt as is to him owing.

^DED Alfo, That the Widow of the Deceafed fh:
give Bond, wTFTrtttftdtntSurctiss, to the TG\vn^o»if»<tf*aTore^
laid, that the Bedding anToTtrri^-feGijjJjgU-QCocirallowed her by
the Commiffioncrs, fhallJi£-4«ttVercaatTT?r-©«atli^grMarriage,
to the laidJI]ai*t«--6trijnGil, or their Succcffors, or tc
as they fhall appoint.

Whereas Simeon Munro, one of the Deputies of the Sheriff of
the County of £/-r7?o/, exhibited unto this AfTcmbly, an Account
of Six Pounds by him charged againft the Colony, for fummoning
the Members of the Houfe of Deputies, living in the faid County,
to meet and hold the SefGon of AfTembly which was begun and
holden at Newport, on Tuefday the twenty-fccond oijune laft,
parfuant to his Honor the Governor's Warrants : And the faid^
Account being duly examined, // /'j Voted and Refohed, That Four
Pounds thereof be allowed and paid the faid Simeon Munro out of
the General Treafory.

F Whereas

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Whereas Benjamin Hunt of ^rcrvidencey exhibited unto this
Aflcmbiy, an Account of Twenty-four Pounds, by him charged
againft the Colony, for the Hire of one of his Horfcs that was
lode by Jlhn M'Lean, who went Exprefs to BoJioK on His Ma-
jefty's Service, and for keeping the faid M'Leaji's Horfe whilft he
was gone : And the faid Account being duly examined, // is
Vottd and Refvhed, That Eighteen Pounds thereof, be allowed and
paid the faid Benjamin Hunt out of the General Treafury.

What follows, is the Copy of an Account exhibited to this
Affembly.

iyj6. I Stephen Hopkins^ Efq; to J a me j CUy oi Rehobotk Dr.—
Jme 4. \ pOR' carrying Richard Tlummer to Bofon^
^ according to your Order, and delivering
him to Capt. Shir ley y Capf, ol the Mermaid.
For the Expences of myfelf, and Slammer ^

and Aid, 1,^.4300

For my Time, and two Horfes Journey, in

carrying him, 30 O O

For my Aid's Journey to Bofton^ 1 j o o

yum 10. To my Journey to He-wport to carry you an

Exprefs, 10 o o

June 11. Received in Fart of the above,

Due to C/jy, jf. 38 o o
Errors exjcepted per me James Clay.

And ttie Account foregoing, being duly examined^ U is Voted
and Kefolved, That Twenty Pounds more thereof, be allowed and
paid the faid James Clay out of the General Treafury.

// is Voted and Rejdvcd, That Nicholas Eajiov and Qbadiah Brown^
Efqrs. Mr. William Read, and Othniel GortoUy Efq; be, and they
are hereby appointed a Committee, to examin the Account of
MelTfs. Nicholas Brown and John Brown, and compare the fame
with the Laws of the Colony, and make Report unto this Affem-
bly as foon as conveniently may be.

Whereas Ahn^li^'efl exhibited the following Account unto this
Affembly.

*' 1758. March 17. Colony of Rhode-ljland to AhnerWeJi^ Dr.—
To the Ride of my Horfc from hence to Newport , in

conveying a Letter to the Geiveral Treasurer, ^.3 o

To Expenccs of myfelf and Horfe, while in New-
fortf - - S *S

To

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To Feniage, i 18

I' »«> '3

Lfttk-Kefi, March 17th. Jhmr Weft."

And this Affembly having duly exatriined the faid Account,
It is Voted and Re fvhed. That Eight Pounds thereof be allowed and
paid the laid Jbner Weft out of the General Treafary.

Whereas Jonathan Jefen exhibited unto this Aflerably, an
Account by him charged againft the Colony, for mending the
Glafs Windows of the Colony-Houfc in Newport : And the faid
Account being duly examined, It is Voted and Re/ohed^ That the
faid Account be, and hereby is allowed, and that Seventy-four
Pounds Five Shillings, the Amount thereof, be paid the faid
Jonathan Jeffiiri out ef the General Trcafury. .

Whereas there was exhibited unto this Aflembly, an Account
charged by Samuel Gnene againft George Gardner^ Efq; Sheriff of
the County of tJewport, for Boards and Joift delivered by the
faid Samuel for the Colony-Houle in faid County : And the faid
Account being duly examined, // is Voted and Rejohed^ That the
fame be, and hereby is allowed, and that Eight Pounds Seven
Shillings and Two Pence, the Amount thereof, be paid the faid
Samuel Greene out of the General Treafary.

Whereas George Lawton^ Keeper of His Majefty's Gaol in New*
port, exhibited unto this Affembly, an Account by him charged
againft the Colony, for fupporting in faid Gaol, fundry infolvenc
Pcrfons committed at the King's Suit : And the faid Account
being duly examined, It is Voted and Re/i^hed, That the fame be,
and hereby is allowed, and that Sixty Pounds Fourteen Shillings,
the Amount thereof, be paid the faid George Lawtott out of the
General Treafury.

Whereas Capt. Benjamin Sherburn exhibited unto this Affembly
an Account charged againft the Colony, for a Quantity of Aiding
Shot by him furnifhed for two Privateers that were fent out by
his Honor the Deputy Governor, in Jtwe, One Tbouland Seven
Hundred and Fifty-fix, in Queil of a French Privateer that was
faid to be upon our Coaft, and had taken one VeflTel or more :
And the faid Account being duly examined, // is Voted and Re~
Johed^ That the fame be, and hereby is allowed, and that Se-
venty»Dine Pounds Sixteen Shilling?, the Amount thereof be
paid the faid Benjamin Sherburn out of the General Treafury.

Whereas Francis Skinner, of Newport, Book-binder, exhibited
unto this Affembly, an Account charged againft the Colony, for
a Book by him made to be ufed in the Secretary's Office : And
the faid Account being duly examined, It is Voted and Rcjolved,

Th '

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That the faiJ Account be, and hereby is allowed, and that Thirty
Five Pounds, the Amount thereof, be paid the faid Fraricis Skin-
ner out of the General Treafury.

Whereas John TiUinghaft of Newport, Efq; exhibited unto this
AfTcmbly, an Account charged againft the Colony, for a Quantity.
of Cannon Shot by him delivered the Gunner of the Fort, by
Order of Capr. William MumforJ : And the laid Account being
duly examined, // is Voted and Refohed, That the fame be, and'is
hereby allowed, and that One Hundred and Forty-three Pounds
Two Shillings and Ten Pence, the Amount thereof, be paid the
faid John Tillinghafi out of the General Treafury.

Whereas Samuel Cbace, Efq, Keeper of the Pofl-Office in 'Pro-
vidence, exhibited unro this Affembly, an Account by him
charged againft the Colony, tor the Poftage of fundry Letters on
the Government's Bufinefs, deliver'd the late Governor Greene ;
And the faid Account being duly examined, // is Voted and Re-
fiived. That the fame be, and is hereby allowed ; and that Twenty
Pounds Seven Shillings, the Amount thereof, be paid the faid
Samuel Chttce out of the General TrealUry ; which his Honor the
Governor is requclkd to draw an Order for.

Whereas Thomas B/trkelt, of ^rovidettce, in the County of 'J^ro-
vidence, preferred a Petition, and reprcfented unto this Aflcmbly,
That he was Firft Lieutenanr ot Col. Chrt/lopher Harris's Com-
pany, in the laft Campaign made, for reducing Crown-Tcird to
the Obedience of His Majelly : And upon Capt. Jmos HammoKd's
being difmifled from the Service, he the faid Thomas Burkett Was
iucitied to fill that Vacancy, and theieupon applied himleif to
Col. Harris, who anfwei'd, Thac the Campaign being near over,
it was altogether Needlefs to wait upjii the General for a Com-
miffion • and that there was no Doubt oi his being allowed the
Pay of a Captain, which the Petitioner now prayed for. And
this Matter being duly enquired into, h \s Voted ami Re/blved,
That the Prayer of the faid Thomas Burkett, in his faid Petition
made, be, and the fame is hereby g.anred, that is to Jay ; he Ihall
be allowed the Difference between the Pay of a Captain and Lieu-
tenant, for the Time he acted as Captain, he having receiv'd the
Whole of a Lieutenant's Pay already.

It is Voted ar.d Refolved, That ^eter Bears and Thomas Cranfion,
Efqrs. for the County ofNezuport ; Thomas Jrnold, and Obadiah
Brown, Efqrs. for the County oi providence \ Mefl'rs. Stephen HaJ-
zard, jun. and Latham CUrkc, for the County of KiKgs Ccur.ty ;
Giles ^earce, and Ofhrtiel Gorton, Efqrs. for the County of Kent ,
and "Jojeph Rajfell, Efq; and .Mr. Thomjs Throop, ior the Ccur.ty
oi Briflol, be a Committee, toenqairc what Fines and Forfeitures y
belong to the Colony, which ha? not been paid into the General V ^^^-^^^^^
Treafur\', and whofc Hands the fame is in ; and in a particular

Manner

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Manner to enquire what Forfeitarcs have been made by Per-
fons who were convicted of Counterfeiting the Bills of Credit of
this Colony, as well thofe which have been paid into the General
Treafury, as thofe which have not.

Whereas Thomas Birkett of Providence, in the County o^^rovl-
^ff?cY, preferred a fecond Petition, and reprefented to thisAflembly,
that in the Courfe of the lalt Campaign, he was fent to efcorC
fome fick Men from Fort Edward to Jlbany : That while he was
at j^lbany, he received Orders to tarry there to guard a Convoy of
Provifions and Rum from that Ciry to the Camp : That three
Weeks were elapfed before all Things were ready, becaufe it was
very difficult to procure Carriages : That in the Time of his Stay at
Mbany, he v^^a? obliged to expend Six Pounds Ten Shillings Neiu-
Tork Currency of his own Money, for his Board and crher Nc-
ceflTaries. And thereupon, the faid Thovias Birkett prayed to have
the faid Sum reimburfcd unto him. And the Matter being duly
enquired into. It is Votad and Refolved, That Six Pounds Ten
Shillings New-Tork Currency, be allowed and paid the afoiefaid
Thomas Birkett out of the General Treafury.

// is Voted and Refolved, That Obadiah Brown, Jo/haa Babcocky
and Job Randal, Efqrs. be, and they hereby are appointed a Com-
mittee, to enquire into the State of the Treafury : How much
Money the Treafurer has hired for the Colony's Uie, and to di-
ftinguifh how much, and what Sort of Money he has hired by
each and every Order or Aft of Aflembly ; and alio to confider
what Rate or Rates is or are ncccflary to be aflefTed, and make
Report as foon as may be.

Whereas Latham Clarke of Sciith Kingiioivn, Efq; reprefented
unto this Affembly, that he Furniflied a Mare (valued at Fifty
Pounds) for one of the Soldiers to ride upon in the late Expedi-
tion \ which Mare was loft in the Colony's Service And this
Matter being duly enquired into, It is Voted and Refolved, That
Fifty Pounds be allowed and paid theaforefaid Latham Clarke out
of {he General Treafury.

Whereas William Richards cf Newport, Merchant, preferred a
Petition, and reprefented unto this Aflembly, That Joht: Miller
and John Burt, Mafters of two Sloops belonging to him the faid
WiUt:ifn Richdrdsy were profecuted at lafl: November Court by the
General Treafurer, who recovered of each of them, the Penalty
of Four Hundred Pounds Old-Tenor, becaufe they came from
Neiv-Tork at a Time when the Small Pox was in that City, and
upon their Arrival here, ran up to the Wharff, without waiting
to bt: fearched according to the Diredions of a Law of this Co-
lony : For which Penalties; Executions are iffued againit the laid
jfoba Miller and yohn Burt. Wherefore the faid f'y'tlliam Richards,
in their Behalf, prayed this AfTembly to afford them foinc Re-

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lief, as they were ignorant of the Law in that Cafe. And this
Affair being duly enquired into, It is Voted axd Rejolvcd, That Six
Hundred Pounds of the above-mentioned Fines, be, and hereby
is remitted : And that upon the faid John Miller and John Burt's
paying each the Sum of One Hundred Pounds, with the Cofts of
the Suits againft them, they be difchargcd from the Judgments
aforcfaid.

Upon the Petition o( George Gardner, Efq; Sheriff of the Coun-
ty of Newport, icfpeciing His Majefty's Gaol in the faid County,
It is Voted and Refolved, That Jofeph Edmunds^ Othniel Gorton,
Thomas Arnold, and fofeph Rujfel, Efqrs, be, and they are hereby
appointed a Committee, to take a View of the Gaol aforefaid,
and lee what is ncceflary to be done to the fame, either by re-
pairing, or otherwife, and make Report as foon as conveniently
may be.

Whereas Mr, Cukb Carr, Licntenant of Fort George on Goat-
IJIandy within the Townlhip of Newport, preferred a Petition, and
repre fenced. That at the SelTion of the General Affembly begun
and holden at Newport on the fourth Monday of Juguft, One
Thoufand Seven Hundred and Fifty-fix, he was chofen and ap-
pointed to the Office which he now fuftains, with an Allo'wancc
of Sixty Pounds per Month, which he humbly thinks is not a
fufiicient Reward for his Services, as he gives eonftant Attendance,
and carries on the Works there, and fo forth. And the Premifcs
beino- taken into Confidcration, It is Voted and Re/ohed, That the
Wages of the Lieutenant of the Fort aforcfaid, be, and hereby
are augmented to Seventy Pounds /fr Month for the future.

Whereas Benjamin Miller zn'^ John Cole, Efqrs. and Edward BoJ^
worth. Yeoman, all o( H^arren, in the County o{ Bri/lol, preferred
a Petition, and reprefented unto this Affembly, That they had
receiv'd of Jofeph Munro and his Affociatcs (who were lately con-
vidcd of countcrfeiring Bills of Credit emitted by this Colony)
Ei<»ht Sixteen Pound Biilsof the faid counterfeit Money, for which
they, the Petitioners, rendered a valuable Con{idera:lon : That
whereas a confidcrablc Eftate in this Colony, belonging to the
faid Munro, was forfeited to the Government by his Convidion,
and fold by the Sheriff of the County of 5r//?o/, and the General
Treafurer, for the Colony's Ufe : That the Petitioners expe<^ing
the General Treafurer would redeem thofe counfeifcit Bills, applied
to him for that Purpofe, but was informed, there was no Provi-
fion or Order made, direding him to do fo : Whereupon they
prayed Ibme proper Remedy might be provided for their Relief.

On Confidcration whereof.

It is Voted and Refohed, That Jojeph Rujfel, Efq; and Nathaniel
Bojworth, Efq; Sheriff of the County of Briflol, be, and they are
hereby appointed a Committee, to fell at Vendue to the higheft

Bidder

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Bidder (after proper Notice hath been given) all fuch Eftate as
the above-named Jofeph Munro had, in any Lands within this
Colony, at the Time of his Gonvidtion, and depofit the Money
arifing from llich Sale, in the General Trealary, to be appro-
priated as by Law ic ought.

Whereas in the Months of March and Jprtl lad, Eighteen
Hundred and Fifty-three of His Majefty's Troops were landed
at Providence in the Colony aforefaid, where they were quartered
upon, and properly provided for by the Inhabitants, during the
fmall Stay they made there. And now was exhibited an Account of
thcExpences arifing thereby, charged againft the Colony: Which
being duly examined. It is footed and Re/ohe J, That the fame be,
and hereby is allowed, and that Two Thouland One Hundred and
Two Pounds Fifteen Shillings, the Amount thereof, be advanced
unto Lieut. Col. Barzillai Richmorid, and Ja/n€s Jtjgel, Efq; ouC
of the General Treafury, to be by them paid as foon as may be,
to the fcveral and reipedive Perfons unto whom the fame is due,
taking Receipts, and making Report as foon as may be.

// is Voted and Re/ohed, That Obadiah Brown Efq; and Mr.
tVilliam Read, be, and they hereby arc appointed a Committee,
to difpofe of the Colony's Vcflel to the beft Advantage, cither by
a private Sale, or Public Vendue, firft giving Notice thereof
in the Bofion News Papers.

An A C T for AfTeUing and Levying upon the Inhabitants of
this Colony, a Rate or Tax of Six Thouland Pounds, in the
Bills of Lawful Money dated in Augufiy One Thoufand Seven
Hundred and Fifty-fix j and alfo a Rate or Tax of One Hun-
dred and Ten Thoufaod Pounds in Bills of the Old-Tenor.

D£ it EnaBed by this General Jj^emhly^ and by the Authority of the
^ fatm^ It is Enaifed, That a Rate or Tax be afTcfTed upon the
Inhabitants of this Colony, to wit, of Six Thoufand Pounds of
the Lawful Money dated in Juguft^ One Thoufand Seven Hun-
dred and Fifty-fix \ which fhall be levied, collcfted. and brought
into the General Treafury on or before the twenty-third Day of
Juguft next : And alfo a Rate or Tax of One Hundred and Ten
Thoufand Pounds, in Bills of Public Credit of the Old-Tenor, to
be levied, coileded, and brought into the General Treafury, en
or before the laft Day of Novembtr next : Which Rate or
Tax of Lawful Money, is for the finking all the outftanding
Bills of that Sort that were emitted as fs aforefaid. And the
other is to difcharge the Colony's Old-Tenor Debts, for Money
hired of fundry Perfons at Ten per Cent.

J N D he it farther Enacted by the Authority aforefaid. That
the Rates or Taxes aforefaid, (hall be, and hereby are apportioned
unto and upon the feveral Town.% at the fame Rate and Propor-
ion as the laft Colony-Rate was : that is to fay :

The

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The Town of

Lari'ful Money.

Ntwporf /hall pay

£. i2oo o o

Portfmouth,

269 15 3

T^sw/horfhaniy

127 0 0
135 3 K

yameftowny

Middtetevun,

184 n 3

Tivrrton

198 5 6J-

Linli-CtmpitHj

195 3 5

^. 2310 0 0

The Town of

Providence (hMpi'j £-45^ ^i 7t

Stfiilbfield,

346 4 0

Sciiuate^

153 12 0

Glceefier, .

153 0 0

Cumber/and,

100 I 7

Crtinjion,

232 8 94.

^. 1440 0 0

The Town of

^eprly (hall pay

/.151 0 I't

J^orlh Kingftiu-n,

271 17 3|

South KingHown,

438 8 5

Cbarleftowrty

104 II li

Exeler-t

132 18 104.

Richmond,

91 2 3:

Hopkinton,

124 1 1 0

£■ 1314 9 »>:

The Town of

Briftol riiall pay

/. 158 17 2A

IVarren ,

146 12 91

;^- 305 »0 O

The Town of

JVarwick fliill pay /. 277 12 5

EaflOtrcmvoicb, 154 17 27

tfejl-Grtenwich, 98 15 2|

Coventry y 98 15 2;

0/,^-?f«^r.

yf, 22COO

0

0

494) i

2 II

2328

6

8

3478

4 11

^384 II

3

3^3>

I

7t

3^78

2

7.^

)C- 4^-350

0

0

;^. 8335

16

1

6347

0

0

a8i6

0

0

2805

0

0

1834

15

8t

42^1

8

H

X- 26400

0

0

l^ 2769

6

4i-

4984

6

11"

8038

0

II

I9I6

19

•t

2437

7

Ot

1670

9

6r

2283

10

I

^. 24100

0

0

C- 29'2

2

0

2687

0

10

0

;C-5^00

0

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i 5CS3

' 13

9

2839

I

6

1810

12

4^

1810 I

2 4t

/. 630 o 0] <C' H550 o o

ji If D be it farther Ena&ed by the Jutbority afore/did. That
the Affeffors or Ratcmakers of each refpeftive Town, (ball afTcfs
and apportion the Rates atorcfaid, and return a true Bill or Lift
of the fame, unto the Clerk of the Town unto which they rc-
fpcdively belong, uithin twenty Days after the Rifing of this
Affembly ; and that the faid Town Clerk fend a Copy thereof
in four Days after his receiving the fame, Linto the General Trca-
furcr who is hereby dirc£tcd and required to iflue his Warrants in
four Dayj unto the fcveral Collc6kors of Rates or Taxes in each
refpcftivtf Town, after his receiving the faid Bill or Lift.

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a ITfTE the Subfcribers, beg Leave to proteft unto the for-
V V mer Proportions to the feveral Towns, in the fcveral
Counties in this Colony. And we are of the Opinion, that the
Reprefentatives of each County, can make a jufter Proportion
relative to their feveral Towns in faid Counties, than what now
is voted in this Houfe.

'Thomas Jnwld, Giles Tearce,

Jeremiah Mowry, John Shearmatt,
John Dexter. John fVartrer, jxin."

Othniel Gorton.

It is Voted and Rejohed, That Lieut. Col. Stephen hotter, be,
and he hereby is appointed in the Room of Mr. Benj. Gardner^
one of the Committee to make Enquiry what Qiiantity of Iron,
and out of what Materials hath bern made in this Colony, from
Chriftmas, in the Year of our Lord, One Thoufand Seven Hun-
dred and Forty-nine, until the third Day of January., One Thou-
fand Seven Hundred and Fifty-fix ; and that the faid Bufinefs be
done with all pofTible Difpatch, that an Account thereof, may
be immediately fcnt Home to the Board of Trade.

Whereas Lieut. Col. Benj. Wickham, exhibited unto this Affiem-
bly, an Account charged againfl the Colony, for Tar, Turpen-
tine, and Oyl, by him delivered to George Brown, Efq; for the
Ufe of the Colony's Veflel : And the faid Account being duly
examined, // is Voted and Re/ohed, That the fame be, and hereby
is allowed, and that Twenty-nine Pounds Eight Shillings, the
Amount thereof, be paid the faid Benjamin fVtckham out of the
General Treafury

Whereas Col. Stephen Low exhibited unto this Affewbly, an
Account of One Hundred and Eleven Pounds, by him charged
againft the Colony, for his Time, Trouble, Horfehire, and Ex-
pences, in rendring Services unto the Government, in his public
Character, at fundry Times, in the Years One Thoufand Seven
Hundred and Fifty-fix, and One Thoufand Seven Hundred and
Fifty-feven : And the aforefaid Account being duly examined,
// is Voted and R^efehed, That Sixty Pounds thereof, be allowed
and paid the faid Stephen Low out of the General Treafury.

An A C T for raifing the Fines upon delinquent Officers and
Soldiers of the fcveral Troops of Horfe in this Colony.

T3£ /'/ EnaQed by this General Ajfemhly^ and by the Juthority
""-^ of the fame. It is EnaQed, That from and after the Publica-
tion of this Ad, all commidion'd Officers of the feveral Troops
of Horfe in this Colony, who fhall not make their Appearances
upon every Training Day, fhall be fubjc£l: to a Fine of Thirty
Pounds ; and every non-commiflioned Officer, and common
Trooper, fhall be fubjcd to a Fine of Six Pounds per Day for the
like Neglcd.

H Whereas

Whereas ^omas Spencer^ one of the Conftables of the Town of
Eafl-Greenwich, cxnibitcd unto this Aflcmbly, an Account by
him charged againft the Colony, for his Time and Horfehire, in
going to Maj. Stephen lottery by Orderof the late Governor Greene^
to lummon the Major to appear before his Honor, in order to be
fvvorn into that Office, at the Time when one fixth Part of the
Militia was ordered to be raifcd ; and alfo for his Time, Horfe-
hi're, and Expences, in a Journey made to Newport, to carry the
fatd Governor's Warrants, for fummoning the Members of the
General Aflcmbly, to meet at South-Kingstown, zt\d hold a Seflion
there, on Tuefday the fourteenth of February laft : And the faid
Account being duly examined, It is Voted atui Rejohed, That the
fame be, and hereby is allowed, and that Fifteen Pounds, the
Amount thereof, be paid the faid Thomas Spencer out of the Ge-
neral Treafury.

Whereas upon the Petition of George Gardner, Efq; Sheriff of
the County of Newport^ a Committee was appointed to take a
View of His Majefty's Gaol in the laid County, and fo forth.
And the Gentlemen having performed that Service, reported,
" That in their Judgments, the laid Gaol, and the Wall round
" the fame, may be repaired, and put in good Order for many
" Years, for a Sum of Money in Old- Tenor, not exceeding Six
" or Eight Hundred Pounds ; which they conceive will be more
" Advantagious to the Inhabitants of this Colony, than building
" a new One at this Time :" And the faid Report being ma-
turely confidered, It is Voted and Rejohed, That the fame be, and
hereby is accepted ; and that JViUiam Read, and the Sheriff of the
County aforefaid, be, and they hereby are appointed a Com-
mittee, to repair the faid Gaol, by laying out thereon, not ex-
ceeding the above-mentioned Sum of Six or Eight Hundied
Pounds.

Whereas Mr, Matthew 'Rohinfon, one of the Gentlemen by the
General Aflcmbly, at their Scffion in Newport, on the firft Wed-
nefdayofMj/, One Thoufand Seven Hundred and Fifty, ap-
pointed to run and fettle the Northern Boundary Line of this
Colony, according to the Royal Charter granted by K'wgCharles
the Second, exhibited unto this Alfembly, an Account charged
aearnft the Colony, for his Time, Trouble, Horfehire, aod E;c-
pences, in feveral Journies by him made upon that Occafion :
And the laid Account being examined by a Committee of the
Lower Houfe, It is Voted and Refohed, That Two Hundred and
Eighty Four Pounds Eighteen Shillings and Eight Pence Old
Tenor, and Fitteen Dollar?, with one Sixth Part of a Dollar, be
allowed and paid the faid Mr. Robinfin out of the General Treafury.

5£ // EnaHed by this General JJJembfy, and by the Authority cf the
Jame^ It is Enaiied, That the levcral Companies or trained

Bands

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Bands, of which the Militia in the County o{ Briftol doth now,
or hereafter may confift, (hall b?, and hereby are created and made
into a Regiment, to be governed, guided, and led by one Co-
lonel, one Lieutenant Colonel, and a Major, who fliall be annu-
ally chofen and commilfioned as the other Field Officers in this
Colony are.

Jnd foraimuch^ as there is a NcceflBty that Field Officers fliould
be fpeedily eleded for the faid Regiment, Maj. Thomas Greene is
chofen and appointed Colonel, Nathaniel fierce, Efq; Lieutenant
Colonel, and Capt. Jojfah Humphrey Major cf the fame.

// is Voted and Refolvedy That the Hon. Stephen Hopkins^ Efq;
be allowed and paid out of the General Treafury, the Sum of
Fourteen Hundred Pounds for his Salary, and extraordinary Ser-
vices, as Governor of this Colony, in the Years One Thoufand
Seven Hundred and Fifty-five, and One Thoufand Seven Hun-
dred and Fifty-fix, and be alfo allowed in the fame Proportion,
from the fourteenth Day o{ March laft, when he was chofen Go-
vernor by the General AfTcmbiy, until the laft General Eledion.

^nd it is farther Voted and Refohed^ That the Rcprefentatives
of the late dcceas'd Governor Greene, be allowed in the fame Pro-
portion for his Salary and extraordinary Services, from the Gene-
ral Elcdion in May, One Thoufand Seven Hundred and Fifty-
feven, until the Day of his Death.

// is Voted and Refolved, That Charles Spooner be, and hereby is
chofen Lieutenant of the firft Company, or trained Band, in the
Town o{ Newport, in the Room oi Caleb Gardner, j\in. who is ad-
vanced, and that John Gardner (Son of William) be, and hereby
is chofen Enfign cf the faid Company, or trained Band, in the
Room of the faid Charles Spooner.

It is Voted and Re/ched, That Thomas Cole be, and he is hereby
chofen Captain of the Company, or trained Band, in the Town
of Warren, in the Stead of Jojiah Humphry, Efq; who \s now
chofen Major of the Regiment of Militia in the County q( Brijioly
Benjamin Cole is chofen Lieutenant of the faid Company, or
trained Band, in the Room of the faid Thomas Cole, and James
Bowen Enfign of the fame, in the faid Benjamin Cok'i Room.

T)E it "EnaBed by this General JJfembly, and by the Authority of
^ the fame. It is Enacted, That the Secretary of this Colony,
for the Time being, fhall, and is hereby direded and required to
fend Copies for the future, of all Ads and Orders that are made
and palTcd by the General AlTembly from time to time, unto
each of the Sheriffs of the Counties of Newport, 'Providence, Kings
Couuty, Bri/iol, and Kent : Each of which Copies is to be by him
fent with Copies for the Clerks of the Towd in which the Sheriff
lives : And all of the faid Sheriffs are hereby required to flitch
the faid Aft& and Orders together, and carry them to every
Sellion of the General AfTembly that fhall be holdcn in either of

the Counties above-mcntioncd.

Wher«ai

[ p ]

Whereas TeUg Rogers^ Town Sergeant of Newport, exhibited
unto this Aflcmbly, an Account by him charged againft the Co-
lony, for fweeping, cleanfing, and taking Care of the Colony
Houle during the iaft twelve Months ; for Brooms uCcd in that
Bufinefs, for fawing and carrying Wood into the faid Houfe for
the Ufe of the Courts there fitting, and fo forth. And the laid
Account being duly examined, // is Voted and Refohed, That the
fame be, and hereby is allowed, and that Forty-eight Pounds
Two Shillings, the Amount thereof, be paid the laid ^ekg Ro-
gers out of the General Trealury.

Whereas William ^elfite exhibited unto this Affembly, an Ac-
count by him charged againft the Colony, for his attending on
the Governor and Council, upon the eleventh, twelfth, and
thirteenth Days of JnguJ} Iaft. And the faid Account being duly
examined, If is Voted and Re/bhed, That the fame be, and hereby
is allowed, and that Four Pounds Ten Shillings, the Amount
thereof, be paid the laid S'VtUtam 'Veljae out of the General Trea-
sury.

An AG T to prevent the detaining or fecreting Soldiers already
inlifted, or that may be hereafter inlifted into His Majefty's
Service, in this or either of the neighbounng Governments in

New- England.

BE it EnaBed by this General J/femhly, and by the Juthority of
the fame. It ij Efuffed, That every Perfon in this Colony,
who ftiall detain or lecrete any Soldier that is already inlifted, or
may hereafter inlift into His Majefty's Service, in this or either
cf the neighbouring Governments in New-Etigland, for tfie prefent
or any future Expedition that may be fee on Foot in this Colony,
or that ftiall detain any of the Cloathing offuch Soldier, on any
Account or- Pretext whatfoever, or that ftiall attempt lo carry
out of the Colony a Soldier inlifted as aforcfaid, the Offender
being duly convifted thereof, in any Court of Record within this
Colony, fhall forfeit and pay as a Fine to the King, the Sum of
Five Hundred Pounds Old-Tenor ; to be recovered by the Ge-
neral Trealurer, who is hereby impowercd and directed to lue
for the fame : Which Fine ftiail be appropriated to and for the
Ufe of the Colony.

And the Secrerary is hereby dire£led to pablilh this Ad forth-
with, by Beat of Drum, in the Town of Newport.

tVhich was accordingly done, the 17 tb Day (?/" June, 1738, at the
Colony Houfe, and three other oj the moji puhltc '■'Places in the Town of
Newport, By Tho. Ward, Secr'y.

It is Voted and Re/ohed, That Maj. James Jrnuld, ]\in. be, and
he hereby is appointed to repair the Bridge ftanding between the
Towns of Warwick and Cranfion, commonly called Tatuxet Bridge,
and lay the Charge thereof before the General AiTcmbly.

Whereas

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Whereas Jofeph Rnjpl, Elq; exhibited an Account of Fifteen
Shillings Lawful Money, by him charged againft the Colony, tor
his Time, Trouble, and EKpences, whilft infpecting into the Con-
daft of the feveral Collcdors of Rates or Taxes, in the County of
Br//^(?/, and making Report unto the General Treafury, by Order
of the General AflTembly : And the faid Account being
duly examined, // is Voted and Re/ohed, That the Sum of Ten
Pounds Old Tenor, be allowed and paid tlie faid Jo/efb KuJJll
out of the General Treafury, in full for his above mentioned
Services.

Whereas Ehenezer Brown, one of the Deputies of the Sheriff
of the County o( Kings County, exhibited unto this AfTembly, an
Account by him charged againll the Colony, for notifying Dani-
el Cogge/hall a.od Je'/fry fVat/on, Efqrs. to meet tifJ^rovidence, in order
to join in the Conftiruting of that Seffion of the General AfTembly,
which was begun and holden there in March, One Thoufand Seven
Hundred and Fifry-five, and the faid Account being duly examin-
ed, It is Voted and Rejched, That the fame be, and hereby is al-
lowed, and that Four Pounds, the Amount thereof, be paid the
faid Ebenezer Bro^un out of the General Treafury.

H

Both Houfes beiog refolved into a Grand Committee, chofe
he following Officers.

George Hall, Stephen Potter, Randal Rice, John Greene,
and John Bucklin, Elqrs. Juflices of the Peace for the Town of
Coventry.

William Browne), jan. Efq; a Juftice for South- Kingstown, in
the Room of William Hull, who refufcd ; and John Lillibridge,
Efq; a Juflice for the fome Town.

Benjamin Slack, Efq; a Juftice for Scituate.
yjohah Steere, Efq; a Juitice for Ghcepr, to be the Youngeft. ^jofut^h.

John Hill, Efq; to be the fjrft Juftice in the Town oi Charles- /
town.

Richard Brownel, Efq; for Little-Compton, a Juftice in the
Room oi William Wilbore, Efq; the Second, who refufcd.

Stephen Potter, Efq; LieuL Col. of the Regiment in the
County 0^ Kent, in the Room of John Spencer, Efq; (Son of
William) who refufed.

OFFICERS to cemmand the refpcdive Companies, or
Trained Bands in rhis Colony.

Newport, i. Jonathan Otis, Captain ; Caleb Gardner, jan.
Lieutenant ; and Charles Spooncr, Enjign.

2. Job Bennet, jun. Captain-^ Thomas Richardfon, jan. Lieu-
tenant \ and Ebenezer Davenporr, jun. Enfign.

3. James Rogers, Captain ; Timothy Balch, Lieutenant : and
Edward Simmons, Enjign.

4 Jabez Champlin, Captahi-^ Timothy Tngraham, Lr'euien^nt •
»nd Jofeph Howland, Enfign.

'Providence, i. Stephen Rawlbn, Captain j KnigfiC Dexter
Lieutenant ; and Bernard Eddy, Enjign,

^ Jofiah

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i. Jofiah Thornron, 0/>/i;/» j John Waterman (Son of Jofeph)
Lieutenant ; and Arthur Fenner, jun. Enfign.

3. Thomas Whipple, jun. Captain \ Benjamin Whipple, jun-
Lieutenant ; and W llia.m Brown, Enftgti.

4. Jofeph Whipple, Captain j Samuel Thurber, Lieutertaat ;
and Stephen Jenckes, En/gn.

^ortfmvuth. 1. Benjamin Cornel, Captain j Benjamin Hall,
Lieutenant ; and Jofeph Shearman, Enfiga.

3. John Allen, jun. Captain j Caleb Hill, Lieutenant , and
Joftiua Allen, Enjign.

Warwick, I. John Waterman, rtf//d/fl; William Warner, jun.
Lieutenant j and John Lippitt, En/tgn.

2. James Arnold (Son ofElillia) Captain; William Greene,
jun. Lieutenant-^ and Nathaniel Miller, jun, Enfgn.

3. William Potrer, Captain \ Thomas Greene (Son of Fones)
Lieutenant ; and Stukely Stafford, Enftgn.

Wejiirly . i. Joihaa Thompfon, Captain ; John Lewis (the
third^ Lieutenant j and Abraham Lewis, Enjign.

^. John Crandal (Son oiY^x.^\\Captain\ James Bliven, L/V«-
tenant\ and Stephen Wilcox jun. Enjign.

Newjhorehatn. George Gardner, Captain j John Pain, Lieute"
nant \ and Carder Hafzard, Enftgn.

iSorthKingitown. i. George Whighf man, jun. C<;/i/(J/« ; Je->
remiah Fones. Lieutenant ; and John Greene, Enjign.

2. Jeremiah Noithup, G?/>/fli« i William Nori hup, £/V«/^ff<io/;
and William Eldred, Epjign.

3 Sylvefter Hyams, Captain ; George Fowler, jun. Lieutenant 'y
and Thomas Phillips, jun, Enjign.

South Kingitovin ». JohnWilfon, Ca/ra/w ; Nathaniel Mumford,
Lieutenant \ and David Babcotk. jun. Enjign.

1. Nathaniel He\vns, Captam :, Daniel Shearman, jun. Lieute^
nant ; and Job Bibcock, jun Enftgn:

Eaft-Greenwictj. i Caleb S s^eld. Captain ', Henry Tibbits,
jun Lieutenant 5 and Chriftopher Vaughan, Enftgn

1. Thomas Briggs (Son of Benjamin) Captain \ Thomas Place,
Lieutenant , and Michael Spencer (Son of Abncr) Enftgn.

Jameftown. Samuel Slocum, Captain ; Thomas Bently, Lieu-
tenant \ and Benjamin Sheffield, jun. Enjign.

Smithjield. i. Chriftopher Brown, Captain'., John Wilkinfon,
jun. Lieutenant ; and Nathaniel Mowrey, Enjign.

1. Stephen Arnold, Captain ; Oliver Mann, Lieutenant ; and
Arnold Pain, Enftgn.

3. Elilha Sayles, Captain ; Jofeph Mowrey, jun. Lieutenant j
and Chriftopher Angel, Enjign.

Scituate \. Nicholas Edwards, Captain ; Ezckiel Phillips, Liett-
tenant ; and Robert Potter, Enftgn. f

2. George Dorrance, Captain ; John Herenden, Lieutenant ;
and Thomas Bennet, jun. Enjign.

.3, Benjamin Slacke, Captain:, Bernard Hale, Lieutenant', and
James Wheeler, Enjign.

4. Hezekiah Walker, Captain ; Jofeph Weatherhead, Lieatc
nant ; and John Pierce, Enjign.

Glocefttr,

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Glocejer. i. Chad Brown, Cj/'/jm ; William Hawkins, I/Vu-
teaaat ; and Jeremiah Sreere, Enfgn.

3. John Smith, jun. Captain ; Jonathan Harris, Lieutenant ;
and Noel Arnold, Enfign.

3. Thomas Barns, Captain ; Abraham Waterman, Lieutenant \
and Eliakim Richmond, Enjign.

Charleflown ; Nathaniel Sheffield, Captain ; Amos Greene,
Lieuf'^nant • and Eh'fha Clarke, Enjign.

ff'eJi-Greenwicb- 1. Tibbies Hopkins, Captain., Job Spencer,
Lieutenant \ and Alexander Hopkins, Enfign.

a. Shibna Spink, Captain \ Benjamin Greene, jun. Lieutenant ;
and Benjamin Sweet, jun. Enjjgn.

3, Simeon Draper, Captain • Benjamin Greene, Lieutenant j
and Henry Tanner, Enfign.

Coventry, i. Joab Stafford, Captain ; Benjamin Colvin, Liew
tenant ; and Elifha Johnfon, jun Enjign.

1. Thomas Eddy, Captain ; Ifraci Bowen, Lieutenant j and
Samuel Greene, Enjign.

Exeter. 1. Stephen Albro. 0/>/^/« ; Benjamin Weight, L/Vi/-
tenant j and Thomas Wilcox, jun. Enjign.

a. Newman Perkins, Captain ; William Hyams, Liententmt ;
and Nathaniel Barber, Enfign.

MiddUtown • John Clarke, Captain ; Samuel Mumford, Liew
tenant ^ and Jonathan Wceden, Ec/ign.

Bri/lol. John Reynolds, jun Captain ; John Ward well, i-zVa-
tenant ; and Nathaniel Carey, Enjign.

Trverton. i. IlaacManchefler Captain; WiUinmSiniotdyLiew
tenant ; and Thomas Corey, EnJjgn.

2 Oliver Cooke, Captain ; George Wcftgate, jun. Lieutenant %
and Stephen Talman, Enjign.

Litik-Ctmpton David Hillyard, Captain ; Thomas Burgis,
Lieutenant, and Henry Wood, jun. Enjign.

Warren. Jofiah Humphreys, Captain • Thomas Cole, Lieu-
tenant \ and Benjamin Cole, Enfign.

Cumberland, i Nathaniel Whipple, Captain:, Benjamin Tower,
Lieutenant ; and John Grant, Enjign,

2, Gideon Tower, Captain ; Ariel Ballue, Lieutenant ; and
Daniel Whipple, jun. Enjign.

Richmond. Nicholas Lark in. Captain \ Barnct Siffon, Lieu-
tenant ^ and John Thomas, Enfign.

Cranfion. i. Richard Scarle, jun. Captatn -^ Jofcph Carpenter,
Lieutenant \ and Obadiah King, Enfgn.

2. William Field, Captain • Peicg Arnold, Lieutenant ; and
Nathaniel Sprague, Eufgn.

3. Ifraci Gorton, jUn. Captain-^ John Burton, jun. Lieutenant ;
and Ephraim Congdon, Enfign.

Hofkinton. i. John M'Coon, Captain j Roger White, Lieu-
tenant, and Elias Lewis, Enjign.

1. Edward Wells, jun. Cnptain \ Lawton Palmer, Lieutenant ■,
and Benjamin Randal, jun, Enjign.

William

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William MumfordCtf/ftf/«, and Caleb Carrl/Vwf. of the Foit.

Caleb Hacker, Adjutant: of the Regiment of Militia in the
County of Newport.

Firft Troop of Hotfe in Newport.

Benjamin Shtrburn, Captain ; Henry Sowlc, Lietittnani \ Pftcr
Mumtbrd, Cornet \ and Ifaac Dayton, ^l^arter-Mj.Jler,

Second Troop.

Thomas Church, Captain ; Aaron Wilbore, Lieutenant : Jcb
Almy (Son of Samuel) Cornet ; and Peris Richmond, Quarter-
hdajler.

^rovidtttce Troop of Horfe.

Benjamin Bowen, Czptain \ John Fenner, Firft Lieutenant j
James Hoyle, Second Lieutenant ; and Jofeph Na(h, Cornet.

Jo/epb ff'antoH, jnn. Efq; Colonel of the Regiment of Militia
in the County of Newport, in the Room of ycjiai Lynd^tjy Efq;
who refuted ; Job Bennet, jnn. Efq; Lieutenant Colonel in Mr.
fVanton's, Room, and Jonathan Otis, Efq; Major.

Caleb Gardf:ery jua. Captain of the firft Company o? Newport ^
in the Room of M^jor Otis.

Jofefh Belcher, Captain of the feeond Company in Newport^ in
the Room of Mr. Bennet advanced

It is Voted and Refohed^ That all Bufincfs lying before this
Aflembly, unfinidied, be, and the fame is hereby referred unto
the next Seflion : That the Secretary publifti in Newport, all the
Afls and Orders now made and pafTed, within five Days after the
Rifing of this Aflcmbly, and within forty, fend Copies of the
fame, togerher with Copies of the Ads and Orders made and
palTcd at the laft Stflion, unto each Town Clerk in the Colony, ac-
cording to Law, and that thrs Aflembly be, and hereby is ad-
journed to the third Monday of Jugufl next. Jnd it is farther
Voted and Re/ohed, That the Secretary fend a Copy of the A€t
made and paflcd at this SefHon, for aflefling and levying the Rates
or Taxes upon the Inhabitants of this Colony, to each Town
Clerk, ior the Dire£lion of the AITcflnrs.

GOD Save the KING.

^uhlifhed according to Order, June /£><? jia</, I7i8, hy

^' In Juftice to the Secretary, f mu/} acquaint the ^uhlic, that/for .
Time before the General Affemhly fat in June la ft, he delivered me
three Sheets, containing the major Tart of the J^s and Orders ffiadc^
and f aft at the Ele&ion, Jikew/Je in proper Seafon, tbofe which were
paft tn June : But hjving btttj for many Tears, frequently urged hy
feveral Gentktnet), to pubhfh a Hews-^aper, I undertook one ; which
/or fVant of Help, prevented my dijpatching the Colony's prefent Bufi-
nefs fontr th.w this Day. Having frocur'd an Jffiftant, I promt fe
myjclf, to he able to accomplfh the Proceedings 0/ the ylfftmhlyy for
the future^ agreabkto Expe^ation.

Newport, Oclober 30. 1758 J. F

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At the General Assembly of the Gover-
nor and Company of the E?fgUJb Colo-
ny of Rhode- IJland, and Providence-
Plantations, in New- England, in Ame-
rica ; begun and holden by Adjourn-
ment at Newport, within and for thefaid
Colony, on Monday the twenty-firft of
Atiguft, in the Year of our Lord One
Thoufand Seven Hundred and Fifty
Eight, and Thirty-fecond of the Reign
of His moft Sacred Majefty GEORGE
the Second, by the Grace of G O D,
King of Great-Britain, and fo forth.

PRESENT,

The Hon. STEPHEN HO T K INS, Efq; Governor.
The Hon. JOHN G J K D N E R, ECq; Dep. Gov.

James HoNyMAN, Efqj
Nicholas Easton, Efqi
Elisha Brown, Efq;
GlDEOK COMSTOCK, Efq-,

WiLtiAM Richmond, Efq;'
Joseph Brownel, Efqj
Joseph Edmunds, Efqj
Jeoffry Watson, Efqj

The Secretary.
DEPUTIES of the feveral TOWNS.
The Hon. Peter Hours, Efq; Speaker :

NEWPORT;
Lieut. Col. Benja. fVickham,
Edward Scott, Efq;
The Speaker.
Col. Jo/eph IVantoM,
Capt. Daniel AyrauJt,
Mr. mm am Read.

Providence ;
Obadiah Brovun, Efq;

Capt. Charles OJnefy
Mr. mm am Smith,
Lr. Col. Barzillui Richmond.

Portfmouth ;
Mr. Francis Br ay ton,
Mr. John Shearman, jun.
matter Cornel, Efq;
Capf. Robert Barker^

Warwick ,

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Capt. Tihbits Hopkins.
Coventry ;

Cakb Greene, Efq;

Lieut. Col Sfefkea hotter,

Exeter ;
Capt. John Reynolds^
Benoni Hal/, Elq;

Middlctown ;
Mr. PFillium Ealey,
'John barker, Elq;

Briftol ;
Jofeph Rufel, Efq;
Mr. William <7^etrce.

Tiverton ;
r\ Mr. jfobn Bowen.
\l Little-Compton j

IVtUiam Hall, Efq;
Mr. Conjiant Southwortb.

Warren ;
Maj. Jejiah Humphrey,
Capt> Thomas Cok.

Cumberland ;
Jeremiah (Whipple, EJq\
John Dexter, Efq;

Richmond ;
John mbfter, Efq;
Capt. Nichubs Larkitt.

Cranfton ;
John Dexter, Efq;
tVilliam Burton, Efq;

Hopkinton ;
Maj. Jofjua Clarke,
Edward iVells, jun. Efq

Warwick ;
Othniel Gorton, Efq;
Capt. Randal Rice,
Maj. James Arnold, jao.
John fVarner, pn. Efq;

Wcfterly ;
Capt. Jo/eph Stantony
Jojbua Babcock, Efq;
Newfhoreham ;

None.
North-Kingftown ;
Mr. Ebcnezer Brown,
James Gardner, Elq;

South-Kingftown ;
Mr. Jeufry Hajzard, _
Mr. Stephen Hafzard, jun.

EaU-Greenwich ;
Maj. John JrnoU,
Giles Fierce, Efq;

Jameftown ;
Jo/eph Clarke, Efq;
Capt. fVtlliam Hazard.

Smithfield ;
^omas Jrnold, Efq;
Mr. Jeremiah Mowrey.

Sciruate ;
Job Randal, Efq;
Jeremiah Angel, Efq;

Glocefter ;
Benjamin Smith, Efq;
Charleftown ;
Capt. Robert Votter.

WeO-Greenwich ;
Mr. Benjamin Gardner,

JosiAS Lyndon, Efq-, Clerk of the Lower Houfe.

WHEREAS Herr)f Bakock, Efq; Col. of the Regiment
by this Colony raifed, lor the Campaign of the current
Year, hath by Letter inlorrned the Committee ot War, that Mr. Caleb
Hacker, Captain of a Company in the laid Regiment, hath return-
ed without Leave of the (aid Colonel, or letting him know of it ;
which Conduft of him the laid Hacker, if pafled by unnoticed,
may be attended with very pernicious Confequenccs : Wherelore,
// is Voted and Re/olvtd, That the Committee cf War do, as loon
as conveniently may bei fend the faid Caleb Hacker back again
to the Army, that he may be dealt with according to his De-
ft rt.

// is Voted and Refolved, That the SheiifFof the County of Nevj-
port fell the broken Arms belonging to the Colony, at public
Vendue on Thurfday next at two o'Clock in the Afternoon.

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What follows, is a Report prcfcnted by the Gentlemen who
Hgned the ikme \ unto which is fubjoined their Oaths.

*' T/IT E the Subfcribers, being appointed by the General
V V Aflembly of this Colony, at their Seffions in March^
1758, to take an Eftimatc of all the Rateable Eftates, and Num-
ber of Polls, in the Town of Briflol -^ and having purfued the
Dire£lion of the Law in that Cafe made and provided, do report
as follows, viz.

" We find the Amount or all the Rateable Eftates, to be Se-
ven Hundred and Thirty-one Thoufand Eight Hundred and
Thirteen Pounds, and Twelve Shillings '. And the Number of
Polls One Hundred and Eighty-three.

Nathaniel Pearfi^
BriJIol, Mguji ij. 1758. 7bemas Tbroopg^

Royal Payne."

*' Brifoljs. On the 18th Day o{ Auguji, A.D i/jS, ap-
peared the above Subfcribers, and made folcmn Oath, that the
above Eftimate orValuation of the Rateable Eftates, and Number
of Polls in the Town oi Brijiol^ is made according to the beft of
their Knowledge.

r<r/? Shearjafliub Bourn, Jufl. ^eace*^

And the faid Report being duly examinea and confidered, It is
Voted and Re/ohed, That the fame be, and hereby is accepted.

Mr. Martin Howard, jun. exhibited the following Account to
wit.

" T'/?'*^ Co/ooy 0/ Rhode-Ifland, to Martin Howard, y«>;, Dr---

For four Bills ofCoft taxed againft Julian H^olf or d ic\<\ Chri/itana
Renfhen^ at November Seffions of the Peace, 1 75(5, at Newport^
conviiJed of Theft ; at which Court I was appointed Attorney
General, Col. L'/>£^/fce being fick. pi 18 o

iV. B. The above two Women having no Eftate, were I'cld to
pay rhe above Cofts, but they fearcely fold for enough to pay the
Perfon who whipped them 5 fo that the above Coffs ftill remain
unpaid.

^rovideace, Adarch I s- 1737. M. Howard, jun."

And the faid Account being duly examined, // is Voted and
Re/ohedy That fo much of the above-mentioned Bills of Coft as
belongs to the aforefaid Martin Howard, jun. by the Laws in
Force at the Time he was appointed, and officiated as King's At-
torney, be paid him the faid Martin Howard, jun. oat of the Gene-
ral Treafury.

// is Voted and Refohed, That Gideon Comftock, Efq; Ohadiab
Brown, Efq- and Lieut.Col. Barzillai Richmond, be, and they, or
any two of them, are hereby appointed a Committee to audit the
Accounts of Col. Samuel Angel with the Colony, and make Re-
port unto the General AITembly as loon as conveniently may be.

Whereas

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Wherea? 'jamei Franklin exhibited unto this AfTembly, an Ac-
count by him charged againft the Colony, for printing One Hun-
dred Proclamations, for raifing the Thoufand Men ordered by the
General AfTembly to be raifed in this Colony, for the prercnl
Campaign : And the faid Account being duly examined. It is
Voted and Refolved, That the fame be, and hereby is allowed, and
that Twenty-four Pounds, the Amount thereof, be paid the faid
Jamei Franklin ©ut of the General Treafury.

Whereis Jeremiah JVhippU of Cumberltjndy Eiq; exhibited unto
this AfTembly, an Account by him charged againft the Colony,
for Timber, Plank, Nails, and Labour by him provided, done,
and procur'd to be done, for and in repairing the Bridge between
the Town of Smtthjield, and the faid Town of Cumberland : And
the faid Account being duly examined, It is Voted and Refolved^
That the fame be, and hereby is allowed, and that Two Hundred
and Fifcy-one Pounds Seventeen Shillings, the Amount thereof,
be paid the faid feremiah fVhipple out of the General Treafury.

Whereas Jonathaa Barney, of Newport, exhibited unto this
AfTembly, an Account of Eighteen Pounds, charged againfl the
Colony, for his Time, Horfchire, and Expences, in a Journey by
him made to fVarwick, to convey a Letter to the late Governor
Greene : And the faid Account being duly examined. It is Voted
and Rejolved, That Fourteen Pounds of it be allowed and paid the
faid Jonathan Barney out of the General Treafury.

Whereas an Indian Woman, called and known by the Name
of Sarah Mew, of Warwick, in the County of Kent, preferred a
Petition, and reprcfented unto this AfTembly, That her Husband
George Mew, a Molatto Man, went lafl Year in the Colony's Ser-
vice, as a Soldier in one of the Companies tiiat was raifed in NeW'
port : That he was taken at the Redudion of Fort William Henry,
by the French, ■who carried hiiti away, at leaft he hath never come
back, and there have been feveral Reports of his being dead ; but as
nothing of Certainty hath occurred, info long a Space of Time,
it is very probable that he will never return : That as the Peti-
tioner hath feveral fmall Children, whom fhe is unable to main-
tain, fhe applied to the Committee of War for her faid Hus-
band's Wages : Thole Gentlemen "informed her, that there was
a Ballancc cf One Hundred and Thiity-fix Pounds Twelve Shill-
ings and One Penny, due on Account of his Wages, but that they
could not pay the fame wilh Safety, unlefs the General AfTembly
ordered it : Wherefore the faid Sarah Mew prayed, that the Com-
mittee of War may be direded to pay the faid Sum into the
Hands of fome proper Pcrfon, fo that if may be laid out to the
beft Advantage of the Family left by the faid George Mew. And
this AfTembly having duly enquired into, and confidercd the fub-
jeft Matter of the Petition aforefaid, It is Voted and Refolved, That
the aforefaid Ballance of One Hundred and Thirty-fix Pounds
Twelve Shillings and One Penny, be paid by the Committee of

War

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War unto Beajamh Arnold of fVarwick, Efq; for the 17 fc of the
Wife and Children of the faid George Mew \ and that the fame be
improved and applied to and for their Support, in the bcft and
mod frugal Manner be can.

What follows is the Report of the Committee that was appoint-
ed to examin Mr. WiUiam Elleryy jun. late Naval-Officer, his Ac-
count concerning the Light-Houfe.

'• DT.-'Q'te Colony of Rhodc-Ifland./cr Charges upon the Light-Houfe.
I7j8. npO Cafh paid Mr. Rivera for Oil 4^. 140 o o

Mirth. -*- To Ditto paid for Wick, 400

To Cafh paid Mr. Rivera for Oil, 134 o o

To Ditto paid Mr. Een'j, Hithvh'i. Ballance, 9^ 9 9
To Ditto paid for Brufhes, a lo o

To Ditto paid Freight of Oil, I 40

To Ditto paid for Wick, a 80

To Ditto paid ^ojiah Arnold., carting, 40 o o

To Ditto paid Mr. Rivera^ Oil, J45 o o

To Ditto paid for Wick,' J o o

To Ditto paid Freight of Oil, 1 kS" ©

To Mr. H^//liam Blltry, j[imoT's Commiffions, 48 10 4I
To Cafh paid Mr. George Gardner the BiUince, 9104*

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Creditor.
1758. DY 6sS9 Tons foreign Veflels, at 2/6 per
Iriarch,^ Ton, - - - - ^. g,^ ,7 ^

By aop Coafters, at aq/T - - 105) o o

£. loaS 17 6

Newport, Augafi 3. 1758,

Examined the above Vouchers, and fettled the above Account
with Mr. fVilliam EHery, jun. and found a Ballance due to
faid Light-Houfe, of Nine Pounds Nineteen Shillings and Four
Pence Farthing, which he hath paid to Mr. George Gardner the
prefent Naval Officer.

^eter Bourj,
Thomas CraTifioo."
Unto which Report, the Committee fubjoined the following
Account.

" Colony, - - - Dr—

To our Trouble in fetling the above Accounf, - ^. ^

"Peter Bours,
Thomas Cranfoa."
And the faid Report being duly confidcrcd, It is Voted and Re~
folved^ That the fame be, and hereby is accepted : That the
foregoing Account be allowed, and Six Pounds, the Amount
thereof, paid the faid I'cter ^owrjand Thomas Cravfloo^ out of the
General Treafury.

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tt is Votsd and Refvlved, That his Honour the Governor be, and
he hereby is requeued to make earneft Application unto his Ex-
cellency General Abercrombie, for Pay for the Hire of the Veflcls
employed in the Tranlportation of the Troops raifed laft Year in
this Colony, to Mb any : And that in the mean Time, the Com-
mittee of W'ar fettle with the Owners of the faid Tranfports, and
pay them for the Hire of their faid VefTels.

It is Voted atid Re/bhed, That the Committee of War be, and
they hereby are direfted to pay for all the Small Arms that were
cither impreflcd or hired for the Colony's Service feveral Years
paft, and have not been returned to the Owners ; and that the
Payment be according to Appraifment, and the trueValue of our
Money at the Time of their being hired or imprelTcd.

Wliereas John Sfooner exhibited unto this Aflcmbly, an Ac-
count by him charged againft the Colony, for Work done on the
Colony-Houfe and Gaol in Newport, and for two new Cafements
for the faid Gaol ; And the faid Account being duly examined,
It is Voted and Refohed, That the fame be, and hereby is allowed,
and that Nineteen Pounds, the Amount thereof, be paid the faid
John Spooner out of the General Trcafury.

Whereas Jofeph Edmundi, Efq; exhibited unto this Aflembly,
an Account by him charged againft the Colony, for his Time,
Trouble, and Horfchire, in a Journey which he made to Cumber''
land, in order to confult with Jeremiah Whipple, Efq; about re-
pairing the Bridge between SmithHild and Cumberland : And the
laid Account being duly examined, // is Voted and Refolvtd, That
the fame be, and hereby is allowed, and that Six Pounds, the
Amount thereof, be paid the faid Jofeph Edmunds out of the Ge-
neral Treafury.

Whereas it appears unto this Aflcmbly, that many of the
Soldiers raifed by this Colony for His Majcfty's Service, in the
prefent Expedition, under the Command of his Excellency Maj.
Gen, Abercrombie, have defer Ccd and returned Home :

It is therefore Voted and Refohed, That his Honour the Gover-
nor be, and he hereby is requeued to ilTue forthwith a Proclama-
tion, commanding all fuch Deferters immediately to rcfign thcm-
felves up to fome one ot the Committee of War for this Colony,
alluring fhofc, that do fo voluntarily, within ten Davs after the
Day of the Date of fuch Proclamation, that they ftiall be recom-
mended to Mercy ; and alfo calling upon and firidly command-
ing all Officers, both Civil and Military, viithin this Colony, and
all other His Majefly's liege Subje£Vs, to exert their Authority,
and ufc their utmoft Endeavours, immediately to apprehend and
fecurc fuch Deferters, and promifing a Reward for apprehending
and fccuring each Deferrer, the Value ofone Month's Pay of fuch

Defertcr :

Deferter : And that his Honour alio infcrt in his Proclamation,
Abftrafts of fuch Ads of Parliament, and Laws of this Colony, as
have been made for punifhing fuch as eonceal, /bpfort, trade withy
or anf way J/J or afjifi Dejerters \ and alfo for the Encouragement
of thofe who fliall apprehend and fecure them.

AUD it is farther Voted and Re/ohvd, That all Deferters who
(hall refign thcmlelves, or be apprehended, (hall be lent back to
their Duty by the Committee of War, in the moft expeditious and
fafe Manner : And that all Officers in this Colony, both Civil
and Military, that (hall rcfufe, or any Way ncgleft to do thuir
Duty in apprehending and fecuring any Deferter or Delerters,
fhall for every Offence, forfeit the Sum of One Hundred Pounds
(to be recovered by anyone of the Committee of War, by Aftion
of Debt) and be removed from their Office, and rendered ablolutely
incapable of holding any Office in thii Colony afterwards.

Whereas there was exhibited unto this AlTembly, an Account
hy Satnutl Greene chzr^td A}^^\n^ J ofeph Scott^ R\c\-^ for Shingles,
Boards, and Timber, by the faid Greem delivered in May, ^75^t
when the laid Scott was Sheriff of the County of NewporS, for re-
pairing His Majefty's Gaol in the laid County : Which Account
being duly examined, It is Voted and R^ejolved, That the fame be,
and hereby is allowed, and that Forty-eight Pounds Eleven
Shillings, the Amount of it, be paid the faid Samud Qrt^ene out
of the General Trcafury.

Whereas Joftas Lyndon, Efq; Clerk of the Inferior Court of
Common Fleas, and General Selfions of the Peace, in the County
oi Newport, hath informed this Affembly, that the Book ol Re-
cords in his Office, is written almcft full : It is therefore Voted and
Rijolved, That the faid Clerk procure a new Book for the Bufi-
nefsof his Office, at the Colony's Expence.

/; /■; Voted and Rifohed, That the Bounty or Premium which
fhall be given for apprehending a Deferter from the Regiment
raifed by this Colony, and now aftually in His Majefty's Service,
fhall at the Time of paying off the Soldiers, be deduced out of the
Wages of fuch Deferter, together with the Expences that may
arifc or accrue from apprehending, fecuring, and returning him
to the Regiment : And whenever it fhall happen, that there is
not enough due to a Deferter, to pay fuch Premium, he fhall be
fold by one of the Committee of War for Payment thereof, and
(land committed to Gaol until he is fold.

Whereas Jofias Lyndon, Efq; Clerk of the Lower Houfe, exhi-
bited unto this AlTembly, an Account by him charged againfl
the Colony, for making a Copy of Mr. Brentoh'% long Account
with the Colony, purfuant to in Order o( the laid Houfe, for the
Committee to cxamin : And the faid Clerk's Account being dulv-
examined, /; is Voted and Rc/ehtd, That the fame be, and hereby is

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allowed, and that Two Pounds Sixteen Shillings, the Amount
thereof be paid the faid fojias V/ndonoMX. of the General Treafury.

Whereas Jndrew Burnet exhibited unto this Aflembly, an Ac-
count of Eighty-five Founds, by him charged againft the Co-
lony, ^^^ boarding two of the French King's Subjcfts, that by the
Fortune of War were taken Prilbncrs, and brought into this Co-
lony : And the faid Account being duly examined. It ij Voted
and Refvlvedy That Sixty-two Pounds thereof be allowed and paid
the faid Jndrew Burnet out of the General Treafury.

Whereas George Lavjton^ Keeper of His Majefty's Gaol in the
County of I^^ewfort, exhibited unto this Aflembly, an Account
of Seventy-fix Founds Twelve Shillings, by him charged againft
the Colony, for the Subfiftence of Edward Sprit/ger and Elizabeth
Clarke^ who were confined in the faid Gaol at the King's Suit :
Of which Sum he had lecciv'd of Mr. ShcnS Gardnery Forty-five
Pounds and Nineteen Shillings, Part of the Money for which the
faid Springer and Clarke were fold, and no more ; fo that there is
a Ballance of Tnirty Pounds Thirteen Shillings due to the faid
Gaol-keeper. And this Alfembly having made due Enquiry into
the State of the aforefaid Account, // ij Voted znd Re/ohed, That
the aforefaid Ballance of Thirty Pounds Thirteen Shillings, be
allowed and paid the faid George Lawten out of the General Trea-
fury.

Whereas John Jndrewt, Efq; Colonel of the Regiment of Mi-
litia in the County oi Providence, exhibited unto this Aflembly,
an Account charged againft the Colony, for Money by him paid
to fundry Pcrfons whom he employed to carry Pref«- Warrants to
the major Part of the Captains of his Regiment, in the Month
of March, 1737, and for their Hcrfchire and Expences : And the
laid Account being duly examined, // /j Voted and ReJolveJ, That
the fame be, and hereby is allowed, and that FiJty-two Pounds
Three Shillings and Six Pence, the Amount thereof, be paid the
faid Col. Jndrews out of the General Treafury.

It is Voted and Re/olved, That Gideon Comjfock, 'James Helmcy
Job Randal, and Benjamin Nichols, Efqrs. be, and they, or the
major Part of them, arc hereby appointed a Committee to examin
the Account of 'Jakleel Brenton, Efq; with the Colony, and report
their Opinion upon the fame, unto this Aflembly, at their next
Seflton.

Whereas Othniel Gorton, Efq; exhibited unto this Aflembly, an
Account by him charged agaiiilt the Colony, for his Time and
Trouble in attending upon the Executors of the late Governor
Greene in fV^arzuick, to receive of them the Charter, with a Book,
called Fonej'i Records, and fundry other Papers belonging to the
Government, and afterwards delivering the fame to his Honor
the prefent Governor, at Providence : And the faid Account be-
ing duly examined. /; is Voted and Re/olved, That the fame be,

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and hereby is allowed, and that Ten Pounds, the Amount of it,
be paid theftid Otbniel Gor$on out of the General Treafury.

What follows is tlie Report of the Committee that was ap-
pointed to enquire concerning Iron, and fo forth.

t{ \]l/'^ ^^^ Subfcribers, being a Commitrec appointed by the
'" General AfTembly, at their SeflTions in Augufi, Anno
Dvffi. 1757, to make Enquiry what Quantity of Iron» and out
of what Materials harh been made in this Colony, from Chriftmas,
A D. 1745), to the 5th Day of January^ i7i>^. do report as
tollows :

That there has been tmnif; of P'S Metal, imported from New-
Tork, '•ThtUdelphia, and the Jer feys, in laid Time, Five Hundred
and Eighry-nine Tons, Nine Hundred, one Quarter, and Sixteen
Pounds, and out of Bog Oar, One Hundred and Thirteen Tons,
One Hundred Two Quarters and Twenty-two Pounds.

Tbcmas Arnold,
Immanuel Nertbupj
Stephen Po(Ur."

Unto which Report, the Committee fubjoined the following
Account.

" ColvMY bf Rhvde-IJJarJ, - - - Df —
'T'O our Time and Trouble in procuring faid Account
-■• and making Report, - * - /• ^5 - "

And the PremiflTes being duly oonfidered, It is f^ottd and Re-
[dvidy That the foregoing Report be, and the fame is hereby ac-
cepted : And his Honour the Governor is requeued to fend Home
as loon as conveniently may be, an Anlwer to the Queries fent
by the Board of Trade, rclpeding the fron Manufadure of this
Colony. And it is aljo VvUd and Refulved, Thar the Committee's
Account be, and hereby is allowed, and that Fifteen Pounds, the
Amount thereof, be paid them the atorefaid Thomas Arnold, Immii'
nuel Nurtbup, and Stephen hotter, out of the General Trealury.

Whereas fundry Accounts were exfiibited to the Lower Houfe,
charged againft 7"'-"' ^'"'.ff ^-'^ ^cituate, in the County of Provi-
dence, whofe Son Thamas wai murdered lalt OBober, by Jokn
Abfvlom^ an Indian Man : Whereupon the faid Houfc appointed
a Committee to examin the (aid Accounts ; and the Gentlemen
having undertaken and performed that Service, reported as fol-
lowcth, to wit.

♦' Ne-wporf, the 24th of Augafi, A. D. 175S.

WE the Subfcribers, being appointed a Committee to Icttle
the Accounts o{ Jabez Buwdn, Efq; Job Ruidjl, Efq; A'j-
thaniel^billifs, Tun^^ Benjamin Slacky having confidcrej f.ud Ac-
compts, do report as follows

To Jabiz Bewitt, Efqi . . /. 15 o o

To yd Randal' Efq; » . 10 o "

M To

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To Btnjamin Siatk, ~ ~ - lo 8 o

To Natbaniel Pbillipst - _ _ lo o o

per Stephen Poller,
Jofbust Clarke:*
And this Affembly having duly confidcred the faid Report, //
it Voted and Refolved, Thit the fame be, and hereby is accepted ;
and that the leveral Sums above-mentioned, be paid out of the
General Treafury unto each ol the Perfons againft whofe Name
the Sum is refpedively let.

Whereas Ebenezer Teft exhibited unto this AfTembly, an Ac-
count amounring to Twenty- leven Pounds, by him charged
againft rhe Colony, Tor attending on the General Aflembly at
their SciHons in South- Kingstown, three Days in February, and fix
in March laft : And the faid Account being duly examined, /;
is Voted and Re/ohed, That Thirteen Pounds Ten Shillings theicof,
be allowed and paid the faid Ebtnezer Tejf out of the General
Treafury.

Whereas Mr. ?r//// JOT iifrt^ exhibited unto this Aflcmbly, an
Account charged againft rhe Colony, for One Hundred and five
Days Work and Attendance, by him done and given at the Fort :
It IS therefore Voted and Refohed, That Gideon Coin/Jock, Otbniel
Gorton, and Thomas Jrnold, Efq; be, and they are heieby ap-
pointed a Committee to exatnm the faid Account, and make
Report unto this Aflembly at their next Seflion.

It is Voted and Re/ohed, That Jo/efb Clarke, Efq; and Capf.
William Hajzard, be, and theV hereby are appointed a Commitree,
to examin the Accounts of Jojtah Arnold, Efq;arifing againft the
Colony from the Light'-Houfc ; that when they have lo done,
they draw the Ballance out of the General Tieafuty, and pay ic
unto the laid Jojiah Arnold, taking his Receipt for the fame :
And that the Money lb drawn out of the General Treafury, be
replaced out of the Money that ftiaU arife from the Duty impofcd
on Shipping, for the Maintenance of the Light-Houfe, when a
fufficicnt Fund is coUcdcd theicby.

An A C T augmenting the Duty on Shipping, for the better
Support of the Light-Houfe.

fjpff/£ RE AS it has been found by Experience, that the Duties
^" arijing on the Navigation of this Colony^ are not Juficient for
the Maintenance of the Light-Houje :

IDfi It therefore Enabled by this General Affembly, and by the Jw
■*-' thurtty of the fame. It is Emfied, That for the better Main-
tenance and Support of the Light-Houfi?, the Duty on VeiTels in
this Colony, (hall be, and hereby is augmented to Fifteen Pence,

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Sterling Money of Great-Britattt, on every Coafling Vcflcl, and
to Two Pence Srerling/'err Ton, for all other Vcflels, or an Equi-
valent thereto, in Old-Tenor, at the Option of the Party that
pays the fame.

Whereas a Committee was by the General AfTembly appointed
to enquire into the Claims made opon the Eftate which 'Jojeph
Munro lately forfeited to the Colony : And the Gentlemen hav-
ing undertaken the faid Bufinefs, prefented the following Report,
to wit :

4cT7f TE the Subfcribers, being appointed a Committee by the
V V General AfTembly, to examin the Demands of fundry
Perfons upon the Eftate of Jo/eph Munro, of Swanfeyy do report
as foUoweth, viz. That there is due to Richard Hah upon his two
Notes of Hand, Two Hundred and Forty Pounds Fourteen
Shillings , and likewife to John Kelly, on his Bond, Sixty-one
Pounds Seventeen Shillings, and due to Eltjha Luther., One Hun-
dred and Six Pourids Ten Shillings on his Bond, and due to Jmoj
Bowen, on his Note, Thirty-four Pounds Six Shillings.

Jhomas Greene,
PJathaniet Fales."
And this AlTembly having duly confidered the laid Report, It
is Voted and Refolved, That the fame be, and hereby is accepted,
and that the Sum of Two Hundred and Forty Pounds Fourteen
Shillings, be paid to Richard Hak ; the Sum of Sixty-one Pounds
Seventeen Shillings, to John Kelly j the Sum of One Hun-
dred and Six Pounds Ten Shillings, to Elijha Luther:, and the
Sum of Thirty- four Pounds Six Shillings, to Jmo% Bowen:, the
whole out of the General Trealary.

Rfi it Ena^ed by this General Ajfemhly, and by the Authority of
the fame., Ir is Enatted, That all Warrants that are now granted,
or fhall at any Time hereafter be ifTued, for coUedting Rates or
Taxes, fhall continue, abide, and remain in full Force^ to all In-
tents and Purpofes, until the whole of each refpcdive Rate or
Tax (hail be levied and coUeded.

Whereas George Gardner, Efq; Sheriff of the County nf NeW'
port, exhibited unto this AlTembly, an Account by him charged
againfl rhe Colony, for his Time and Trouble in receiving French
Officers who have been taken Priloners of War, and brought into
this Colony, and placing them out to Board from time to time;
for his Time, Trouble, Horfehire, and Expences, in fummoning
the Members of the Upper and Lower Houfe to meet at South-
Kingftown and conflirutc that Sedion of AlTembly that was holden
there on Tucfday the fourteenth of February laft, in Confequence
of Warrants ilTued for that Purpofe by the late Governor Greene ;
for Money advanced to purehafe a white Wand, Wood, and Sand,
for the Colony Houfe ; and for lundry other Services rendered the
Community : And the laid Account being duly examined, // is

Voted

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P^oted and Refolved, That the fame be, and hereby is allowed, and
that Forty-nine Pounds, the Amount thereof, be paid the laid
George Gardner out of the General TrealUry.

Whereas Wtlliam Smith exhibited unto this Affembly, an Ac-
count by him charged againft the Colony, for Plank, Boards,
Ports, and Work by him furnifhed and procured to be dene in
and upon the County Houfe in Providence : And the faid Ac-
count being being duly examined, It ts Voted and Re/olved^ That
the fame be, and hereby is allowed, and that Ninccy-hve Poun(1s
Nine Shillings and Ten Pence, the Amount thereof, be paid the
laid fVilUam Smith out of the General Trcaiury.

V^hcxtisjofeph Sa^jford, jun. exhibited unto this Alfcmbly, an
Account amounting to One Hundred and Four Pounds Eight
Shillings, charged againft the Colony for Nails and Blankets by
him furnillied for the Ufe of His Mdjefty's Gaol in the County of
Newport : And the faid Account being duly examined, // ij Footed
and Ke/dved, That the lame be, and hereby is allowed, and that
Forty i^ounds Eight Shillings, the Ballance thereof, be paid the
faid Jofeph Scinford, jwn. out of the General Treafury.

Whereas 'HamUey Chipman, of Newport, in rhe County of New-
fort, Diftiller, preterrcd a Peritioii, and rcprelented unto this
AiTembly, that he purchafcd Tome Time pad, tor carrying on
the Bufinefs of Diftilling and Soap-boiling, a large Lot of Land
at the South End of rhe Town ot Newport aforefaid, with a Imall
Houfe thereon, unto which he hath mau'c a confidcrable Addi-
tion, and alfoereOed a StiH-Houfe, Soap-Houfe, Cooper's Shop,
Ware-Houle, Joiner's Sliop, Chaife-Houfe, and Stable, which in-
volved him confiderably in Debt : Nevrr^hclels, he had Hopes to
clearbimfelt fpeedily by his Bufinels, and probably fliould have
done it, had nor War come on, which has in a grtat Mealure
broke up the Bufinels of Diflilling, and greatly injured almoft every
other Trade. This put the Petitioner upon endeavouring to find
out another Way to clear himfclf of his Difficulties : That a
Voyage prefcnted, in which he thought there was a good Prof-
pe£t of effcding it ; and accordingly he went to Sea, but was
unfortunately taken by the Enemy, and loft all he had with him,
which was pretty confiderable : So that inftead of bettering his
Circumftances, he became plunged deeper in Debt, and now hath
no Way to extricate himfelf, but by felling his Eftate. And as
no Perfon, who will give any Thing near the Value of it, pre-
fents to purchafe, he the faid Handley Chipman prayed for Liberty
to open and cicd a Lottery for not exceeding the Sum of Thirty
Thoufand Pounds.

On Confideration whereof,

It is Voted and Refolved, That the Prayer of the faid Hafidiey
Chipmau in his aforefaid Petition made, be, and the fame is hereby

granted :

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granted : And to the End that the faid Lottery may be properly
and regularly tarried on, // is farther l^oteJ jiici B.eJolvsd^ That
McflTrs. Einathao Hammond^ James Tanner, John ff'aiiton (Son of
Giikou) Jonathan Oiis, and Henry IVard, be, and hereby arc cho-
fen Diredors or Managers of the fame.

Whereas Elijha Brown, Elq; and Capt. Daniel Jyrauk, were
appointed by the Lower Houfe, at Yi^Otiober Scflion of Allem-
blv, to audit an Account ch.uged againft the Colony, by the
Owners of the ^loop Robey : And the faid Elijha and Daniel hav-
ing undertakon and pertoimed that Service, reported, that they
are of Opinion, that there is due to the laid Ovvners, the Sum of
Twenty Pounds Ten Shillings and Four Pence Sterling, equal to
Four Hundred and Thirty-two Pounds Eight Shillings Old-Tenor :
And the laid Report being duly confidered, // is Futcd and Re/ohed,
That the fame be, and hereby is accepted, and ihat Twenty
Pounds Ten Shillings, Sterling Money of Great-Britain, or Four
Hundred and Thirty-two Pounds Eight Shillings, in Bills of
Credit of the Old-Tenor, be paid out of the General Treafury,
unto the Perfons who owned the faid Sloop Rohey, in the Month
Xif June, One Thoufand Seven Hundred and Fifty-feven,

It is Voted and Rejvhed, That his Honor the Governor be, and
he is hereby requclted to write proper Anfwers to the Letters
which he receiv'd from Hiffaniola, with Regard to a Church being
;obbed there, informing that this Government will do all in their
Power to difcovcr the 'Terfetrafors of that Sacrilege. His Honor
is alfo rcquefted to write unto the Honorable James De Lenceyy
Efq;' Lieut Governor and Commander in Chief of the Province
of Nezu-Tork, requeuing him to inform this Government what he
kno%vs of the above Affair : And that after the Governor (hall
have received an Anfwer from Mr. De Lancey, he proceed with
the Advice of his Council, cither to releaie John Shearman, who
now ftands committed to His Majefty's Gaol in Newport, en that
Account, or keep him there confined.

Whereas Silas Gardner of f^orth^KiM^stown, in the County of
Kings County, preferred a Petition, and reprelentcd unto this
AfTembly, That the Government having recovered a Judgment
againft him for the Sum of Fifteen Hundred Pounds Old-Tenor,
and Coft, had fucd out Execution thereof: That he hath a large
Sum of Money due to him from fundry Perfons that have entered
into His Majclty's Service, and are now making the Campargn :
That they are by a Law of rhe Colony proteftcd againfl: legal
ProcelTes, unlefs for a confiderable Sum, which puts it out of his
Power to fatisfy the faid Execution at prefcnt : Wherefore he the
faid Silas prayed that the faid Execution may be returned fatisfied,
upon his giving Bond, with fufRtient Sureties, for paying the
Money due to the Colony, unto the General Treafurer. within
one Year.

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On Confidcrarion whereof,
It is Voted and Re/olved^ That the Prayer of the faid Sihi Gard-
ner in his Petition aforefaid made, be, and the fame is hereby
granted, provided Lawful Intereft be included in the Bond, and
Mr. Ifaac Gardner, Father of the Petitioner, enter jointly and fe-
verally into the Obligation with him, and thereby become the faid
Silas'i Surety.

Whereas in J he Month of June, One Thoufand Seven Hundred
and Fifty-fevcn, his Honor the Deputy Governor (upon a Rumor
of a French Privateer's being upon the Coaft) fent out two armed
Veflels in Queft of her : One of which touched at Bhck-I/Jand,
where fhe was fupplied with four Sheep and a Cheefe by Mr. Ed-
mund Sheffield oUhzt Place, all to the Value of Forty-three Pounds
Sixteen Shillings Old-Tenor: // is therefore Voted and Re/ohed,
That the Speaker of the Lower Houfe draw the Sum of Forty-
three Pounds Sixteen Shillings out of the General Treafury, and
pay the fame unto whom ic (hall appear to him to be due.

It is Voted and Re folvedy That, in order to fupply the Treafury,
the General Treafurerbe, and he is hereby direfted to hire for a
Term of Time not exceeding one Year, at the Rate of Six per Cent,
per Jnnum, as many of ihe Bills ol Credit emitted by this Colony,
called Lawful Money, as he can, not exceeding the Value of One
Hundred and Fifty Thoufand Pounds Old-Tenor.

It is Voted affd Re/olv'ed, That Lieut. Col. Benjamin fVickham,
Capt. Dan/el Jyrauk, and Mr. IViltiam Read, be, and they hereby
are appointed a Committee, to enquire what Military Stores be-
longing to the Colony, are upon the Ifland of New-Shoreham, altas
Block-ijland \ and that they be delivered unto George Gardner,
Captain of the Company or trained Band ofthe faid New-Shorekam,

Whereas the Lower Houfe conftituted a Committee to audit
the Account o^ H'ltliam Mumford, Captain ofthe Fort : And the
Gentlemen fo conftituted, having undertaken and performed that
Service, made and endorfed the following Report on the faid Ac-
count, to wit :

a T7\rE ^he Subfcribers, being appointed to exanain the within
V V mentioned Account, have compared the Vouchers,
and find the Amount to be Two Thoufand Eight Hun-
dred and Sixteen Pounds Four Shillings and Five Pence, exclufive
of Capt. IVtlliam Mumford's Wages or CommilTions.

Benjamin IVickham,
Daniel Jyrault, jun."

And this AfTembly having duly confidered the faid Report, It
is Voted and Re/olved, That the fame be, and hereby is accepted,
and that the faid Sum of Two Thoufand Eight Hundred and Six-
teen Pounds Four Shillings and Five Pence, be paid the faid
Willtam Mumford out of the General Treafury.

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Whereas Benovi HjU of Exeter, in the County of K/»gs County^
and Colony aforcfaid, Elq; preferred a Petition, and rcprcfentcd
unto this Aflembly, That his Son Hmry HjI/, and one -Pj/vj of
Newport afbrefaid, were taken Prisoners, and carried into NeW'
Orleaai, upon the Mi^Jtppi, where they have been confin'd lor
more than a Year ; and that rherc is no Profpedt of their being
rcleafed within any realbnable Time ; Whereupon the faid Be-
mni prayed this AfTcmbly ro recommend ir unto his Honor the
Governor, to grant a CommifTion, authorizing him to proceed
with a Flag of Truce unto the laid Ncw-Or/eanj, in order to fetch
them Home, propofing, and alfo offering to carry as many ofhis
Moft Chriftian Majefty's Subjects, now Prifoners of War in this
Colony, aslball be willing to go thither, and to bring from thence
as many Britijh Subjeds \Vho are Prifoners of War there, as he
can. And the Subjeft Matter of the Petition aforelaid, having
been duly enquired into and confidered, It is Voted and Refolved^
That the Prayer thereof be, and is hereby granted ; and accord-
ingly his Honor the Governor is requefted to ifTue unto theafore-
faid Bcnora Ha'J, a Commiffion for the Ends and Purpofes above
mentioned.

It is Voted and ReJolveJ, That all Bufinefs lying before this
AfTcmbly, unfinifhed, be, and the fame is hereby referred unto
the next Seflion : That the Secretary publifh, by Beat of Drum,
in the Town of Newport^ all t|ic A£ls and Orders now made and
pafl, in ten Day: after the Rifing of this AlTembly, and within
forty, fend Copies of the fame, according to Law, unto every
Town in the Colony : And that this AfTembly be, and hereby
is adjourned to the fourth Monday ofOBoher nevt, if called at that
Time by his Honor the Governor, or his Honor the Deputy Go-
vernor : But if not called before nor at faid Time, that then this
AfTemblv (hall be diffolvcd.

GOD Save the KIN G.

^ublifbed according to Order^ the jijth Day o^ September One
Thoufand Seven Hundred and Fifty 'eighty by

Tho. Ward, Secr^,

A true Copy^ duly examined.
Wj T N E S S

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At the General Assembly of the Gover-
nor and Company of the EngVtJh Colo-
ny of Rhode-Iflandy and Providence-
Plant attons, in New-England, in Ame-
rica ; begun and holden at Providence^
within and for the faid Colony, on the
laft Wednefday of OBoher, in the Year
of our Lord, One Thoufand Seven
Hundred and Fifty Eight, and Thirty-
fecond of the Reign of Hismoft Sacred
Majefty GEORGE the Second, by the
Grace of GOD, King of Great-
Britain, and fo forth.

PRESENT,
The Hon. STE^P HEN H 0 <P K I N S, Efq; Governor.

James Honyman, Efq;
NicholasEaston, Efq-,
Elisha Brown, Efq;
Gjdeon Comstock, Efq;

Joseph Edmunds, Efq;
Jonathan Randal, Efqj
Danibll Coooeshal, Efqjj
Jegffry Watson, Efq;

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The Secretary.
DEPUTIES of the feveral TOWNS.

NEWPORT;

Lieut. Col. Benjju Ji''ickham,
(Peter Eours, Efq;
Col. Jofeph Wanton,
Capt. Daniel Jyrault^
Mr. William Read.

Providence ;
Obadiah Brown, Efq;

Capt. Charles Olney,
Col. Chriftofher Harris,
Lt. Col. Bar zillai Richmond.

Portfmouth ;
Mr, John Shearman, jnn.
Capt. John Shreive, jan.
Mr. Thomas Shearman, jan.

Warwick j

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Warwick ;
Othniel Gorton, Efq;
Benjamin Arnold^ Efq;
Maj. James Jrnold, jun.
John fVarner, jun. Efqi

Welterly ;
Samuel fVard, Efq;
y^«j Babcocky Efqj
Newlhorcham ;

North-Kingftown 5
Jmmanuel Norlhup, Efqj
Capt. Dante! Fones.

South-Kingftown j
Latham Clarke, Efq;

Eart-Grecnwich ;
Cap/. Benjamin Greene y
Capt. R/*/«j Spencer.
Jameltown ;
Mr. IViIIijm Mirtiny
Mr. IJaac flow land.

Smithfield ;
Thomas JroolJ, Elq^ '
Mr. Jeremiiih Mowrey.

Scituate ,
Job Randal, Efq;
Jeremiah Angel, Efq;
Glocefter j
Capt. Kafus Smith

Charleftown \
Capt. Robert 'Tottery
Capt. Fe/^^ Crofi.

Weft- Greenwich
Mr. Benjamin Gardner,

Capt. Ttbhits Hopkins.

Coventry j
Caleb G reeve y Efq;
Lieut. Col. Stephen hotter,

Exeter ;
Capt. John Hcynoldsy
Mr. Jojeph HoUovuay.
Middletown ;
Mr. Samuel Baley, jun.
Mr. James Barker ^ jun.

Btiftol i
Jcfeph Rufely Efq^
[f^ Tiverton \

') <Pi&;7//> Td^or, Efq;

Litcle-Conipton ;

mm am Hall, Efq;
I ( Mr. Conjiant Scuthworth.
) Warren ;

Maj. JoRah Humphrey^

Capt. Thomas Cole,

Cumberland ;

Jeremiah Whipple, EJq\
John Dexter^ Efq;

Richmond ;
Samuel Te/t, Efq;

Cranfton ;
John Dexter, Efq;
William Burton, Efq;

Hopkinton ;

Edward Wells, jun Efq;

'Pe/fr BortrJ, Efq; was thofen
Speaker ; and Jojjas Lyn-
don, Efq; Clerk of the
Lower Hcufe.

JT is Voted and Refolved, That Gideon Comflock, Obadiah Brown,
■* and Jofhua Babcock, Efqrs. and Lieut. Col. Benjamin Wukham^
be, and they hereby are appointed a Committee, to examin all
the public Letters in the Hands of his Honor the Governor, which
have been fent to this Colony, or the Governors of the fame, and
make Report unto this AlTembly, which of them fhall be recorded^
beginningwith the firft Letter fent by Sit Thomas Robin/on : And it
is farther Voted and Refolved, That any two of the Committee have
Power to act, and alfo to confider and determin which of the An-
fwers retarned to the fcveral Letters, it will be proper to record.

Whereas G\deon Comflock, Job Randal, Benjamin Nickels, and
James Hehne, Efqxt. were appointed by the laft General AlTem-
bly, a Committee, and they, or any two cf them, anthoiizcd

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to cxamin the Accounts c( Jahkel Breffton, Efq; with the Colony,
and report their Opinion upon the Ikme, unto this prefcnc
AflTtmbly : But the faid Committee having not yet been able
to complcat the Bufinefs to them committed, // h Voted and Re-
Jvhed, That they be, and hereby are farther continued a Com-
mittee for the Purpofe aforefaid : And that they, or the major
Part of them, make Report unto the General AflVmbly as foon as
conveniently may be.

Whereas iVt/?'fM/<Jj?» Marki exhibited unto thi5 AfTembly, an Ac-
count by him charged againft the Colony, for furnifhing "Jojlas
Lyndon^ El'q; Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas, and
General Seffions of the Peace, in the County of tlezuport, with nine
Quires of Demi Paper to make a Rook for Records, for the faid
Clerk's Office : And the faid Account being duly examined, //
is Foted and Re/ohed, That the fame be, and hereby is allowed,
and that Twenty-five Pounds Four Shillings, thr Amount thereof,
be Daid the faid Nehemiah Marks out of the General Treafury.

RE /■/ Ena&ed hy this General JJfcmhly^ and hy the Authority of
the fame ^ ItisEnaded, That from and after the Publication of
this Aft, theGovernor of the Colony for the Time being, fhall have
Power, and hereby is authorized to draw upon the General Trea-
furer, in order to pay the Poftmafters rtfiding within this Go-
vernment, for the Portage of all public Letters, and other Papers,
fenc to this Colony, or to the Governor and Company thereof,
to the Amount of Twenty Pounds Old-Tenor, and no more, at
any one Time : And that tlic faid Poftmaflcrs do once a Year,
render unto the General AfTembly, a particular Account of what
Money they receive out of the General Treafury, and for what
they received the fame.

Whereas Frauds Skinner of Newforf, Bookbinder, exhibited
unto this AlTcmbly, an Account by him charged againft the Co-
lony, for binding and making into a Book, nine Quires of Paper
for the \JCe of the Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas
and General Seffions of the Peace, in the County of Newpert [
And the faid Account being duly examined, // is Voted and Re-
folved. That the fame be, and hereby is allowed, and that
Twenty-five Pounds Four Shillings, the Amount thereof, be
paid the faid Francis Skinner out of the General Treafury.

Whereas tVilttam Mumford, Capt. of Fort George, who was ap-
pointed by the General AfTembly to carry on the Building of the
faid Fort, exhibited unto this AfTembly, an Account charged
againfl the Colony, for Money by him advanced to purchafe
Lime, and for fundry other Disburlcmcnts which the Service ne-
cefTarily required : And the faid Account being duly examined
// is Voted and RefvheJ, That the fame be, and hereby h allowed'
exclufivc of Commiflions • and that the BalJance thereof, being
Eight Hundred and Sixty-three Pounds Nineteen Shillings and

Ten

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Ten Pence, bs paid the Faid Capt. IVilUam Mumford out of the
General Treafury : And that the Confideration of the Article of
CommifTions, be, and hereby is referred unto another Seflion of
the General AfTembly.

jiml it ts fjrther Voted and Kefolved, That Capt. Mumford be,
and he is hereby direded to ielt all the empty Hog(head$ \n his
Cuftody, that belong to the Colony, for the moft they will fetch.

An A C T for fupplying the TreaJury,

"D fi /'/ Ena^ed by this General jijpmblyy and by the Jutbority
^ of the Jamty It is Ena5fedy That in ordet to fupply the Trea-
fury, the General Trcafurer be, and he is hereby directed to hire
within thirty Days after the Rifing of this AfTembly, for a Term
of Time not exceeding one Year, at the Rate of Six fer Cent, fer
JnnuTTiy as much Money in Gold and Silver^ and in the Bills of
Credit called Lawfal Money and Old-Tenor^ as he can, not ex-
ceeding the Value of Two Hundred Thou/and l^ounds Old-Tenor :
That he give Bonds to repay all he hires, in the fame Spectes that
he receives, excepting the Old-Tenor Bills; of which Sort the
Government (hall have the Liberty to pay the Sum hired, cirhcr
in Old-Tenor, or a Dollar for every Five Pounds Ten Shillings
thereof

J N D be it further Ena^ed by the Jtithority ajorefaid^ That
if the whole of the Sum above-mentioned, cannot be hired in
Manner as is aforefaid, the Deficiency fhall be made up, in cmir-
ting whatever the fame may be in Bills of Credit equal to Lawful
Money, of the fame Tenor, and to be figned by the fame Gen-
tlemen as the laft Ten Thoufand Pounds emitted by an Aft of the
General Aflembly in May laft, were : And that the Bills bear
Date at the Time of their being printed.

AN D be it farther Ena^ed by the Authority ajorefaidy That
a Rate or Tax be aflcfled on the Inhabitants of this Colony, col-
leded, levied, and brought into the General Treafury, within one
Year, fufficient to pay ofFfuch Sums as the Treafurer may hire
in Confequence of this Aft ; And that the Bills (if any are emit-
ted purfuant hereto) be redeemed at the Expiration of five Years,
or fooncr, if the General AfTembly fhall think fit, by a Rate or
Tax upon the Inhabitants of the Colony, to be, by that Time,
levied, coUefted, and brought into the General Treafury.

It is Voted and Re/ehed, That the Committee of War do pay
the Owners of the VefTels that were employed as Tranfports in
the Year 1757, to carry Soldiers unto Albany (that is to fay, fuch
of them as have not yet been paid) the Sum of Ten Shillings
Sterling per Month, for every Ton the faid VefTcls mealure :
And that the faid Owners fatisfy the Committee aforefaid, as to
the Time their VefTcls were really in the faid Service.

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It ij Voted and Refvlved, That the Commucee appointed to pro-
cure the Printing of fuch Bills of Credit as may be emitted, or
the major Part of them, agree with any Perfon to perform ihaC
Service, who will do it in the bed and cheapell Manner.

// is Voted and Rejuhed, That the Hon. John Jndrews, Efqj
whom His Majefty hath been pleafed to appoint Judge of the
Court of Vice- Admiralty in this Colony, be I'worn to the faithful
Execution and Dilcharge of the faid Office, before his Honor the
Governor.

Afterwards, to wif, on the 28th Day of tliis Inflant QBober, the
above-named John Jndrews appeared, and in Prcience of his Ho-
nor the Governor, and the reft of the Council, took nnd ftthfoibed
the State Odths, and al/o an Oath for his faithful Execution and Dif-
charge of the Office of 'Judge of the Ceurt vf Vice- Admiralty in this
Colony.

Whereas Job Hawkins of 'Trovidence, in the County o( 'Provi-
dence, Shopkeeper, preferred a Petition, and reprelentcd unto this
Aflembly, That he is now confined to His Majefty's Gaol in 'Pro-
vidence, upon Execution for Debt, the Amount of which, with the
Demands of his other Creditors, is more than he at preient is, or
ever fhall be able to fatisfy, if continued in Confinement : That
his Inability to pay what he owes, was not owing to any bad
Conduft in him ; but that bis Trade being confined chiefly to the
buying and felling dry Goods, his Misfortunes arofc from the De-
preriation of our Currency : That unlefs he obtains Relief from
the General AlTembly, he cxpe£ls to languilh in Gaol, it being
difficult and Icaicely poflible to prevail upon ail his Creditors to
unite in Meafures to procure him his Liberty : And as the Ge-
neral Aflembly have heretofore relieved oiany of the King's
Subjects under the like Circumftances, the laid Job Hawkins
prayed, that the J3 for Relief of Injohent Debtors, made and
pafled by the General AfT^mbly, at their SeflSon in June, One
Thoufand Seven Hundred and Fifty-fix, may be extended unto
him; and that he conforming himfelf to the Conditions of the
faid Aft, may have the Benefit thereof.

On due Enquiry into, and mature Confideration on the

Premifes,
gE // EnaBed by this General JJfembly, and by the Authority of
the fame. It is Enabled, That the Prayer of the faid Job Haw-
kins, in his aforelaid Petition made, be and the lame is hereby
granted.

It is Voted and Refohed, That Othniel Gorton and Job Randal,
Efqrs. be, and they are hereby appointed a Committee, to examin
the Laws of this Colony refpedling Fldgs of Truce ; and enquire
alfo into all Proceedings refpecling the (an»c, fince the Commence-
ment of the prefcnt War, and make Report unto this AlTcmbly
at their next Seffion * ■'

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It is Voted and Rejolvedy That all Bufinefs lying before this
AfTembly, unfinifhed, be, and the fame is hereby referred unto
the next Scilion : That the Secretary publifn, by Beat of Drum,
in the Town of Newport^ all the Afts and Orders now made and
palt, in ten Days after the Rifing of this AfTembly, and within
forty, fend Copies, of the fame, accorditig to Law, unto each
Town Clerk in the Colony : And that this AfTembly be ad-
journed to the laffc Monday of February next. Jnd it ij far.
ther Voted and Refobed neverthekfs^ That if the Camp (hall break
up, and the Troops in the Pay of this Colony return before that
Day, his Honor the Governor be, and hereby is requcfted to call
the General AfTembly together, if he, with the Advice of his
Council, fhall think it neccfTary.

GOD Save the KIN G.

^uhh[J)ed according to Order ^ the feventh Da)i of November, One
^houjand Seven Hundred and Fifty-eight, by

Tho, Ward. Secry,

true Copy, duly examined. X^

Witness ^^^^^

Wl

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At the General Affembly of the

Governor and Company of the Englijh
Colony of Rhode-IJland^ and Providence-
Plantations^ m New- England^ in America ;
begun, in Confequence of Warrants ilTued
by his Honor the Governor, and holden at
Providence^ within and for the faid Colony,
on Monday the Eighteenth of December^ in
the Year of our Lord, One Thoufand Seven
Hundred and Fifty-eight, and Thirty-fecond
of the Reign of His Moft Sacred Majefty
George the Second, by the Grace of GOD,
King of Great-Britain^ and fo forth.

PRESENT,

The Hon. Stephen Hopkins, Efq; Gov.

The Hon. John Gardner, Efq; Deputy Governor.

I>^JosEPH Brownsl, Efqv

James Hokyman, Ffq-,
Nicholas Easton, Etj;
Elisha Brown, Efq-,
Gideon Comstock, Efq;

>^josEPH Brownsl, Efq; "1 >

S^JosEPH Edmunds, Efq; / 5

"SflRjoNATHAN Randal, Efq; f g

J ? ^Daniel Coggishall, Efq; J p

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The Secretary.

DEPUTIES of the fcvcral TOWNS.

The Hon. PeteR Bours, Ef(^; Speaker.

NEWPORT;
Lieut. Col. Benj. Wkkham^
Thomas Cranjlon^ Efq;
The Speaker,
Col. Jofeph Wanton,
Capt. Daniel Ayrault,
Mr. William Read.

Providence ;
Obadiah Bro-wn, Efq;
Capt. Charles Olney,
Col. Chrijlopher Harris,
Lieut. Col. Barzjlhti Richmond.

Portlinouth ;
Mr. John Shearman.

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Warwick ;

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Warwick ;
Othniel Gorton, Efq,
Benjamin jirnolJ, Elqj
Maj. James Arrvold^ jun;
"John Warner, jun. Efq;

Wefterly ;
Samwl Ward, Efq;
'Jojhita Bahtock, Eiq;
New/horeham ;
None.
North-Kjngftown ;
Immanuel Northup, Elqj
Capt. Daniel Fones.

South-Kingftown ;
Latham Clarke, Efq;

Eaft-Greenwich ;
Capt. Benjamin Gree-ne,
Capt. Rufus Spencer.

Jamertow?! ;
Mr. Wiiliam Martin;
Mr. Ifaac Howland.
SinithficU J
Tlttomas Arnold, Efq-,
Mr. Jeremiah Moivrey^

Scitiute i
Job Randal, Efqj
Jeremiah Angel, Efqj

Glocefter ;
Capt. Jofepfj Winfor,
Capt. Rufus Smith.
Charledown j
Capt. Robert Potter,
Capt. Peleg Crofs.

Si

Weft-Greenwich ;
Capt. Tibhits Hopkim.

Coventry ;
Caleb Greene, tS<\;,
Lieut. Col. Stephen Potter

Exeter J
Capt. John Reynolds,
Mr. Jofeph Holloway.

Middletown ;
Mr. James Backer, jun.

Briftol ,
Jofepb Rujel, Efq;
Mr. William Pearfe.

Tiverton ;
Mr. John Bowen,
Philip 'Tabor, Efq;

Little-Compton ;
William Hall, Efqj
Mti Conjlant Southworth.

Warren ;
Maj. Jofiah Humphrey,
Capt. Thomas Cole.

Cumberland ;
Jeremiah Whipple, Efq;
John Dexter, Efq;

Richmond ;
Samuel Teft, Efq;
Jofeph Clarke, Elq;

Cranfton ;
John Dexter, Efq;
William Burton, Efq;

Hopkinton •,
Benjamin Randal, Efq;

Tl' is Voted and Refohed, That the Committee appointed to audit
''• the Acconnts of the Grand Committee, compleat that Bufinefs, fo
as to make Report, without fail, unto this Affembly at the next SefTion ;
and that the Report be made in fuch a Manner, as that the General
Affembly may know the true State of the Grand Committee's Office in
every Particular.

And it is farther Voted and Refohed, That the fame Comiriittee
make Enquiry, whether the Keeper of the Office of the Grand Com-
mittee hath given Bond for the faithflil Peribrmance and Diilb^ge of his
Duty in tlie faid Office, for the prefent Year ; and if tliey Ihall difcover
he hath not, that then they the laid Con^imittee, fee that fuch a Bond be
given by him immediately, widi two good Sureties as ufual.

It is Voted and Refohed, That Gtdeon Comjiock, and Obadiah Broxcn,
Efqrs. and Lieut. Col. Rarxillai Richmond, be, and they, or any Two

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of them, are hereby conftituted a Committee, to examin tlie Accounts
of Col. Samuel jiingel With the Colony, refpeding the Expence of his
Table, while he was commanding Officer of all the Forces raifed by this
Colony for the Campaign in the Year One Thoufand Seven Humired
and Filt)'-feven, and make Report unto this AiTembly at their next
Sefllon.

It ii Voted and Re fclved. That the Sheriff of the County of Pror/Vi^wf^
be, and he hereby is appointed and diredled to repair the lower Room of
the Court-Houfe in the laid County, together with the Chamber in which
the Houfe of Deputies ufually fit, by lengthening the fouthern Seats,
putting up Rails before all the innermoft Seats in the faid Chamber, by
taking out the old, and fupplying their Places with new Safh Windows )
that the fame be done at die Colony's Charge, by the next Seffion of the
General AiTembly ; and that the old Windows, with the Cafements and
Glafs, be fold by the faid Sheriff to the beft Advantage, towards paying for
the above-mentioned Repairs.

And it is farther Voted and Refolved^ That the Sheriff aforefaid be,
and he hereby is impowered and directed to make, as loon as the Seafbn
will permit, hall and compleat Repairs of the Outfide of the Court
Houfe aforefaid, by new Shingling and nevV Clapboarding the fame, by
painting the Outfide, and procuring proper Stone-Steps for the Doors.

It is Voted and Refohed, That all the able-bodied effe(5tive Men now
in the Pay of this Colony, be, and they hereby are retained in the Go-
vernment's Service, during the Pleafure of the General Aflembly, ex-
cepting the Field and Commiflioned Officers, who are hereby difcharged.

It is Voted and Refo/ved, That Jojeph Edmunds, Efq; Othniel Gorton^
Efq; and Capt. Benjamin Greene, be, and they are hereby appointed a
Committee, to audit the Accounts of Nathan Rice, Efq; as one of the
Committee of War.

It is Voted and Refohed, ThzzGidedn Comfldck, Efq; Obadiah B?0'wni
Efq; Samuel Chace, Efq; and Mr. Jofeph Lippitt^ be, and they, or any
Two of them, are hereby appointed a Committee, to audit the Accounts
of Mr. Abraham Smith, as one of the Committee of War.

What followeth, was prefented unto this Affembly, by the Gentlemen
who ligned the fame.

Dri' — The Colony o/'Rhode*Ifland to Thomas Richardfon, Efq; General

Treafurer.

i758.-'T^O Cafh for fundry Dift»urfments, from
•*- February, 1755, to November, 1758,
taken from the Trcaiurer's Alphabetical Books £. i3or4o 12 i -^

To Ditto for the feveral Expeditions, from
175-5 ^ ^7S^^ exclufive of what was entered
in the Alphabet, and charged in the above

Article, as /)<T Treafurer's Book, 608280 9 z J^

To the Treafurer's Salary, for the Years ^

1754.

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17^4' 55> 5^' ^° OSfobfr, iys7> ^^^^ ^"'^

an half Years, at Two Hundred Pounds, 700 o o

To Ditto to OBobeTy 1758; as />rr Ad of
Alfembly, _ _ > - 600 o o

To an Allowance to the Treafurer for Ws
extraordinary Services, granted him by the
General Aflembly, September y iJS7^ ~ 1000 o o

To ^ort Intereft of the 8th Bank, for the
Towns of /^^r-K'zCii and ^(y?fr/y, 1754, 2 14 c

To Ca(h paid on Account of the Colony's
Brigantine, as/>^r Treafurer'sBook, J9'33 '3 ^ "27

To Ditto paid fundry Orders, drawn oil
Account of Fort George, as per Treafurer's
Book, _ - - - 9^01 13 2

To Ditto paid fundry Charges on making
Lawful Money, - - - 182834

To Ditto paid Bonds given to fundry Per-
fons, for old Bonds taken up, - 36666 8 o

To Ditto paid Willi am Mumford for tlie Lofs
on the Tickets in the Fort Lottery, 1 280 o o

To Ditto paid for Orders drawn by the fiHV
Deputies of the feveral Towns, in Favor of
fundry Perfons, on Account of the Expedition

\n Auguft, \JS7^ - ■ 40967 6 ''

To 700 Nan g// Bonds, us per Account taken
by the Committee, - -- 4^97 18 9

To Monies of the Bank 1740, that was
called in and exchanged, delivered the Com-
mittee, which was burnt, - 958 19 7

To Ballance of Dollar Account, 252 Dol-
lars, at/^. 5 10 - - 1441 o o

To Ballance due from Thomas Richardfon,
Efq; General Treafurer of the Colony ; being
Fourteen Thoufand Nine Hundred and Fifty
Seven Pounds One Shilling and Three Penc6
Half Penny, in Money and Bonds, - H957 ' 3 ^A-

^.881156 o 10 j'/^

Creditor.

1758.T> Y Ballance due to the Colony from the Ge-
■*-' neral Treafurer, as ptr Audit, January

31. 1755. _ . _ - 29003 19 5 0^

By Intereft of the 8di Bank, for die Year
1754. _ - _ - 6400 o o

By Ditto of the 9th Ditto, for the Years
1754. SS^ 56, and 57, - - 47407 8 0

By Cafli receivdfor Fines, Forfeitures, &c.
as /:i?r Treafurer's Books, 359^ 8 3

By Ditto hired of fundry Perfons, and
Bonds renewed, - - ^85373 15 0

By

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By a Bill of Exchange drawn on William
Baker of London, by the Agent Victualler,
^r. 407 2 10 Sterling, at 24 for one,

By Crown-Point Money, made at fundry
Times, and receiv'd of the Grand Committee,
By Cafh receiv'd out of the Grand Com-
mittee's Office, and what was left in the Trea-
furer's Hand by the Committee of War, in
Lawful Money,

By Calli received for Law-JBooks,
By a Rate for Fort George, in October, 1754,
By Ditto to fupply the Treafur)^ November,
1756, - - -

By Ditto to fupply Ditto, June, iJSl-'
By jD///<5 to fupply D/V/o, Sept. \JS7->
By Ballance of Lawful Money emitted in
1756, as/^f-r Account, ^. 270 9 5 One Far-
thing, at Thirteen and One Third for One,

By Ballance of Z)zV/c, emitted in 1758, as
/>fr Account, 82 7 11 at Thirteen and One
Third for One, _ - j.

9771 » o
240000 o o

41393
90

1 0000

53000
100000
150000

14
10

o
o
o

5

o

o
o
o

3606 6 o

- - -^ 1510 II 9

^.881156 o 10 ;^

TTT'E do report, That we have fettled the Accounts of Thomas Rich-
^^ arJfon, E{q; General Treafurer, with the Colony of i^/6o^if-^,(7;zy,
and find a Ballance due from faid Richardfon to the Colony, of the Sum
of Fourteen Thoufand Nine Hundred and Fifty-feven Pounds One
ShiUing and Three Pence Half-penny, as will appear by the Account
fettled, and herewith prefented. Witnefs our Hands, Newporty Nov.
27, J758.

John Tillinghaji, ■

Thomas Cranjlon.,

Refer BoUrs,

James Sheffield, .
Unto which Report, the Committee added the following Account.

TO our Time and Trouble in fettling the above Account, viz.
John Tillinghaft 36 Days, £,, 108

Thomas Cranjion 36 Ditto, 108

Peter Boiirs 27 Ditto, 8i

James Sheffield 20 DittOy 60

Committee.

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John Tillinghaji,
Thomas Cranjlcny
Peter Bours,
Jaints Sheffield!'

And this Aflembly having taken die faid Report into Confidcrarion,
Do Vote and Rejolve, and it is Voted and Refohed, That the fame be,

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and is hereby accepted, that the foregoing Account of the Com-
mittee be allowed, and that Three Hundred and Fifty-fevcn Pounds,
the An:iounc diereof, be paid them out of the General Treafur)^

// is Voted and RefoheJi That Daniel CoggeJhaH, Efq; Capt. Daniel
Fones, and Latham Clarke, Efq; be, and they, or any Two of them,
are hereby appointed a Committee, to receive of Mr. Lodowick Updike
all fuch Mortgages, Bonds, and other Papers, as belong to the Colony,
which were in the Hands of his Father, the late Daniel Updike, Efq; at
the Day of his Death, and deliver what they receive, unto the Trealurer
of the Grand Committee, giving and taking Receipts for the fame.

It is Voted and Refohed, That Daniel 'Jenckes, Efq; be, and he is
hereby impowered and requeftcd to draw the Sum of Thirty Dollars
out of the General Treafury, and pay Two and an Half of them to each
of the Carters belonging to this Colony, who carried the Baggage of
Col. Frazier'i Regiment from Providence to Bofton, and have as yet re-
ceiv'd but feven Dollars and an Half each.

// is Voted and Refohed, That the Committee which was appointed to
difpofe of the Colony's VelTel, be, and they hereby are directed and fully
impowered to iell her for the mbft they can get ; and that the Purchafe
Money be applied to the Colony's Ufe.

jind it is farther Voted and Refohed, That Elijha Brown, Efq; be, and
he hereby is added to, and made one of the faid Committee.

Whereas Mr. William Paid, one of the Deputies of the Sheriff of the
County of Ne^.vport, exhibited unto this AfTemblv, an Account by him
charged againit the Colony, for his Service, Horfehire, andExpences, in
flimmoning the Members of the Upper and Lower Houfe, in the faid
County living, to meet and hold this prefent SelTion of Affembly : And
the faid Account being duly examined, // is Voted and Rejohed, That
the fame be, and hereby is allowed, and that Fifteen Pounds, the
Amount thereof, be paid the faid William Paul out of the General
Trealurv.

Whereas Mr. "James Franklin exhibited unto this Affembly, aa Ac-
count by him charged againft the Colony, for printing the A<5ls and
Orders made and palled by the General Affembly, at their Seflions in
May, June, Augufi, and OBober lart ; for printing the laft Rate-Bill, and
Two Hundred Proclamations, ilfjcd by his Honor the Governor, widi
Extradls from the Laws of Great-Britain and this Colony, relpedbng
Deferters, and furnifhing Paper for all thofe Services : And the faid Ac-
count being duly examined. It is Voted and Refohed, That tlie fame be,
and hereby is allowed, and that Two Hundred and Forty Pounds,
the Amount thereof, be paid die faid James Franklin out of the General
Treafurj^

Whereas Mr. William Sheeban, a Lieutenant in the Regiment raifed
by this Colony for the lafl Expedition, was appointed Quartcr-Mafler of
the faid Regiment by the Colonel, and afted as liich during the Cam-
paign : It is therefore Voted and ReCohed, That die faid William Sheehan

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be, and he is hereby allowed the PayofaCapUirn, for and during the
whole Time he performed the Duty of Quarter-Mafler ; which Pay
(hall be in full for liis ferving both as Quarter-Mafter and Lieutenant.

Whereas Maj. James Arnold, juh. who was appointed to repair the
Bridge at Fatuxet Falls, having performed diat Service, exhibited unto
this Alfembly, an Account charged againft the Colony, for Plank and
Timber by him provided for doing the faid Bufinefs > for Money he ad-
vanced to fundr)' Perfons for their WorJc upon and about die faid
Bridge ; for his own Work, and for boarding the Men he employed :
And the faid Account being duly examined, It is Voted and Refohed,
That the fame be, and hereby is allowed ; and that One Hundred and
Twenty-one Pounds Three Shillings, die Amount thereof, be paid the
faid James Arnold out of the General Treafury-

Whereas Daniel Jenckes, Efqj and fundry others, Inhabitants of the
Town of Providence, preferred a Petition, and reprelented unto this
Allembly, That the Bridge at Paiucket Falls is gone very much to decay,
and will foon become uniit for the PaiTage of Travellers, unlefs fome-
thing be done to it foon j whereupon tliey prayed, that a fuitable Perfon
or Perfons may be appointed to make a fpeedy Repair of the faid Bridge,
and draw Money out of the General Treafury to pay for the fame.

On Confideration whereof,

It is Voted and Refolved, That John Dexter of Ctimberland, Elq; be,
and he hereby is appointed to repair the Bridge aforelaid, as foon as
conveniently may be, and prefent his Account of the Charge thereof
unto the General Aifembly.

It is Voted and Refchedi That all Accounts againft the Colonv, re-
Ipedtlng the Soldiers in tlie Pay of diis Government, or Regulars, be
fubmitted to fuch of the Committee of War as live in the County of
Providence, provided fuch Accounts do arife within their Diftridl:.

It is Voted and Refolved, That his Honor the Governor, Gideon Com-
Jiock, Edward Scott, "Tijomas Ward, and Augujlus Johnjhn, Efqrs. be,
and they, or the major Part of them are hereby confhtuted a Committee
to revife all the Laws of this Colony, and, digelling them into a Body,
procure Five Hundred Copies ofthefametobe printed at the Charge of the
Colony, as foon as conveniently may be; Neverthclefs the faid Com-
mittee, after they have prepared a Draught, fliall lay the fame before the
General Aifembly for their Approbation, wliich being obtained, the
Printing is to commence, and not before.

It is Voted and Refolved, That all able-bodied effeiflive Men, who will
cnliil into His Majelty's Service in the Pay of this Colony, for die enfuing
Campaign, fhall be entitled to the fame Wages and Billeting as the re-
tained Troops are allowed, and receive one Mondi's Pay Advance up-
on their Inlifting, and alio have and enjoy, all and lingular the Privi-
leges and Immunides that the retained Troops are entitled to : And

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that every Perfon tliat inlifts, fliall be accounted one of the Proportion
of the Town to which he belongs.

What followeth, is the Report of the Committee that was appointed
at the laft Seflion of this AlTembly, to examin all the Laws of this Co-
lon y> refpeding Flags of Truce, and fo forth.

Q 4 W/E the Subfcribers, being appointed by the Honorable General
' » Alfembly of the Colony of Rhode-IJland, at their SefTion in
OBcbcr lail:, a Committee to examin into the Affair refpedting the grant-
ing Flags of Truce in tliis Colony, fince the Commencement of the
prefent War, and the Laws concerning the fame, do report as lolloweth.

*' That by a Certificate from the Secretary of the Colony, it appears,
that there were three Flags commillicned by the late Governor Greene :
All which, by the faid Secretary's Certificate, appear to have been com-
miffionatcd agreeable to the Laws of this Colony. We alfo find, that
his Honor Governor Hopkhn hadi granted Commifiions to fix Perfons,
to wit, to Ebenezer Tyler, Thomas Rodtnan, Nchcmiah Rhodes, Paul Tfw,
Samuel Angel, and Samiel Thur/icfi, who have proceeded by Virtue of
their Commiffions: And for all which, as appears by the Vouchers fliewn
us by the Governor, and the Certificates from the Secretary, have been
granted agreeable to die aforelaid Laws."

" We furtlier find, that a Commifl^on hath been granted to John Up-
dike, by Virtue of, and in Conformity to an A<ft of the General Affem-
bly, paffed in Favor oi Bene?:! Hall, Efq; and Bonds given agreeable to
Law. We alfo find, that there was a Commiflion granted to Befijamin
JVatttc?!, agreeable to the aforefaid Laws ; but as he hath made no Ufe
thereof, the fame is become void."

" We farther find, that Mr. He7iry Collins of Neivpnrt, hath made
Application lor a Fkg of Truce to his Honor tlie Governor, and pro-
duced the proper Certificates daerefor ; But dlat the Governor refufed
granting him any, giving for liis Reafon, that he was credibly informed,
that the Priibners drc faid Collins wanted to tranfport, were a Number
ofF;Y;;r^Prifoners carried into 5o/?(?«, iji the Provinceof the iWij/y^f^w-
fctts-Bay, and there purchafed on Account of faid Collins ; which the
Governor thought did not come within die Meaning of the Laws of
this Colony, and fo refufed granting the fame : All which is fubmitted
by Othniel Gorton,

Providence, Dec. 22. 1758. Job Randall."

4 4 T D O hereby certify, that fo much of the above as relates to me
■■■ the Subfcriber, corrcfponds with Truth according to the bejl of
my fudgment and Remembrance.

Providence, Dec. 22. 17 58. Tho. Ward, Secr'y-"

And the faid Report being duly confidered. It is Voted and Refohedy
That the fame be, and hereby is accepted.

It is Voted and Refolved, That his Honor the Governor be, and he
hereby is requefted to write unto the Colony's Agent in Great-Britain,
and diredt liim to make Application to the Lords of the Admiralty, in

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order to procure the Appointment of a Regifter and Marflial for the
Court of Vice- Admiralty in this Colony.

^nd it is farther Voted and Refohed, That his Honor be alfo requefted
to recommend unto their Lordihips, Thomas Vernon, Efq; and Capt.
William Mumford, the former to be Regifter, and the latter Marflial, as
tliey have been atidng Otticers in this Colony for many Years.

An ACT in Addition to an Adt made about commiflionating Flags of
Truce, andpalfedat a Seffion of the General Allembly, begun and
holden at South-Kingstown, widiin and for the Colony aforefaid, on
the laft Monday of February, One Thoufand Seven Hundred and
Forty-fevcn.

nE it Effaced by this General Ajfembly, and by the Authority of the
^ fame. It is EnaSlcd, That when and fo often as any Veffel m^y be
commifTionated to go with a Flag of Truce from this Colony, fuch Veflel
Ihall be obliged to carry off all the Prifoners of War that arc in Uk Go-
vernment at the Time of iffuing the Commiflion, that is to fay, if luch
Veflel is capable of canyingy^//; allowing one Man to every Ton the
VefTel meafureth.

AND be it farther EnaBed by the Authority aforefaid. That the
Regifter of the Court of Vice- Admiralty in this Colony be, and he hereby
is direfted and required to keep an exadt Account of all Prifoners. ot War
tlaat fhall be brought into die Government from time to time ; and that a
Certificate from the faid Regifter, of the whole Number of Prifoners,
fliall be fufficient Evidence thereof to tlie Governor.

TT is Voted and Refohed, That his Honor the Governor be, and he
^ hereby is requefted to caufe proper Accounts to be made out, of fuch
Articles as this Colony hath fupphed the Crown with, which he may
think proper to be fent Home, and tr^nfmitting die fame to the Colony's
Agent in Great-Britain, dire(fl him to apply unto the proper Board, in
order to obtain Payment. And his Honor is alfo requefted to make Ap-
plication unto his Excellency General Amherfi, for fuch Sums due unto
the Colony, as he lliall think proper to apply to that Gendeman for.

It is Voted and Refohed, That Col. Thomas Greene he, and he hereby
is appointed one of the Committee of War for the County of Brijiol, as
an Addition to the Reft.

And it is farther Voted and Refohed, That the Accounts of the whole
Committee of War be vuditted ever)' Year by one and the fame Com-
mittee, which fhall from time to time be appointed for that Purpofe.

Whereas Capt. Jofeph Olney of Providence, exhibited unto this Aflem-
bly, an Account by him charged againft die Colony, for entertaining
and boarding fundry of the King's regular Forces ; for keeping the Horle
of an Exprels fent by the Rt. Hon. the Earl o{ Loudoun, with Difpatchcs
to the feveral Governments, and for carting Goods belonging to ibme of

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the Hi ghla?!d Soldiers: And the laid Account being examined by a
Committee appointed for the Purpofe, It ii Voted and ReJ'olved., That
tlieir Report be, and hereby is accepted, and diat Seventy-tour Pounds
and Ten Pence, which they found to be the Ballance of the aforefaid Ac-
count, be allowed and paid the faid Jofeph Olney out of the General
Treafury.

\^(hereas Henry Bnbcock, Efq; Colonel of the Regiment raifed in and
by this Colony for the laft Campaign, and Daniel M'''all, Efq; Major of
the faid Regiment, reprefented unto this Affembly, That fundry Reports
have been fpread Abroad to their Prejudice, and thereupon prayed, that
a Court may be appointed to enquire into their Condu<5l.

On Confideration whereof,

It ii Voted and Refohed, That Col. Jofias Lyndon, Col. Jofeph Wanton^
Qo\. John Andrews, Co\, Elijha Reynolds^ and Capt. Robert Potter, be,
and they are hereby appointed a Court of Enquiiy (wherein Col. Jojias
Lyndon fhall prefide) to enquire into the Condud: of the aforefaid Henry
Babcock and Daniel Wall, during the laft Campaign ; and alfo to en-
quire into the Condudb of any other of the Officers of the faid Regiment
that fhall apply for the fame.

And it is farther Voted and Refohed, That the faid Court be, and
hereby is inverted with all and fingular the Power and Authority ulual
and neceflaiy for holding fuch a Court, and for anfwering all the Ends
thereof.

Whereas William Wall of Eajl-Greenwich, in the County of Kent, and
Colony aforefaid. Mariner, preferred a Petition, and reprefented unto this
Aflembly, That he was Commander of a certain Schooner called the
Sivan, and, in his Voyage from North-Carolina to this Colony, being,
on the fecond Day of November laft, in the Latitude of 38 Degrees
North, and Longitude of 73 Weft from the Meridian of London, or
thereabouts, he was taken by a French Frigate, mounting twenty-four
Carriage Guns, commanded by Monfieur Sabire Du Chatiliev, and
bound to Cape Francois : That he the faid William Wall being taken as
aforefaid, ranfomed his Veflel and Cargo for the Sum of Three Hundred
Pounds Sterling, to be paid at the Cape aforefaid : And that in Order to
fecure the Payment of the faid Sum, he pledged the Body of Arthur
Davis, his Mate, as an Hoftage : That as the Petitioner hath not an
Opportunity to fend the Money agreed for to the Cape, and relieve the
fsud Arthur, he prayed that this AlTembly would grant him Permiffion
to proceed with a Veflel under the Government's ProtefUon, to the
aforefaid Cape, and fo forth.

On Conflderation whereof.

It is Voted and Refohed, Thzt the Trzycr of the (iid William Wall, in
his aforefaid Petition made, be, and the fame is hereby granted : Pro-
'uided, that the VeflTel he fhall go in, to relieve the above-named Arthur
Davis, carry off all the French Prifoners that may then be in the

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Colony, or as many of them as (he can carry, allowing one Prilbner
to every Ton his Veflel (hall meafure : Provided alfo, that the faid
JVilliam Wall perform the whole at his own Coft and Expence, without
any Charge to the Government.

It is Voted and Refohed, That his Honor tlie Governor be, and he
hereby is requefted to defer writing Home for the Appointment of a
Regifter and Marfhal to the Court of Vice-Admiralty in this Colony,
until the Gentlemen who are nominated to the Othces aforcfaid, do
each of them give fufficient Security unto the Secretary, in the penal Sum
of Fifty Pounds Sterling, with diis Condition, to wit, that thty will
bear and pay all and lingular the Colls and Charges that may arife or
accrue from or by the intended AppUcation*

It is Voted a/zd Refohed, That his Honor the Governor be, and he
hereby is requefted to improve Col. Henry Babcock to wait upon his
Excellency General Amherft with the Colony's Accounts, and receive
what Money the General fhall pay, and likewife to do any other neccflary
Meflages to him the faid General.

An ACT for the Encouragement of Deferters to return to their Duty,
and to prevent Defertion for the future.

7D£ it Enc(Xed by this General jijfembly, and by the Authority of the
^ fame. It is EnaBed, That all Deferters who furrender themfelves
to any one of the Committee of War before the laft Monday of February
next, fhall be, and hereby are pardoned for fuch their OiFence of De-
fertion, and flull from the Time of furrendering themfelves, be intitkd
to fuch Wages, Billeting, and other Privileges, as the other Soldiers are
intitled to j but fhall not be allowed or paid any Wages or Billeting
due before Defertion, or from the Time of Defertion to the Time of
Surrender.

AND be it farther EnaSled by the Authority aforefaid. That the
Committee of War caufe proper Lifts of the Names of all the Soldiers in
the Service of this Colony, to be made, adding thereto, from time to time,
the Names of fuch as fhall be afterwards inlilled : One of which fhall be
delivered to the Naval-Officer of this Colony, to be by him hung up in
public View in his Office ; and tiiat no VefTel of any Kind fhall be
cleared out at the faid Office, until the Mafter hath given Bond to the
Naval-Officer, in his faid Capacity, for the Ule of tihe Colony, in the
penal Sum of One Thoufand Pounds Old-Tenor, under this Condition,
to wit, that tlie faid Mafter fhall not carry, nor fuffer to go away in his
VefTel, any Soldier thatis or fhall be engaged in the Colony's Service : That
the Colledtor of His Majefly's Cuftoms ihall not clear out any Veflel in
his Office, on any Pretence whatfoever, until he hath receiv'd a Certificate
from the Naval-Officer, that Bond has been given in bis Office agreeable
to this Aft : And that the Governor grant no Commiffion to any
private VefTel of War, until the Captain hath given Bond, with fuffi-
cient Sureties, in the penal Sum of Ten Thoufand Pounds Old-Tenor,

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in the Secretary's Office, that no Soldier fhall be carried away in fuch
Veffcl of War : And that no private Veflfel of War belonging to, and
commiflloned from other Governments, (hall be permitted to inlifl: any
Men in this Colony, until the Commander give Bond in Manner afore-
faid, on Pain of forfeiting the aforefaid Sum of Ten Thoufand Pounds
to the Uk of the Colony,

AN D be it farther EnaSfed by the Authority aforefaid, That the-
Committee of War take good and fufficient Bail for every Defertcr that
now is, or hereafter may be confined to any of His Majefty's Gaols
within this Colony, and upon receiving fuch Bail, fhall releafe fuch De-
ferter, and he by this Acft fliall have full Liberty to return to his Duty.
Andif a Deferterfo bailed, Ihall defert again, the Committee of War
are hereby dire<^ed to put the faid Bonds in Suit to the firft Inferior
Court of Common Pleas in this Colony.

AN D be it farther Ena^ed by the Authority aforefaid. That the
Committee of War caufeihe Subjlance of this ASl to he printed in the New-
port News Paper fx fever al Times, and afo caufe Advertifemcnts, with
every Deferter's Name inferted therein, to be fet up in every Town in
the Colony. And laftly, that they the faid Committee of War caufe all
the Adts of this Government refpedting Soldiers to be carried into due
Execution.

The aforegoing AB was publijhed in Newport by Beat of Drum, the
frft Day J/" January, 1759, by

Tho. Ward, Secry.

It is Voted and Refolved, That art inlifling Officer be appointed ia
each Town in the Colony, where no one of the Committee of War
dwells, to inlift Soldiers for the enfuing Campaign ; and the Gentle-
men whofe Names immediately follow, are hereby appointed to per-
form that Service by themfelves, or appointing others in their Stead,
tovj'ii, lAv. John Shearman, ][in. iox For tf mouth. Col. Henry Babcock
for JVeJierly, Capt. Dar2iel Fones for North-Kirtgftown, Capt. Natha-
niel Helme for South-Kingstown, Capt. Benjamin Greene for Eajl-Green"
wich, Mr. Willi am Martin for fame si own, Mr. Jeremiah Mowrev for
Smithfeld, Jeremiah Angel, Efq; for Scituate, Capt, Jofeph Win/or for
Gloce/Ier, Capt. Tibbits Hopkins ior Wejl-Greenwich, Lieut. Co\. Stephen
Potter for Coventry, Capt. John Reynolds for Exeter, Mr. James Barker,
jun. for Middletawn, Philip Tabor, Efq; for Tiverton, Capt. Tho. Church
for Little Compton, Maj. Jofiah Humphrey for Warren, John Dexter Efq;
for Cumberland, Samuel Teft Efq; for Richmond, Lieut. Col. John Pot-
ter for Cranfton, and Capt Edward Wells, jvin.for Hopkinton.

And it is farther Voted and Refolved, That tlie above Services fhall
be rendered, done, and performed, without any other Charge to the
Colony, than that of the Levy Money : That the Committee of War
call all the Soldiers before them on or before the tenth Day of January
next, in Order to retain all fuch as are fit for Duty, and at the fame
Time difcharge thofe that arc unfit j that the faid Committee of War
be impowered to inlift Soldiers in the refpedlive Towns where they

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dwell, have Power/, and are hereby required to take due Care of the
Government of all the Soldiers, until fuch Time as proper Officers lliall
be appointed to guide and conduft them.

It is Voted and Refohed, That all Bufmefs lying before this Aflembly
unfiniihed, be and the lame is hereby referred unto the next Seflion :
That tlie Secretary publilh the Adls and Orders now made and pafled,
by Beat of Drum in the Town of Newport, twenty Days after the Rifing
of this Aflembly, and within Forty, lend Copies of the fame, according
to Law, unto each Town in the Colony ; and tliat this AfTembly be,
and hereby is adjourned, unto the lafl NIonday of February next.

GOD Save the KING.

Publijhed according to Order the tenth Day of January, One 'Thoufand
Seven Hundred and Fifty-nine, by

THO. WARD, Secr'y.
A true Copy duly examined. Witnefs

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At the General Aflembly of the

Governor and Company of the Englijh
Colony of Rhode-IJlandy and Providence-
Plantations ^ in Nevo-England^ in America ;
be^un and holden by Adjournment at Pro-
vidence^ within and for the faid Colony, on
Monday the Twenty-fixth of February^ in
the Year of our Lord, One Thoufand Seven
Hundred and Fifty-nine, and Thirty-fecond
of the Reign of His Moft Sacred Majefty
George the Second, by the Grace of GOD,
King of Great'Britainy and (b forth.

PRESENT,

The Hon. Stephen Hopkins, Efqj Gov.

The Hon. John Gardner, Efq; Deputy Governor.

Jam2s Honyman, Efqi
Nicholas Easton, Efqi
Elisha Brown, Efq-,
Gideon Comstock, ETqv
WiLUAM Richmond. EJq-,

Jj^^^g-JOSEPH Browhel, Efq;

P^'PIJoseph Edmunds, Efq;
g'wJoNATHAN Randal, E^;
5 ^Daniel Cogoeshall, Efq-,

>y "^Jonathan Randal, Efa;
I = -i^g-p - — -

■^i-Jeffry Watson, Efqj

The Secretary.

DEPUTIES of the fevcral TOWNS.

The Hon. Peter Bours, Efq; Speaker.

NEWPORT;
Lieut Col. Benj, Wickham.
Thomas Crmfton, Efqj
The Speaker,
Col. Jojfph Wanton,
Capt. Daniel AfrauUy
Mr. William Read.

Providence ;
Obadiah Brown, Efq;
Capt. Charles Olney,
Col. CMjlopher Harris,
Lieut. Co\. Barzillai Richmond

Portfmouth ;
Mr, Francis Brayton.

Mr.

2Vlr. John ShearmarJ^*ft/r
Czpt. yobn Shrie^e^Mvi.
Mr. 'fhomas Shearman^ jun*

Warwick ;
Othniel Gorton, Efq;
Benjamin Arnold, Efq;
Maj. James Arnold, jnn.
John JVarner, jun. Efq»

Wefterly ;
Samuel Ward, Efq;
Jofiua Babcock, Efq;
Newfhoreham ;
None.
North-Kingftown >
Jmmanuel Northup, Efq;
Caot* Daniel Fones.

South-Kingftown j
Lathani Clarke, Efq;

Eaft-Greenwich ;
Capt. Benjamin Greene,
Capt. Rufus Spencer.

Jameftown ;
Mr. William Martin.
Mr. Ifaac Howland.
Smithfield ;
l^homas Arnold, Efq;
Mr. "Jeremiah Mowrey.

Seituate ;
Job Randal, Efq;
Jeremiah Angel, Efq;

Glocefter ;
Capt. Jofeph Win/or,
Capt. Rufus Smith.
Charleftown ;
Capt. Robert Potter,
Capt, Peleg Crofs.

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Weft- Greenwich ;
Mr. Benjamin Gardner^
Caot. Tibbiti Hopkins,

Coventry ;
Caleb Greene, Efq;
Lieut. Col. Stephen Totter-

Exeter ;
Capt. John Reynolds,
Mr. Jofeph Holhway.

Middletown ;
Ml-. Samuel Baley, jan.
Mr. James Barker, jun-

Briftol ;
Jofeph Ruffel, Efq;
Mr. William Pearfe.

Tiverton ;
Mr. John Bowen,
Philip Tabor, Efq;

Little-Compton ;
\lr. Conjiant Soutbworth.

Warren ;
Capt. Thomas Cole.

Cumberland ;
Jeremiah Whipple, Elq;
John Dexter, Efq;

Richmond j
Sarr^uel Teft, Efq;
Jofeph Clarke, Efq;

Cranfton ;
John Dexter, Efq;
William Burton, Efq;

Hgpkinton ;
Edward Wells, jun. Efq;

Jofas Lyndon, Efq> Clerk
of the Lower Houfe.

rr JS VOTED AND RESOLVED, That the Colony
■^ fijrnifh One Thoufand able-bodied eJfeSlive Men, for His Majefty's
Service, in the enfuing Campaign : And that Jonathan Randal, Jeffry
Waifon, Thomas Cranjhn, Othniel Gorton, and Samuel Ward, E{qrs. be,
and they hereby are conftituted a Committee, to prepare a Bill for that
Purpofe, and prefent the lame unto this AlTembly as foon as conveni-
cntlv may be-

It is Voted and Refolved, That the General Trcafurer pay off all the
Crown-Point Notes out of the Money received of liis Excellency General
Amherjl, and now lodged in the Treafury : That whoever fhall omit
to bring in his, her, or their Note or Notes, within twenty Days after the
Rifingofthis Aflembly, fhall be allowed no Interefl: for the fame after

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that Time : That (o much of the Remainder of faid Money as (hall be
neceflary, be appropriated towards redeeming the outftanding Crcnvn-
Point Bills : That -what fnall not be made Ufeof in the Manner afore-
faid, remain in the Treaiury for the Ufe of the Colony : And that the
Subl'iance of this Adl be publiftied three Times fucceffively in the Ntw-
fort Mercury.

It IS Voted and Refohed, That the Sheriff of the County of Kings
County, be, and he hereby is appointed to take down the Chimney now
ftanding in the Court-Houfe of the faid Count}', and build one or two
from the Ground, in the Stead thereof, as he fhall be direcftcd by the
JufHces of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas of the County aforefaid.

// /; Voted and Refohed, That Jofeph Browne! and Obadiah Brown,
Efqrs. Mr. William Read, Thomas Arnold, Jofl:ua Bab cock, and 'jofeph
Rujfel^ Efqrs. be, and they hereby are appointed a Committee, to confider
in what Part of the Town oi Providence it will be moft advantageous to
ere<n: a new Court-Houfe j likewife of its Dimenfions, the Manner of
building the fame, and with what Materials ; and make Report to this
AiTembly as foon as may be.

Whereas MefTrs. Go<^^Ma/^o«f,jun. "john Malbone, and others, of
Newport, in die County oi NcuvporM, Merchants, preferred a Petition, and
reprefented unto this Aflembly, that they were Owners of a certain Snow
csdlcd the Venture, which, in her Voyage from Madeira to Newport
aforefaid, under the Command oiTbomas Hymers, was taken by a French
Privateer, and "ranfomed for the Sum of One Hundred and Eighty
Pounds Sterling : That the faid 'Thomas Hymers, ip. order to fecurc the
Payment of the faid Sum, pledged the Bodies of two of his People, as
Hoflages, and the faid Privateer carried them into Part-au-Prince, on
the Wand of Hifpaniok, where they flill remain ; That the Petitioners
deeming it their Duty to obtain a Releafe of the Men wlio were thus de-
prived of their Liberty, prayed that they may be authorized to fend the
Snow aforefaid with a Flag of Truce unto die aforefaid Por/'-^w-Pr/nr^,
for the aforefaid Purpofe, under the Command of Capt. Charles Bardin,
and fo forth.

On Confideration whereof,

bis Voted and Refohed, That the Prayer of the Petitioner? aforefaid,
be, and the fame is hereby granted, they conforming themfelves unto the
Laws in fuchCafe made and provided ; and alio carrying off all Erench
Prifoners that fhall be in the Colony at the Time of the faid Snow's De-
parture, allowng one Prifoner to every Ton ihe may ineafure

Whereas Samuel Gardner, of Exeter, in the County of Kings County,
preferred a Petition, and reprefented unto diis Aflembly, Tliat it dip
Time Iknry Reynolds was apprehended for counterfcidng Bills of Credit,
emitted by this Government, he was ordered by a Precept, figncd by
Jejry fVatfon, Efq; and odiers, tofeizc all the Eftate of the faid Henry
Reynolds he could find : That in Order to perform his Duty, he employed
Jofeph Nichols of IVeJI-Greenwicb, to alfift him in taking Care of the faid
Goodt, many whereof he the faid jofeph carried to his own Houfe, for
which he charged die Petitioner above Thirty Pounds, and at Kent

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County Court fued him, and recovered Judgment for Thirty Pounds
Sixteen Shillings Debt, and Fifteen Pounds Ten Shillings Cofts :
Whereupon the faid Samuel Gardner prayed, that as the Debt fued for,
was of a public Nature, and he receiv'd no Benefit thereby, but rather
fuffered through Lofs of Time, the Judgment aforefaid may be vacated,
or he otherwife relieved, as Ihall be thought proper.

On due Enquiry into the fubjcdt Matter of the Petition aforefaid.

It is Voted and Refohed, That the aforefaid Sums of Thirty Pounds
Sixteen Shillings, and Fifteen Pounds Ten Shillings, be allowed and
paid the aforefaid Jofepb Nichols out of the General Treafory.

What followeth is the Account of Nathan Rice, Efq; a Member of
the Committee of War ; unto which is fubjoined a Report of the Gen-
tlemen that were appointed by the General Aflembly to iudit the fame.

FOL. I.

1758. The Colony o/'Rhcde-Ifland to Nathan Rice, Dr. —

Mar. 25.'TpO CId-Tenor paid Maj.^;r<z// for Bounties

'■' and Levy-Money, ^.

30. To Wages and Billet of the retained Men to
March Seflions,
June 1 1. To the Billet of ff^all's Men from March
Seflions to June 1 1, at Six Pounds,
To Billet paid Capt. Nile's Men to June 2 2d,
To James Greene for i o i Pair of Shoes, at

Five Pounds Ten Shillings fer
To 27 Pair of Stockings at Sixty Shillings,
To 27 Ditto, at Fifty-live Shillings,
To 1 8 Blankets, at Fourteen Pounds,
To 7 Ditto^ ar Thirteen Pounds,
To 7 Ditto at Twelve Pounds,
2a.To I Barrel of Pork oijames Greaie, at 70 /.
To a Barrels of Beef, at 3 5 /.
To I Barrel of Pork oi Henry Oten, at 62/.
To the Account oijames Card, ju.n.
To the Account of John Coggejhall, mending

Arms, 700

23.T0 351b. ofVeal fent on Board Clothier Pearce

Tranfport for the Soldiers, at ay 6 3 15 o

To ylzrikam Peirce, for Freight of HogHiead

Qoathing, i i o o

^ft^ 3, To the Account of ^/^/Z.rw /r/'/co-v for Horfehire, 2 10 o

To the Account of £/{//r«/!^^t'<2'Lw- for Horfe, 200

1 5. To the AQCOuniai Stephen Arnold zhcT Bemni

Andrew, Deferter, 36 i o

To the Account of Peleg Rice, George Dyf,
Thomas Spencer, apprehending and carry-
ing j^<j;w<r; JV/Vi'fl/^i a Deferter, to Ne^'port, 53 o o

26.T0 £/(/'^iiiC?;<7^, tobllletof 4 Men, 5 5°

i9.To the Account of Stephen Wilcox Billet, four

Men three Days each, 10 5 o

To

594^

»9

10

3786

8

ID

5459
1449

12
14

8

4

5|5
8r

10
0

0
0

74
252

84

5
0

0

0

0
0
0
0

70

0

0

70
62

0
0

0
0

22

16

0

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To the Account of William Sweet after ElifM

Baker, Delerter, 4 0

To Account of fVilliam Sweet, canying four

Soldiers to iVt"Zt;;>tfr/j 13 lo

FOL. II. /. 18139 2 8

1758. Colony of Rhode-IIland/»<r Centra, Cr.-^

Mar. 24, "D Y Old-Tenor receiv'd of the General

■'-' Treafurer, - - ^, jooo 0 0

April 6. By Old-Tenor received of the Treafurer, 4400 o o
DitTo. By Old-Tenor received of the Trealurer,

per Order, _ - - 1 500 o O

24. By Old-Tenor received of the Treafurer, 2500 o o

May 1 5. By Old Tenor received of the Treafurer 1 500
By Cafh ftopp'd out of the Wages of the re«

tained Men, by JVall, • • 583 2 o

jC. 11483 2 o
April zb.^y Lawful Money received

of the Trealurer, {^. 135 00

May. By Lawful Money received

of the Treafurer, 100 00

26. By Lawful Money received

of the Treafurer, 600 o o

By 36 Dollars received of

the Treafurer, lO 16 o

30. By Lawful Money received

of the Treafurer, i^o 0 o

^une 6. By Lawful Money received

of the Treafurer, 50 O o

1 3 . By Lawful Money received

of the Treafurer, 300 O d

By Lawful Money ftopp'd of
the Men that inlifted under
Mark Noble, 14 10 9

_ >C- 1360 6 9

Reduce at 13 One Third for one, iC- ^4939 »o 5

yan. 9, By Lawful Money received
1759. of the Treafurer, ^.800 00

89. By Lawful Money received

of the Treafurer, 21 10 o

£. 821 10 o
Reduce in Old- Tenor, at 18 and One Third for one,
26. By Old-Ttnor received of the Treafurer,
By Cloathing delivered to the Soldiers of the

Government's Stores,
By JVaH'i Company's CommifTary's Bill,
By IVall's Comoany's Sutler's D.cto,

U

I.'^&I

0 0

J 000

0 0

688

1679

176* '

12 6
15 0

i 2

By

r 75;

By Niks' s Company's Commiflary's Bill, 539 14 6

By M/w's Company's Sutler's Bill, 868 28

Feb. 24. By Cloathingof theGovernrnent's Stores ;

by Niles's Receipt, what I have already

ftopp'd, amount ta - 293 8 o

^62317 16 3
F O L. III.

/758. Colony ^ Rhodc-Iiland, to Nathan Rice, ,- £)r.—

Aug. 8, ''1^0\\\z Account oiPeleg Rice, an Aid aftcf

•*- Jeremiah Ajhn^ a Deferter, jC* ^ ^ 0 0

To the Account of ^o[epb Spencer and others,

after ^ychn Lee, a Deferter, - 35^0

To the Account of Peleg Rtce, after Jamet

Reynclds, a Deferter, - - 650

To the Accounts oiTibbits Hopkins and Robert

Carr, A\dlo Peleg Rice zftcr {aid Reynolds, 14 0 0

To the Account of Robert Carr and Job Her..

rington, taking up Tbeopbiiui Spencer, a De-
ferter, » - - o 19 2 O
To the Account of Stephen Arnold, apprc*

hending Uriah Sta^brd, a Deferter, 26 11 6

To the Account of Thomas Spencer and Aid,

zixtr fVilliam Briggs, a Deferter, ■* 44 o o

To the Account oiEbenezer Slocum, by Order

of Col. Potter, carrying Soldiers, - 40 o o

To the Account of Caleb Spencer, for Pow-
der Horns, -.«_-. 250
To the Account of Dodor Jerauld, attending

Peter Parker, - - 2/ 10 0

To the Account of Doftor Jerauld, attending

Richard Series, an Officer in the Colony's

Service, - - 4.I IJ 0

To the Account of Jofepb Gafpo, attending

James Eaji, a Soldier, - 15 O O

To the Account of Thomas Fry, Advance for

Soldiers, - - 8 C O

To the Account oi Thomas Fry, Advance for

Soldiers, - - 6 © O

Nov. 26. To the Account of Lydia Bormort, Attendance

for James Eaft, a Soldier, 32 o o

27. Totlie Account oi Thomas Spencer, after Arms

carried off, - - - 12 17 O

To Wages and Billet paid Thomas Fry, from

March 13 to May 8, - - 321 14 8

To Billet Tpnid. ff^ali's and Niles's Men, from

Retuinio January 10, 1759, 460O 18 o

To Wages paid ff^allsMen to January 10,

as/f-rMuiterRoU, -. 12958 7 5

To Wages paid Ni les' sMtn to January 10, as

/^r Mufter Roll, - - 7^15 3 ^

ToAccount of 0//:;^^r«)/</ keeping Deferters. 251 72

L -25588 J4

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F 0 L. IV.

1758. Colony of Rhode-Ifland to Nathan /2;Vf, IDf — *

April 2 $.''T*'0 Lawful Money paid Maj. D,
•*■ ^tf//, for Bounties of the Sol-
diers, as /"fr Receipts, Ji-l^2 5 ®
To I Bount)', ^.58 Levy-Money

for 3 Men, at 4^6, 6 1 6

June 3. To Lawful Money paid Mark NohU,

61 Dollars, an Half and one fixth, 18 10 O
To Lawful Money, as per Major
Walh Mufter Roll, to June i,

1758. 330 4 o

To advance Wages to Maj. }f^aIP%

Men, 156 »5 ^

To Wages paid Capt. Niks' 5 Men to

June I, 1758, ^ 97 65

To advance Wages paid Capt- Nilesh

Men, 74 164

To Levy-Money to Thomas Jenckins

for 6 Men, 1 7 o

To Capt. Niks for Levy-Money for

1 6 Men, at ^/b. 3 12 o

To Lawful Money paid Capt. Niles

for Bounties. 1 26 70

To Elijah Knap for Bounties, Levy

Money, and fwearing four Men, 24 I O
To Pekg Rice, two Dollars for in-

LftingiMen, 12 00

To Benjamin Carr, Levy-Money for

fix Men, at 4/6, 1 7 o

^.964 12 3

At 18 and One Tliird for One, £• 17684 12 o
To paid James Eaft in Camp, more than he

had Wages due, 96 10 6

To ditto Peter Cbeefe, who is dead, 40 5 I

To ditto iS^/wwt'/ O/iiors, who is dead, 21 12 10

17843 5 o
To Sundries brought forward from Fol. i . 1 8 1 3 9 2 8

To Sundries brought forward from Fol. 3. 25588 14 3

Total Sum, or whole Amount, jf. 61570 17 4

Contra, - - Cr,-*-

T> Y Sundries brought forward from Fol 2,
"*-' amounting to 62317 16 3

Ballance due to the Colony of Rhode-IJIandt 746 18 10

Warwick, in the County of /&«/, Feb. lO, 1759. Whereaiwethe
Subfcribcrs, were appointed Auditors by the Gen. AfTcmbly of the Co-
lony of i?^ff<3't'-.5'^W, at their Seflions held at Providetue in December ^

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A. D. 1758, to audit and fettle the Accounts of A^<jf£w;;i^V(f, Efq; one
of the Committee of War for the Colony of Rhode^IJlandy do report as
followeth : That we have carefully and ftri(ftly examined the Accounts
of faid Nathan Rice, relating his Office as one of the Committee of War,
and find fufficient Vouchers to fupport every Article therein contained.
Witnefs our Hands, this 24th February ^ 1759.

Jofefb Edmunds^
Othniel Gorton,
B. Greene.

Coft of auditting the above and foregoing Accounts, jC- 36 o o

Memorandum. We alfo find by fundry Receipts, that the faid Na-
than Rice hath paid to the Troops raifed fince December laft pafl, the
Sum of -.»._*- ^, 1^38 i6 6

exclufive of what Credit is given to the Government in faid foregoing
Account ; and faid Rice declares, that he now hath forty two able
bodied afFedive Men returned fince Dectmber afbrefaid.

And the faid Report being duly confider'd, // is Voted and Refohed,
That the fame be, and hereby is accepted : That the foregoing Account
of the Committee be, and hereby is allowed, and that Thirty-fix Pounds,
the Amount thereof, be paid them out of the General Treafury.

"Wherea?. Samuei j^iige/,E{q', preferred a Petition, and reprefented un-
to this Afiembly, That in the Year 1757, when he had the Honor to
command the Troops of this Colony, he fupplied them, while in Camp,
with fundry necelTary Cloathings (fuch as the Government had not pro-
vided) to the Amount of fcveral. Hundreds of Pounds New-lirk Curren-
cy J for which he charged but a fmall Matter more than the Prime Coft
expefting to be paid for the fame at the Clofe of the Campaign : That
he the Petitioner, did alfo contract with a Sutler, to fupply the Troops
with necciTary Refrelliments, for which he became accountable, with
Intereft after their Difcharge : That in December, 17S7> he delivered
the Committee of War Mufter Rolls, v^dth proper Accounts endofled,
how much ought to be ftopped : That he hath received but a fmall
Part of the faid Money, notwithftanding he had Orders on the General
Treafurer, from the Committeee of War. Wherefore the faid Samuel
^«|["f/ prayed to be allowed Intertft for the Money due unto him from
the Colony, on the aforefaid Account, from the Time that the Soldiers
were difcharged, until the fame be paid.

On Confideration whereof.

It is Voted and Refohed, That Lawful Intereftbe allowed and paid the
aforelaidiVOT«f/u'/'2^f/ out of the General Treafury, for the Money he
advanced upon the Colony's Account from the Time the fame was ftop-
ed out of the Wages of the Soldiers, until the Day it was paid the Colonel

Whereas James Brown of Warren, in the County of Brijlol, Efq;
preferred a Petition, and reprefented unto this Aifembly, That feme
Time laft March, ther^ were two Tranfports, a Snow and a Sloop,

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bound to Prcvidence, with a Number of Highlanders ; but the Wind
being a-hcad, they came to an Anchor, and in the Evening two Boat
Loads of Officers and Men came to the Petitioner's Houfc, where hav-
ing fupped, they tarried all Night. That the Morning proved cold, the
Wind continued a-head and they on board the Snow, almoil Three
hundred, having fpent the whole of their Provifions the Day before,
were in a ftarving Condition : That as fhe lay a great way down the
River, they were almofl: all Day in getting on Shore, and as fail as they
landed, were fapplied with Viifcuals by the Petitioner : That upon fill-
ing up a Company, the Officers demanded a Man for a Pilot, and the Pe-
titioner was obliged to procure Four, who conduced them about ten
Miles : That almoft every one that came from on Board tlie Snow, eat,
except the laft Boat Load, for whom the others would not tarry : That
the Petitioner was obliged to go with his Team to the Town o^Rehohth,
and cany about Thirty hundred Weight in it : That they drank almoft
a Hogihead of Cyder, for which he received two Dollars and an Half,
being unable to get any more. Whereupon the faid 'James Brown
prayed to have fomething allowed him out of the General Treafury ;
and if no more tlian Fifty or Sixty Pounds, it may poffibly pay the hrft
Coft of his Provifions, and fo forth.

On Confideration whereof,

// is Voted and Refoived, That the Committee of War for the County
ai Prc^idenci be and hereby are direded to enquire into the fubjedt Mat-
ter of the aforefaid "James Brown's Petition, and allow him what they
fhall think reafonablc, and that the fame be paid out of the General
Treafury.

Whereas Samuel Fenner, Jofeph Lockwood, and Mofes Briggs, all of
Cranjlon, in the County Providence, in the Year One Thoufand Seven
Hundred and Fifty-feven, took the Oath prcfcribed by the Law of this
Colony againft Bribery and Corruption, in electing public Officers and
werethereupon made Free of that Town, as appears by the Return of
the Town Clerk, which was accidentally omitted being made at the u-
fual Time. // is therefore Voted and Refohed, That they the faid Samu-
el Fenner, Jofepb Lockwood^ind Mofes Br iggs, be, and hereby are ad-
mitted Freemen of tlie Colony.

i©

^" v^ '^ P''o^"iding in Cafe of Fire breaking out in the Town of Pro-
vidence zn^ior\h<t more fpeedy Extinguilliing the fame, and ore-
lervmg Goods endangered thereby.

If/" HE RE AS by Reafon of the Contigdity andadjoininz ofHoufes in
Jeveral Parts of the Town ./Providence, People are under \reat

ff/'P^'-'^rft breaks out, but the Neighbourhood are concerned, to eL
^ttLr J'fP'^'^'r ? 'f/"^"'^^' '^>"^> and prevent the Prhgrefs
tt/^riJf"''t''"/"^'^"T' h the Removal of their Goods, LL
glad of the AJJifance of others m that Regard: And divers evil-mindfd
and kicked Perfons, on Pretence ^/^ charitably offering the^Hd^^.

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inks Advantage of fucb Conjufion, and Calamities, and rcb^ plunder, and
embezil, takct carry away, and conceal the Gcods and EJfeHi cf their dif-
trejfed Neighbours.

For preventing whereof in Time to come;

in E it Ena^ed by this General AJfembly, and by the Authority of the
-^ fame, It is enabled That when Fire ihall happen to break out within
the compacft part of the Town of Providence aforefaid, tlie Governor or
Deputy Governor and the Afliftants, or any rwo of them, from this Date,
until the firll Monday in 7«w next, fhall or may, and they hereby arc
impowered, to give Directions for the pulling down or blowing up any
itich Houfe or Houfes, as fhall be by them adjudged meet to be pulled
down or blown up for the preventing the fartlier fpreadingof the fame.
And jf it {hall happen that the pulling down or blowing up any
fuch Houfe or Houfes, by Direftionasis aforefaid, fhall be the Occalion
of flopping the Progrefs of fuch Fire, or that the Fire ftop before it comes
to the fame, that then all and every the Owner or Owners of fuch
Houfe or Houfes, fhall be reafonably paid therefor by the Reft of the Inha-
bitants, within the laid compad: Part, whofe Houfes fhall not be burnt >
And they are hereby authorized and fully impowered to make a Rate
or Rates, for levying and raifing fuch Sum or Sums of Money, as fhall
be by them thought convenient for that End. Provided al-u/ays, That
if the Houfe or Houfes where the Fire firfl begins and breaks out, fhall be
adjudged fit to be pulled down or blown up, to hinder the farther fpread-
ingof the Flames, that then the Owner or Owners of fuch Houfe or
Houies, fhall receive no manner of Satisfaction for the fame ; Any thing
in this Acf contained, to the contrary, notwithf landing.

And be it fart her EnaSied by the Authority aforefaid t That the Power
and Authority hereby \'efled in the Governor, Deputy Governor,
arid Affiflants, or any tv/o of them, by the lirfl Paragraph of this A<5t
fhall on the firfl Monday of June next, be determined and ceafe. And
that on tlie faid firfl Monday oi June, and fo on from time to time, at
the yearly Meeting for the Elcdtion of Town Officers for the future, the
Freemen of the faid compact Part ihall annually ohoofe and appoinc
three or more proper Perfons, on whole Fidelity, Judgment, and Im-
partiality, tliey can rely, to be called Prefidenti of the Fire-Wards :
And that they the faid Prefidents, or any one of them, who fhall be
prefent, is and are hereby impowered to execute the Authority before
vefled in the Governor, Deputy Governor, and Affiflants, by Virtue of
this Art:

AND be it further Ena^ed by ihe Authority aforefaid. That the
Limits of the above-mentioned compadl Part of the Town oi Providence,
fliall be conftrued, deemed, and taken, and hereby are declared to com-
prehend tile Houfe oijabcz IFbipple, and that of Peter Randal, land-
ing oppofite to it, and, from thenre Soutliward, all the Buildings that
are or fhall be erccfled, butting on, or near adjacent to the Streets, both
old and new, to the utmoil Extent, together wkh all the Mills and
Houfes m that Part of the faid Town, which is called Charlejlovin, as
farWeftward as the Town-Pound, and all fuch Part of the faid Town
a^i* called the Pointy as far Weftward as the Bury ing-P lace.

AND

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AND be it farther EnaSled by the Authority aforeJaiJ, That it
(hall and may be lawful to and for die Freemen of the compact Part of
the faid Town of Providence, at their afoiefaid annual Meetings, to ap-
point fuch a Number oi prudent Perfons, of known Fidelity, in rhe feve-
ral Parts of the Town, as they may think proper, who IhaU be deno-
minated and called Pire^Wards, and have a proper Badge afligncd to
diflinguilh them in their Offices, to wit, a Speaking Trumpet coloured
red; and at Times of the breaking forth of Fire, and during the Conti-
nuance thereof, Ihall be, and hereby are authorized and fully impowercd
to require and command AiTiflance for fupprcfllng and extinguiiliing the
Fire ; for removing Houihold Stutf and Furniture, Goods and Mer-
chandizes, out of any dwelling Houfes, Store Houfes, or other Build-
ings actually on Fire, or in Danger thereof, and to appoint proper Guards
for taking Care of and fecuring the fame ; as alfo to require and com-
mand Affiftance for the puUing down, or blowing up, any Houfe or
Houfesj and peribrming all and every Service and Ser\'ices relative
thereto, by the Dire<S;ions of die Preiidents aforefaid, or any one of them,
to prevent and flop the farther Spreading of the Fire, and tolupprefs all
Tumults and Diforders : And the faid Fire-V/ards from time to time
appointed as is aforefaid, are required, upon Notice of the breaking
forth of Fire, to take each one his Badge, and repair immediately to the
Place, and vigorouily exert their Authority for obtaining Airiftance, and
ufing their utmoft Endeavours to exringuifh or prevent the Spreading of
the Fire, and to preferve and lecure the Ellates of the Inhabitants. Due
Obedience is hereby required to be yielded them, and each of rfiem, ac-
cordingly, in the faid Service. And all Difobedience, Neglt<ft, or Re-
fufal, in any Perfon or Perfons, fnall be unformed of to fome of His Ma-
jefty's Juftices of th= Peace of the faid Town, within two Days next
after : And if any Perfon or Perlbns offend Contrary to the true Intent
and Meaning of rhis Act, he, flie, or they, upon Convichcn thereof,
before any two Jufticesof the Peace, fhall forfeit and pay a? a Fine, the
Sinn of Twenty-five Pounds each, to be levied and diftributed at thfi Dlf-
cretlon of the Town-Council of the faid Town of Providence; among
the Poor moft diftreffed by the Fire : And, in Cafe the Offender or
Offenders, prove unable to fatisfy or pay the faid Fine, he, (he, or they.
fhall fuffer ten Days Imphfonment.

AND he it farther EnaSied by the Authority aforefaid. That if any
evil-minded Perfon or Perfons fhall take Advantage of fuch Calamity,
cither by robbing, plundering, purloining, cmbezzeIling,cooveying away,
or concealing any Goods, Wares, Merchandizes, Effeds, or Things,
whatfoever, belonging unto any Inhabitant or Inhabitants of the faid
Tofwn of Providence, whofe Houle or Houfes is or are on Fire, or en-
dangered thereby, fo as to put fuch Peribn or Perfons upon removing his,
her, or their Goods or Effects -, and fhall not reilorc or give Notice there-
of unto the Owner or Ov/ners (if known) or bring tliem into fuch public
Place or Places as fhall be appointed and affigned by the Preiidents of
the Firft- Wards, or any one of them, within the Space of two Days, next
after Proclamation for that Purpofe, the Peribn or Perfons fo offending,
(hall wlien duly convidied thereof, be deemed Thieves, and fuffer the
utmofl: Severities of the Pains and Penalties by Law provided againft fuch.

V/hat

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What follows is the Report of the Committee that was by the Gene-
ral AfTembly appointed to the Service therein mentioned.

i4 -TT/E do Report, that we have receiv'd from Benjamin Nichols,
tV £fqj Keeper of the Grand Committee's Otlice, Eighty-fix
Thoufand Seven Hundred and Nine Pounds Two Shillings and Five
Pence H^f Penny Old-Tenor, which we have burnt. We further Re-
port, That agreeable to an Aft of the General Affembly made and
pafs'd at Providence, \n November, JJS^^ ^^'^ Nichols paid to Thomas
Richardfcn, Efq-, General Treafurer, Thirty-three Thoufand Eight
Hundred and Forty-one Pounds Fourteen SliUlings and Five Pence
Old-Tencr, as appears by the Treafurcr's Receipt, now in the Hands of
faid Nichols. This Money paid to the Treafurer, was to replace the
fame Sum, which was burnt in the General Trealury, Nov. \z. 1756,
as /"^T Report. The two Sums put together, amount to One Hundred
and Twenty Thoufand Five Hundred and Fifty Pounds Sixteen Shillings
and Eleven Pence Half-penny Old-Tenor. Witnefs our Hands in
Newport, March 6. 1758.
jT. 86709 2 5 Half-penny, burnt. yobnTillinghaJi,-\

33841 14 5 Treafurer. Peter Bours, [committee

Thomas Cranfion,

j^. 120550 16 II Half-penny. James Sheffield, J

And the faid Report being taken into Confideration, It is Voted and
RefAved, That die fame be, and hereby is accepted.

The following is a fecond Report of two of the Committee who made
and figned that next preceding.

" To the Hsnoralfk GsuT.RAh Assembly.

Gentlemen,

i i "\X7E have waited upon Benjamin Nichols, Efq-, Keeper of the
^' Grand Committee's Office, and found, that Bond was not
given for his faithful Performance in faid Office tliis prefent Year ; Upon
which we have caufed Bond to be given, and have lodged it with the
General Treaiurer. We further inform. That we have made a Begin-
ning to take an Account of the Bonds in faid Qffice, Mr. Nichols not be-
ing ready before this Time, fhall proceed and finifh faid Office fo foon as
Time will permit, without the General Afiembly fhould appoint another
Commitee. All which we fubmit, and will be agreeable to vs.

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And the faid Report being duly confidered, It is Voted and RefoheJ,
That the fame be, and hereby is accepted : And that the Committee
appointed to audit the Grand Conimittee's Accounts, be continued, and
make Report, without fail, unto this Aflembly, at tlieir next Seflion.

jWhercas .Aaron Salijhury, reMmgatCranpn, in the County of Prc-
videncc, preferred a Petition, and reprefentcd unto this Afiembly, That
he was in the Service of this Government the three hi\ Campaigns : Thnf
jt was his Misfortune to be grievioully wounded, and have\is Bones

diflocated

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dillocatcd by the Overturning of a Waggon, which fell upon Mm laft
Year whereby he is rendered abfolutcly incapable of getting a Livelihootl j
snd iLithe hath no Support but what arifes from tlie Charity ot the Peo-
ple, having no legal Settlement in thelc Parts that he knows ol.
Wherefore he the faid Aaron Salijlury prayed, that lomc Relief rjiay
be afforded him, eidier by a Pcnfion, or in feme otlier Manner, as UiaU
be thought proper by the General Aflembly.

On Confidcration whereof.

It is Voted and Rejclved, That Lieut. Col, Barzillai Richmond, Othniet
Gorton, ^nd Imffianuel Nor/tup, ECqrs. be, and they hereby are confti-
tuted a Committee, to enquire into tlie fubjea Matter of the Petition
6iore(aid, and confidcr wli-at Allowance it is proper for the Government
to make the above-named Aaron SaHjhury.

Whereas Silas Cooke o^ Newport, in the County of A"^K;/orr, Merchant,
Agent for Den Antcmo Gomez Franco, a Subject of his moft Catholic
Majeftv, the Ktng cf Spain, preferred a Petition, and reprefcnted unto
this Aficmbly, That on the twent>--ninth Day of Januar^i laft, a certain
Sloop, named the ' o^ which Don Jofeph Rodriguez, a

Subject of his faid Catholic MajeAy, was Maifer, being laden with Sugar ;
wlvereof the faid Andrew Gomez Franco, together with the faid Rodriguez ^^
were fole Owners, had arrived from a Coafling Voyage at the Mouth of
the Harbour oi Monio-Chri/io, a Port of his moil Catholic Maje%, on
the l^ando'i St. Domingo, where the faid Sloop belonged, and which
was alfo the dwelling Place of the faid Owners : That juftas the faid
Sloop had taken in her Sails, ilie was boarded and feized by Simon Smith,
Commander of a private Man of War named the Rcby, equipped at
Waritn, in this Colony, and commiffioncd by his Honor die Governor ;
and being fo leized, was fent into Warren aforefaid, where being arrived,
fheis detained and claimed by the Owners and Company of the faid Sloop
Hoby, as Prize ; aitho" the faid Don Antonio Gomex Franco, and the
faid Don Jcjeph Rodriguez, are bona Fide, the fole Owners of the faid
Sloop and her Cargo, and are true and lawful Subjeifls of his faid moft
Catholic yisjedy, as is aforefaid. And the faid .S/V^i Ccci? further ob-
ferved, that tliere are many Veflels with Cargoes, owned by the Inha-
bitants of this Colony, now at the faid M(?/2/'c-C/fcrz)?c, and in the Power
of the faid Antonio Gomez Franco, who is the King of Spain'i Secretary
there, and will undoubtedly detain fome or all of mem by Way of Re-
prizals for this A<fl of Violence done againfl the Laws of Nations:
That forafnVtich as His Molt Sacred Majefty, our lawful Sovereign,
did by Proclamation, about two Years fince, ftriclly prohibit all His
Subjeds from taking, feizing, or molefting, any of the Subje<5ls or Ships
of Hjs Moft Catbclic Majefly, on any Pretence whatloever. And as any
Thing done by the Inhabitants of this Colony, contrary to the 'aid Pro-
clamation, and againlf the Laws of Nations, may draw upon us the high
D ipleafure cf our mofl: gracious Sovereign, and involve the Nation in a
Cantnrjerjj -with the King of Spain, wliich die Miniilry at Home have
hitheitoinduftrioufly avoided ; the Petitioner prayed, for the more I'pecdy
Delivering the Government from the Dangers aforefaid, this AlTemhly
to enquire into die Matters and Things aforefaid : And if it Ihall appear

X equitable.

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equitable, tliat they would order the Veflel and Cargo aforefaidto be
taken into the Cuftody of Tome Officer of this Colony, and forthwith
reilored to tlae ^aid Jofefb Rodriguez^ in order to his returning Home
With her unto Monto-'CbrifiOy and fo forth.

On Confideration whereof.

If is Voted and Refohed, That the Owners of the aforefaid prK'ate Man
of War named the Roby, be cited to appear forthwith before this Aifeni-
bly, in order to make Anfwer with Regard to the Matters and Things
alledged in tiie aforelaid Petition.

It is Voted and Refohed, That yercmiab Affge! ini. Ctikh Greene, Efqrs.
be, and they hereby are appointed a Committee to examin an Ac-
count charged againil; the Colony by Nathaniel Pkillips, and make Re-
port unto the General Affembly.

Botl:k Hoafcs being Refolved into a Grand Committee, chofe the Gen-
tlemen vvhofc Names are let down in the tollowing Lifl, to comuiaud
the Troops oi this> Celery in the next Campaign.

FIELD OFFICERS.
Henrv Bahccckj Efq; Colonel, Daniel IVallt Efqi Lieutenant-Colonel-.
and John i4''fjiung, Efqj Major.

Captains.
Thomas Burht^ 'parries Tf-it', jun. Samuel Re fe, Nathaniel Peck, Thcmas
Try, jun. Benjamin Eddy, Cbrijicpher Hargil, 'Jcjhua Brown, Wu/iaw
Trippy and Mojh Palmer,

Firft Lieutenants,
Edward Talbee, 'Tikbits Hopkins, William Sheehan, Jcvathan Spetrrs,
TbomasTeWy Caleb Iripp, Thomas Rofe, Thomas Jenc kins, Samuel ^aun<*
ders, Samuel Stoneman, Giles RuJfeUMilchei Cafe , &nd I[rael Feck.

Second Lieutenants.

yofeph Stanton, jirn. Benjamin Carr, Daniel Byrn, Mcfes Bo-wd/Jh,
jibner Weft, Mofes Warren, Solomon Roffey, Samuel Wa/jon, jun. Thcmas
Collins, lamberlin Campbelli Thomas Cbampiin, Samuel Weaiberby, and
William Fulling,

Enfjgns.

William Benn^t, Sfukely Stafford, Thomas Sivinhufne, ]un. Arthur Fen^
Kcr, jun. George Cornel (Soil of Clarke) Records Tabor, Nathan Riccy AfcL
Boivdijh, y-lfa Kimbell, John Manchejter {oi F or tf mouth) fohn Bsverly-,
Nathan Bliven, and Feleg Slocum.

Lieutenant Giles Ruffel, Adjutant of the Regiment.

D E it Enabled by this General Ajfembly, and by the Authority of the
^ fame. It is EnaSled^ That a Rate or Tax ofEle-ven Thoufand Pciindu
in the Bills of Credit emitted by this Government, called Laivful Money ^ be
afieffed upon the JUihabitantt. of this Colony, and iev;ed, coUeded,' and

brough;

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brought Into the General Treafury by the la/l Day otOcfoher next, for
paying off the Government's TfQops upon their Return from the Cam-
paign,

An A C T in Addition to two h€t$, made and pafTed by the General

AiTcmbly of this Colony, one at tlie Seflion begun and hclden at Ncw-

#cr/' on the iiril WedneVday of iW<?v, One Thoufand Seven Hundred

and Filty-iive, enthuled, - - « - •

«♦ jin A£i to prevent any Ferjcmpurchajing and detaining any of the /fp-

pcnl and Arms belonging to any Soldier tnlifted in ikii Colony ; and the

Other at the SeiTion begun and nolden ztNe-wport, on Monday the twelfth

ofy«»t'lafl:, entituled, An ASi to prevent the detaining crfecreling Sol-

Sers already iniijled, or that may be hereafter inlifted into Hn Alajeftys

Service, in this or either of the neighbouring. Government i in New-

England,"

Whereas this AiTembly hath received Information, that notwithfland-
iDg the alorefaid Ads, feveral Tavernkcepers, Innholders, and Sellers of
l\rong Drink in this Colony, have been guilty of aiding, affilling, and
attempting to carry out of the Govemment's'Servicej many of the Sol-
diers inlifted into the Colony's Pay : Which if not timely prevented,
will prove very prejudicial to Hi§ Majefty's Service,

For Preventing whereof,

jD£ It Enabled hy this General AJfembly, and hy the Auihoritv of the
^ fame. It is Ena^ed, That if any Tavernkeeper, Innholder, of
Other Vendor of ftrong Drink in this Colony, /hall, at any Time aiter
the Publication of this Aft, be found aiding, alTiiting, fecreting, or at-
tempting to fecrete, or by any Ways or Means endeavouring to carry
out of t)\e Colony, or deprive the fame of any one Soldier lawfully in-
lifted into His jMajelly's Servjce, in the Colony's Pay, he, (he, or they (o
offending, ihali upon legal Con viclion thereof, forieit and pay as a Fine
{nto the General TTreafury, the Sum of Five Hundred Pounds for every
O^Tence, to be recovered in Manner and Form as by either of the faid
Ads aforefaid is direiled ; and fuch Tavernkeeper, Innholder, or ven-
dor of firong Drink, fliall have his or her Licence taken away by the
Town Council of the Town in which the Offence may be committed,
and be rendered incapable forever afterwards, of keeping a Tavern, Inn^
or felling ftrong Drink m tliis Colony^

An A C T for better regulating OfBcers, and the Colony's Agent, at
Albany, the enfoing Cam.paign.

tJ/'IJ E R EA S tt is found prejudicial to the Inter eji ofthh Go»
'f^ 'uernment, for Officers, as m the lall; Campaign, to draw large
Sums of Mone^ out oj the Hands of the Colony s Agem at Albany.

BE

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DE if tberifore EnaSedby this General AJemhh^ and hpbe Authority
■*^ of the fame. It is EnaBed, That for the future, no Order drawn
on the Colony's Agent at Albany, fhall be allowed or paid by the Go-
vernment, unlefs It he figned by the Colonel, or, in his Abfence, the
next commandmg Officer ol' the Regiment : Who are hereby reftr.cled,
and pofidvely forbidden to draw any Order upon die laid Agent, be the
fame either for Officers or Soldiers Wages, or any otJier Matter or Thing
vvhat/bever ; neccffary Expences, which cannot be paid in tlie Currency
of this Colony, only excepted.

And that a Copy ot thiS Act be tranfmitted unto the ColoRy's Agent
in Albany,

It is Voted and RpfoheJ, That the Committee of War be, and they,
or the major Part of them, is, and hereby are appointed to audit the Ac-
counts of Mr. Volkert Douw, jun. with this Colony, and make Report
Unto the General AfTembiy at their next Seffion : That they, the faid
Committee, in the mean Time, caufe a Sum, not exceeding Two
Thoufand VouvAs New-Tcrk Current, to be lodged by the beft Ways
and Means they can, in the faid Mr. Doutju^ Hands, in Order to pay the
Baliance thatfhali be found due to him from the Colony ; and larther
to fupply the Colonel, or, in his Abfence the next commanding Officer
of our Regiment, with Money, as he iliail have Occafion to draw 'iot it»
from time to tune, sgreable to an Ad made and pais'd by this Aifembly
for that Purpofe.

And that a Copy thereof be fent the above-named Vdkert Dcuw
at Albany.

It is Voted andRefohe^, That the Committee of War be, and they,
or the major Part of th.^m, is, and hereby are appointed to fill up, before
the March of the Troops, all Vacancies tnat may happen citlier by Death,
Refufal, or any other Ways or Means whatfoever, among the com-
miffioned Officers m the Pvcgiment ordered by this Colony tor the cn-
fuing Campaign : Which Power fhall always be good and valid in the
Recefs of the General Aifembly, and then only.

It is Votedand'Kefched, That the Committee of War be, and they
hereby are direded to fettle widi all the Officers of die Regiment raifed
by this Colony lor the kft Campaign, before they march for the nexi,
and pay or receive the Baliance as the fame may happen.

Art AC T in Addition to an A<fb made and pafTed by the General AfTero-
bly of this Colony, at their SelTion begun and holden at South- Kingi^
town, on Tucfday the Fourteenth of February, One Thoufand Seven
Hundred and Fifty-eight, ertituled, " An Aft to oblige the Inhabl-
" tants and Innholders of this Cclony to receive and entertain the
" Recruits that may be raifed therein for his Maj^fly's Service."

rjyHERE AS the Prcvijion made in and by the ASl aforefiid^ for

the Billeting PvCgular Soldiers proves infu^cicnt to anfu;er the

Purpofe : fi''hereJore, ^nd as a farther Encourcgetnent to Innholders^

TavernkeeperSy and others, is/ithm this Cover nwentt to receive and bidet

Regular

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Regular Soldiers, Be it Enacted by ibis General Ajfembly^ and by the Au-
thority of the fame, Ii ii Enacted, That for the future, every In nholder,
Tavernkeeper, and other Pcrfon whatlbever, in tliis Colony, who ihall
take in a Regular Soldier to billet, ihall be allowed and paid not ex-
ceeding Twenty-five Shillings ^er Day, for every Soldier that he or Ihe
may billet, always dedudling the King's Pay out of the fame • Which
is to be certi/ied by the Officer who gave Orders for the faid Soldier's
Billeting.

AND be it farther EnaBed by the Authoxity aforefaii^ That if any
Innholder or Tavernkeeper within this Colony, {hall refufe to receive a
Regular Soldier or Scldiers into his or her Houfe, when an Order for
Billeting is made out, and fent by a proper Officer of the Town where
foch Soldier or Soldiers ihall demand Billeting, he or fhe fo rcfuling,
fhall fuffer and pay as a Fine, the Sum of Three Pounds Lavsrful Money,
to be recovered for the Colony's Ufe, by Warrants before two Juiidccs of
the Peace in the Town where the Offence Ihall be committed.

AN D he it farther Enadedbytbe Authority af or ef aid. That every
Officer giving Orders for Billeting as is aforefaid, fhall always be careful
to avoid fending more Soldiers unto the Houfe of any Perfon, than the
Circumftances of llich Pcrfon will allow. And if any Difference ihall
arife between the Officer that gave Orders for Billeting, and the Houfc-
keeper who fhall receive a Soldier or Soldiers to billet, about the Number
cf Soldiers, fuch Difpute fhall be decided and fettled by one or more Ju-
llices of the Peace living near the faid Houfekeeper : Which Judgment
or Decifion fhall be final and conclufive.

What follows is a Copy of the Account of fuch of tlic Committee of
War as live in Newport ; unto which is fubjoincd a Report of the Gen-
tlemen that were appointed by the General AfTcmbly to audit the fame,
together with an Account againft the Government for their Time and
Trouble in performing the kid Service.

Dr. — The Colony of Rhode-Ifland with John Gardner, Thomas Cran-
flon, and Peter Bours, Members of the Committee of War.

1757.
Mar. 9. To famei Franklin, his Account for Proclama-
tions, - - - iC- 32 o o
April 2. To Jofeph Irefon, Ditto, Horfehire, 74 16 o
21. To Benjamin Hall, Ditto, Shoes, - loc o o
25. To Roufe Potter, Ditto, Leather, i^ro 18 6
To Weeden and Behnet, Ditto, Cloathing, 305 6 o
28. To Samuel Hern, £J/V^o, Tranfport-hire, 60 o o
May 3. To Benjamin Sanford, Ditto, Shoes, I05 o o
To Jonathan Heath, Ditto, Ditto, 252 o o
12. To Richard znd Henry Ward, Ditto, Cloathing, 499 16 6
\2.John Cbalener, Ditto, part of Medicines, 400 o o
16. To j'a^?; H/7/, DZ/i";?, making Cloathing, 887 o o
To Robert Hill, Ditto, Ditto, Ditto, 232 10 o
To Benjamin Reynolds, Ditto, Ditto, Ditto, 496 8 o

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20. To Ignatius Battar, Ditto, Sugar,

To Mumfordzud Brentov, Ditto, Cloathing,
To Greene Rogers, Ditto, Shoes,
To Henry Sow/e, Ditto, making Cloathing,
To Chrifiopber Champlin, Ditto, Cloathing,
To Timothy Balch, Ditto, making Cloathing,
To Gideon 5iJfon, Ditto, Cloathing,
To Henry Coggejhall, Ditto, making Tents,-
To Jojhua Babcock, Ditto, do^oring Soldiers,
To JofephRulfeil, Ditto, Blankets,
To Benoni Gardner, Ditto, billeting Soldiers,
May -25. To Robert Carr, Ditto, Cloathing,
To ff'il/iam Rogers, ditto, ditto,
To Jofcfh Sanford, jun. ditto, ditto,
To Ehathan Hammond, ditto, ditto.
To Sarah kumreill, ditto, ditto.
To David Moore, ditto, ditto.
To PelegThurJlon, ditto. Blankets,
To 'JcfepbTillinghaJi, ditto, Cloathing,
To Preferved Ft/h, ditto. Shoes,
To Jabez Carpenter, ditto. Blankets,
To yohn Davis, ditto, fwearing Soldieri,
To Jofeph Tripp, ditto, frefli Provifions,
To Jo/hua Saunders, ditto, Cloathing,
To MumfordindCc/e, ditto, ditto,
ToC. Anthony Wtgneron^ ditto, doftoring Soldiers, 26
To Silas Cooke, ditto, Cloathing,
To Benjamin Sherburne, ditto. Shackles,
To Jofeph Sanford, ditto, Cloathing,
To Temperance Grant, ditto, ditto.
To 'yobn Tweedy, ditto, Provifions,
To Jofeph Burrelli ditto, Camp-Kettles, 6ff -
To Peleg Rogers, ditto, Attendance, (dc.
To Jofeph Hammond, ditto, Beef<
To Jacob Richardfcn, ditto, Cloathing,
To JofhuaAmy, ditto, Provilions,
June 2. To George Laivton, ditto. Board of Soldiers,

13. To JohnChaloner, ditto, Medicines, (^c.

17. To John N lies, ditto. Wages, Csfr,

To Elihu Hall, ditto, doctoring Soldiers,

20. To Nicholas Cooke, ditto, Traniport-hirc,

23. To JVilliam Spencer, ditto. Wages, Gfr.

27, To William Rogers, ditto, ditto oi James Tew,
To Robert Laivf en, ditto, ditto of Col. Angel,

July 4. To Benjamin Almy, ditto, Molaffes,
8, To Thomas Taylor, ditto, Cloathing,

28. To Thomas Fry, ditto. Wages, ^c
To Benjamin Wickham, ditto, Molaffes,

Aug. 17. To William Hunter, ditto, dodoring Soldiers,
To George Laviton, ditto. Board of Prifoners,
To Jofeph Wanton, jun. ditto. Small Arms,

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I g, To Ifaac La^cttmy (^ttiOfTtsuaC^on-hiret 420 o o

To Andrew Cannon, ditto, ditto, ditto, 7$ o o

24. To aimon Peafe, ditto. Small Arrus, 1080 o o

Tojofeph Gorbam, ditto, Provifio^s, XI 00 o o

26. To Allowfon Gihbs, ditto. Cartridge Boxes, 68 o o

To Mattheti) Cozzens, ditto Smzil Axms, 612 o o

To Richard Gibh, ditto, Bread, 154 o o

To Jeremiah Hawkins, ditto, Tranfport-hire, 400 o o

To £f?7ff«/ G<7ri«^, ditto. Billeting Soldiers, 289 4 8

To fyHliam Rhodes, ditto, Provifions, 424 o o

Sept. 2. To Ifaac Stelle, ditto, Bread, 751 40

5. To Benjamin Durfey, ditto 'Wzgss,, 30 o o
20. To Edward Dennifon, ditto, ditto, o^ AhnerTiken, 93 10 o

To Metcalf Bowler, ditto, ditto, o{ Giles Rujel, 43 0 o

To ditto, ditto, ditto. Small Arms, 180Q o o

'26 To Jofiah Brown, ditto. Carting fi?'f. 41 10 o

To fVilliam PFhite, ditto. Wages, 30 0 O

To George Halli ditto, ditto, 30 O o

To Michael Downey, ditto, ditto, 30 o o

0<??. 3. To James Roach, ditto, ditto, of James Owin, 47 i o

To John Lance, ditto, 5mall Arms, 540 o o

To John T)avis, ditto, SyNC^\i\g^o\dkxi 13 60

To GideomnA John Wanton, ditto, Cloathing, 241 o o

To CloiherFeirce, ditto, Traniport-hire, 180 o o
To Henry Sow le, ditto, V<J&gz%oi James Mackay, 91 2 o
26. To George Gardner, Sheriff, ditto^ Service done 86 15 o

To William Rogers, ditto, Cloathing, I75 o o

To Jofeph Burrill, ditto, "Camp-Kettles, tic. 504 lo O

To John Clarke, his account for horfe-hire 43 o o
Toyo^^^wwf/jun.ixV/t?, Chargesoflmprifoningmen 45 o o

To John Taylor, ditto. Shoes, 84 o o
To Henry Sowle, ditto, Wages of James Leach, I4 ^9 °

Nov. 7. To Benjamin Mafon, ditto, Cloathing, 1 245 1 4 o

To EhJhaTillinghaJi, ditto, Tranfport-hire, 1 17 o o

14. To William Pelfue ditto. Charges of Impreis. in 17 o

T ^. To IJaac Lawtcn, ditto, Tranfport-hire 600 o o
18. To Benjamin Reynolds, ditto. Making Cloathing 134 o o

To Jonathan Heath, ditto. Shoes, 1 68 o o

To Abraham Ally ditto, niaking Cloathing, 182 o o

To Elnathan Hammond, ditto, Cloathing 2811 ^

To Caleb Gardner, ditto, ditto, 22 o o

To Miller Froji, ditto. Making Cloathing, 68 6 o

To Preferred Fijb, ditto. Shoes, I47 o o

To James Hawdan, ditto, Cloathing, J27 o o

To Timothy Balcb, ditto, Making Cloathing, 66 o o

To Paul Coffin, ditto, ditto, ditto, 33 00

22 To lohn Tayer, ditto, Shoes, 49 o o

To tFickham ^ni Dehlcis, ditto, Lead-Ball 32 o o

To Weeden znd Bennet, ditto, Cloathing J 07 7 o

To Richard and He?iry Ward, ditto, ditto, 223 3 3

To Stephen Ay rank, ditt:,, Lead-Ball 25 12 q

To Jojepb Gladden, ditto, Shoes, 98 o o

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To Robert Hill, ditto. Making Cloathing 125 lo o

To GiJecmnd Jobn JVantoft, ditto. Cloauiing, 1020 7 o

JDec. 2. To Pe/eg Rogers, ditto, Attendance, 41 H ^

ToThomasChad'wick, ditto. Board of fick Soldiers, 54 o o

To IVeeden znd Bennet, ditto, Cloathing, 110 3 o

To Henry Soivle ditto. Making Cloathing, ^87 19 o

^. To Benjamin Ma/on, ditto, Cloathing, 245 o ^

2\. To Thomas Chadmck, his Account for Board

of Regulars, - - - - 1 60 o o

To Greene Rogers, ditto. Shoes 1 1 3 i o o

To Jonathan Heath: ditto, ditto, 56 00

23. To James Gardner, ditto. Hay 220 o o
To Mary Pinnegar, ditto. Board of Regulars 41 80
To Jonathan Bryer, ditto, ditto, ditto,- 33 '2 o
To Sarah Miichener, ditto, ditto, ditto, 12 00
To'Thomas Chadivick, ditto, ditto, ditto, 22 i 5

24. ToTemperance Grant, ditto, Cloathing, '97 ^i 3
To 'Thomas George. ^/rVrt, Board of Regulars, 29 18 o

26. To Walter Cranjion, ditto, Tranlport-hire 138 o o
To Clother Peirce, ditto, ditto, ditto, 320 o o
To yofephTi Hi ng/xiji, ditto, ditto, ditto, 460 o o

27. To James Franklin, ditto, to Printing Inliftmcnts, 12 o o
To IVi Hi am Campbell, ditto, Tranfport-hirc, 535 o o

28. To Jonathan Bryer, ditto. Board of Regulars 900
To Silas Cooki, ditto, Cloathing, 117 7 o

30. To George Gibbs, ditto. Bread, ©■<:. 251 14 o
1758.

Jan. 9. To Mary Ptnr.egar, ditto. Board of Regulars, 21 00

20. To Sarah Mitchenfon, ditto, ditto, ditto, 25 10 o

To Thomas Broionell, ditto, ditto, ditto, 15 o o

To Mary Pinnegar, ditto, ditto, ditto, 29 8 a

24. To Jonathan Bryer, ditto, ditto, ditto, 14 8 o

26, To Richard/on znd Goldthwait, ditto, Cloathing, 1283 i 6

30, To Thomas Chadivick, ditto. Board of Regidars, 46 5 o
To Jchn Mc.'Near, ditto; Time and Expences, 38 90
To Jahez Champlin, ditto Smz\\-Axm%, &c. 239 8 o
To Jamis Gould, ditto, Horfe-hire 49 o o
To fVilliam CroJiPig, ditto, ditto, ditto, 50 o o

Feb 4. To Mary Pinnegar, </z>/o Board of Regulars. 4^ 10 o

14. To Gideon Siffon, ditto, Cloathing, 2 1 90 13 2

20. To Mary Pinnegar, ditto, Board of Regulars 58 o o

22. To Sarah Mitcbener, ditto, ditto, ditto, 24 c o
Afdr. 3. To Mary Pinnegar, ditto, ditto, ditto, 25 i q

20. To Sarah Mitcbener, ditto, ditto, ditto, 24 o o
To Thomas Stevzns, ditto, Mending Small-Arnis, 66 1 5 ©
To Jonathan Bryer, ditto, BoAtd of Reguhrs, 7S ''^ o
To Thomas Chadivick, ditto, ditto, ditto, 108 o 4

21. To William Hunter I ditto. Wages, ^c. 1981 7 6

23. To Simon Peafe, ditto, Molaffes, 1026 10 o
To Benjamin Ellcry, ditto, ditto, 2831 o o

27. To Sarah Rumrei II, ditto, Cloathing, 156 ii lo
To Alary Pinnegar, ditto. Board of Regulars 26 o o
To John Reed, ditto, Molafes, 3862 14 o

31. To Jonathan Bryer ditto, Board of Regulars, 41 36

To

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TaBenoni Gardner, ditto, ditto, of Soldiers, ^c. 150

Afr. 2. To Benjamin Nichclt, ditto. Wooden Bowls, Csff. jo2

May 16. To JVilliem Rhodes, ditto, Provifions, 907

29. To Mark Ncble, ditto, Soldiers Bounties, 217

June 12. To Wiliiam Hunter ^ ditto. Wages, ^c. 2089

2 1 . To Jofeph Bofi, ditto, Provifions, 27$

27. To jofefh iVanton, ditto ^ ditto, 201

To Natban Nickerfon, dttto^ Tranfport-hlre^ 240

30. To Ezekiei 'Burroughs, ditto. Rum, 294

yu/y n. To Ifaac Lawton, ditto t Tranfport-hire, 476

14. To Henry Cfggejha//, ditto, Provifions, 2493

1 8. To Samuel 'nurjioriy ditto, MoUaiTes, 2030

19. To Join Jeffon, ditto. Sugar, 1606

20. To ff^illiatn Rogers, ditto, Cloathlng, 207
To Hatch ind Card, ditto, Traniport-hire, 411
To yames ffeeden, ditto. Shoes, 126
To Preferved Fip, ditto, ditto, ejA
To 'Ehenezer Rtchardfon, ditto. Rum, 242
To Be f^amin Hall, ditto. Shoes, 2 10
To David Moore, ditto, Cloathing, 66
To Jofeph Gladden, ditto. Shoes, 1 61
To Samuel zxid. Peter Mumford, ditto, ditto^ 294
To Ifaac Dayton, ditto, ditto, 238
To Ezra Pope, ditto, ditto, joi
To Jofeph Bailey, ditto, ditto, 2 10
To Benjamin Sanf or d, ditto, ditto, 306
To John Lenders, ditto, ditto, J26
To Conjiant Taber, ditto, ditto, 84
To Abraham Dennis, ditto, ditto, 252
To Jofeph Hammond, ditto, ditto, Cloathing, 8 c
To 7ohn Stanton, ditto. Shoes, iaq
To Jacob Stockman, ditto, ditto, 14^
To Samuel Fowler, ditto, Provjiions, 1 ; ^
To Hadvoen and Thurfton, ditto. Stockings, 00
To Caleb Gardner, ditto, ditto, ^c, 8 r
To Jahez Carpenter, ditto, ditto, 67

25. To Zepheniab Peafe, ditto. Shoes, 1 26
To Gecrge Gibbs, ditto. Bread, 4^0

26. To Efles How, ditto, Tranlport-hire, 486
To Richard znd Henry ffWd, ditto, Cloathing, 402
To Abraham All, ditto, making Cloathing, 377
To John Mc' Near, ditto, ditto, ditto, 1 88
To James Hill, ditto, ditto, ditto, 408
To Archibald Campbell, ditto, ditto, ditto, 184
To Charles IriJh, ditto, ditto, ditto, 1 70
To Robert Hill, ditto, ditto, ditto, 203
To Timothy Balch, ditto, ditto, ditto, ecq
To Miller fro/}, ditto, ditto, ditto, 253
To Benjamin Greene, ditto, ditto, ditto, 1 83
To Peter Cozzens, ditto, ditto, ditto, 182
To Jofeph Haywood, ditto, ditto, ditto, 227
To Robert Duncan, ditto, ditto, ditto, jo6
To John Rogers, ditto, ditto, ditto, 1^6

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Toyohn*ThurftDn, JittOy dittOj dittii 177 ^ 6

To JfonatbanGladdiny dittOy ditto, ditte^ 119 lo o

To John Starnei^ dittOf ditto, dittOy 123 10 o

To Henry Soiivie, ditto, ditto, ditto, 825 5 7
To John Chaloner, ditto. Sett of Chyrergugical

Inftruroents, 1 50 o o
To Samuel Green, Stto, Cloathing, 980 18 4
28. To John Tayer, ditto. Shoes, 352 o o
2 1. To T'emperance Grant t ditto, Cloathing, 380 o o
To Greene Rogers, ditto, Shoes, 449 o o
To Benjamin Majon, dittOi Blankets^ 2407 10 o
To Mofes Ifaacs, ditto, Cloathing, J214 19 9
To Napthaii Hart, and Companyi ditto, i/rti 13236 7 II
TotTickham^ndbeblois, ditto, ditto ^ 3868 3 6
To Sarah Rumrieli, ditto, ditto, j8o o o
To Robert Carr, ditto, St)^.'^, &c. 2 85 10 6
To John Ham?nett,, ditto, ditto, 282 9 o
To IfaacStelle, ditto. Bread, 471 o o
Aug. I. To C. Anthony fVigneron, ditto,6o^onr\^%Q\^ct%, 139 10 o
To Silas Cooke, ditto, Cloathing, ^v, 1 9 10 I o
7, To George Gardner, jun. ditto, ditto, 2499 1 1 6
To Chrt/iof her Champ/in. ditto, ditto, 364 o <»
8i To Rowfe Potter, ditto, Leatlier fuppUed Shoe-
makers, ... 328 16 6
To Sarah Stoeet, ditto, Cloathing, 270 10 o

10. To Robert Carr, ditto, Soap> 324 ir 6
J 2. To Robert Barker, ditto. Shoes, 65 o o
19; To George Lawton, ditto. Board of Soldiers, 132 o o

25. To Godfrey Malbcne, ditto. Beef, 245 o o
3 1 , To Ifaac Lawton, ditto, Tranfport-hire, 53216 3

To Jahez Cbamplin, ditto, repaiiing Small Arms,

i^c. - » 4 192 14 o

To ditto, ditto, ditto, ditto, ditto, 159 14 o

Sept. 5. To Jonathan Otis, ditto. Drums, ^j o g
Mar. I . To Lieut, Jfaac if'ilber, his Account Bounties,

Gft. paid Soldiers, 300 o o

2. To Cii^i. Benjamin Cornell, ditto, ditto, 120 00

11. ToUtui.Jeffery fViilcox, ditt6, ditto, 200 o o

22. To Lieut. Mofes Warren, ditto, ditto, 360 o o

23. To Dv.Chriftopher Nichols, ditto. Wages, 180 o o
28. To Lieut; Samuel Rofe, ditto. Bounties, 200 o o

April ^. ToUxtMi. Giles Rufjell, ditto, ditto, 1400 0 o

May 6. To Lieut Nathaniel Peck, ditto, diftof 756 10 o

14. 1 o C^i>t. Daniel fTall, ditto, ditto, J604 12 3

20. To Lieut. Edward Taibee, ditto, ditto, 642 5 o
June 2%. To L'KMt. James T<r>v, ditto, ditto, 40 o o
Nov.io.ToCapt. Jeremiah Greenei ditto, ditto, 43 5^ 7 4

i7S8.

Mar. 8. ToUievLt. Jfrael Peck, ditto, ditto, 310 o 6

2 1 . To Lieuti JVilliam Tripp, ditto, dittOi 500 o d
May 6. To Col. Samuel Angel, ditto. Wages, &"<:.■ 5192 ro o

26. To Qo\. Henry Babcock, ditto. Bounties, ©^f.' 47 S*^ o o
June 3. ToQz^i.lVilli(imRiihmQnd, ditto, dittoi 2647 3 0

June 6. To

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'Jufie 6. To Capt. yohn fVbtting and Officers, SttOf

ditto, - -^ ' I. I0510 9 4

10. To dpt. Eienezer Jf^iting, Jitttf, ditto^ 7^74 o o

To dpt. Natkaniel Peck, ditto, dittffy 8576 17 o

To Capt. James 'Tew, ditto, ditto, 5666 j j 3

26. To Calel> Hacker, ditto, ditto, a 200 o o

To Cbrijlopber HargU, ditto, ditto, 400 0 o

^. 184101 z o

To Cafh paid Wages, Billcdng, ^c. as^fr

Muiler-Rolls, Receipts, Books, (iff. 80466 13 4.

To 3'ci'n Gardner, liis Account for Sundries
provided for the Ufe of the Expeditionsi
as per Receipts examined, 1583 y 5

To Tbcmat Crenjlon, his Account for Sun-
dries provided for the Ufe of the Expediti-
ons, a3/>fr Receipts examined, 34^38 7 8

To Peter Bours, his Account for Sundries
provided for the £xpeditiofis; as ^er Re-
ceipts examined, 72 9 1 4 6

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Creditor,

BY our Orders drawn on the General Treaftircr
I in Favour of the Perfons whofe Names are fet
Down in the foregoing Account, and Cafh received,
as /fr Receipts given, - - • ^. 3080S0 15: 3

Newport, September 8, 1 75 8.

WE the Subfcrlbers, being appointed a Committee by the Ho»
nourablc General Affembiy to audit the Accounts of the
Members of the Committee of War in the Tovrn of Newport , do Re-
port, that we have examined the Accounts exhibited to us by the
Hon. John Gardner, Thomas Cranjlon, and Peter Bours, Efqrs. and find
them well vouched, and that the foregoing Accounts, amounting to
Three Hundred and Eight Thculand and Eighty Pounds Fif-
teen Shillings and Three Pence Old Tenor, are what we
have auditted, it appearing to us, by a Certificate from the Geneial
Treafurcr, that they have given the Colony Credit for all the Money
they have received themfelves, from time to time, and alfo all and every
the Orders they have drawn on him payable to other Perfons, for the
\2i^ of the Expeditions in the Yeac j y^y and 175-8.

John nilingkafl, •, ^

James Shejeld,}^'^'^''^^-

Unto which Report the Committee fubjoined die following Account,
to wit ,

The CO LO Nr, - - Dr.-..

TO our Time and Trouble in auditdfig the aforegoing ^
Account, - ► ^-3® " •

Newport, Sept. 8, 1758, John Tillingbaji,

'James Stejield."

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And the faid Report being duly confidered, It. is Voted and Rejoked,
That the fame be, and hereby is accepted.

What follows is a Copy of the Account of Daniel Jenckes, Efq; a
Member of the Committee of War ; unto which is added the Report of
the Gentlemen that were by the General Affembly appointed to audK
the fame.

17^7. Colony of Rhode-Ifland, Dr. to Darnel Jenckcs, one of {be

Committee of War.
0£to. 24. To William Dean, Calh paid per Orders, /.

To Oliver Arnold, Ditto, paid^^r Ditto^
28. To Pre fenved Alger, paid
31. To Silas Cooke, in full for his Wages,
To Martha Perry, aa Order.
To Thomas Jenkins, one of the 400 Men,
N'ov. 2 To Jofeph Headly, in Part Peter Grcmock'i
Wages, _ - -

To Jofah Arnold, two Orders
To Mary Stewart, making Rnapfacks,
4. To Charles Le/hrook, on Acccuot of his Wages,
7, To Simeon Brown, an. Order,
To fofah Arnold, an Order,
To Rofanna Norton, on Account of her Hulband's

Wages, - _ _ _

To Rufiis Franks, - , _ -

12. To 10 Suits of Broad-Cloth Cloaths, at
i 81 i.^, . - - - -

To I o Swanfkin Jackets, at 1. 8 12 8,

To 10 Great -Coats ready made, 1. 25 Jo,

To 40 Check Shirts, / ■ i o o o

To 10 Blankets, ^. 14 1.0. o

To 3 Doz. Yarn Stockings £,■ y,^

To I Doz. Mil I'd Caps,

To Short Charges In making 3 1 Suits of Cloaths

By the Taylor, in October i -5 laft.
To 2 large Hoglheads and 2 imall ditto, and

Cooperage _ - _ -
To 10 Pair of Shoes zt £. 6
14. To fedediah Freeman {ant of ^00) paid
To J^f^p^ Toung, ditto, dn*^.
To Thomas Aldrich, paid Baliance of Anthony

Aylfworth, deceas'd. Wages for r 756, 3° H 9

J7- Tc Darius 5>^o;?j, (one Months Wages advanc-
ed Philip Smith, - - - - 2500

18. ToRufus Mackintire, Baliance of his Account

■ for Wages due m 1756, - - 55 10 o

To Jonathan Andrew, fundry Orders, - - 36 4 o
To Pardon Tillingbaji, (one of 400) ► - 21 to o

22. To S-arabFeelix Abby, on Account her Sons

Wages, - - - - - - 1 1 16 o

24- To Jeremiah Whipple ani^ Order from fena-

than Spear, - - - - . 5-^5°

To Ebenezer fenckes, paid his Wife, - - - 30 o o
25. To Randal Rice, and Order from Benjamin

H.o'Ward. ~ - - - 50 o o

To

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To 'Jojhua Greene for his Horfc in Auguft, - 1500
To Robert Sterrey, Ballance for Wages as Armo-
rer in 1756, _ - - - - 345 12 o
28. Tov4wwJSrcci, paidhis Wife, - 10 11 o
Dec. 2. To /(j/w TJoOT<25,jun. paid for Bread Calk, - 70 o o
To Nathan Jacobs for Knapfacks, 7990

6. To OiaJJah Brown, Efq; paid iWe/fi for Bread, 51 13 o
To Capt. Jo/&;Tp5//eT, Expenecs at Albany, 1756, 49 2 6
To ycjiah Alger for Work at the Lake, - u 1 9 6

7. To David Fuller (one of 400) - - 21 lo o
To Caleb Fuller, paid for ferrying Militia in Au-

guft, - 25 4 o

To JVilliam Pearce'% Bill for Victualling, - - 1 54 3 o
To Doftor Epbraim Bvufen, Medicines and At-
tcndanc/tt Soldiers in Sir William Pepper ell's

RegimcnT, - - - 30 o o
1758.

Jan. 4. To William Warn fr (one of 400) - 21 10 o

To'TbomasWood, ditto, - - ei 10 o

To Allenton Briggs, ditto, - - - sj 10 o
To Ifaac Seamansy deceas'd, paid Thomas Sttadman,

Ballance of his Account, 1756, - 91 6 o

To Silas Havens {one of ^00) - - 21 o o

To Daniel Wa/^ker, ditto, - - 21 10 o

To Amos Bncks, Oidtr to BenoniPearce, - 900

6. To Abraham Cammett {ojxo of ^00) - - 21 10 o

To Mercy Mitchell, BoirSilng Sampfon Sijoft, « 25 o o

10. Todpt. Thomas Fry, for a Horfcloft, 1756, 40 o o

19, To William Thornton, (400) -^-- - 2JI00
44. To Benjamin Capwell, ditto^ - zr 10 o

26. To Caleb Greene by an Order from Abel Gibbs, 100 o o

27. To Ufual Greene, Otdcr from Henry Greem, 21 10 o
To Benjamin Butler's Order to NicholasTillinghafi, 30 15 7

Peb.^. To John Reynolds, ywn. - - 900

20. To y^tfii^y //if i»r/i, deceas'd, paid his Wife (400) 21 10 o
To Carder Cafe, (400) paid his Father, - 2x100

22. To Benjamin Whipple, ditto, - - 21 10 0

aB. To Afa Kimball, Order to his Father, ^ - 50 o o
To Elijah Inmaris, Order paid Mr. Benjamin Tor-

fhlot, - - - - 12 o o

Mar. J. To Samuel Nightingale, Efqj in full for 3 Hogf-

facads of Rum deliver'd September laft, 113 j o

To Elkanah Spears Order p«id Jeremiah
Jenckes, - - - -

To ditto, paid "Jeremiah Dexter,
To ditto, paid Nathan Angell,
To ditto, paid Daniel Marjh,
To Nathan Angell, keeping James Tew's horfe
an Exprefs. - - - _

To David Wilkinjon'i Bill Vidhialling imprifoned
Men, - - - -

20. To Robert Love'i Order to Jonathan Ballctt,
To Mark Noble, Order to Eleanor Armftrong,
To John Kellem^ (400) - - _

To Mark Noble, Order paid Robert Nixon,

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To Ezra Stone, Caih paid,

To Col. Samuel Angell, paid his Wife,

To Nehemiab Smith, _ - _ .

To Peres Luther, (400) • - »

To ZebedceMitcbell, ditto, - - -

jipf.iz. To ThomasThot^on, - _ ^ -

28. To Qo\. Satnuil jingell, paid his Wife,

May 12. To Benjamin Hunt - - .

To Benjamin Edd;^, (400)
To William Rofs m full for Work at Lake.
To Capt. Ebenezer Jenckes
To Benjamin Lapham - . -

To George Reynolds deceas'd, paid his Widow,
To Anthony Barton, paid Part Wages,
To Benjamin Crandell, paid ditto, dii49.
To Uriah Hawks, paid ditto, d*^y, -

To JeremiahBriggs, _ - - -

To Jojeph Seavy, _ -, _

To Capt Ebenezer Jenckes Company, paid as per

Account ftated for each, 1757,
To Capt. Daniel WaU's Company, paid as
per ditto, _ - - - -

To Cloathing fent to Albany for Troops, as

follows, ViZ.

"June 8, C. R. No. r, a Hogfliead containing 76

blue Lappel Coats, at;{|. 41 loyC ^^r
^\ ditto.. Breeches, at ^. 12 10/
1 7 Red and Blue Great-Coats, at ;f . 24
Hogfliead No. 2, containing 136 Chcck'd

Shirts, No. o. ^t I. 7 10//
30 ditto, 2, at ^. 8 10/!"
84 Swanfkin Jackets, at i^. 9 lo/I
7 Dozen Yarn Hofe, at^. 34 4
10 red and blue Great Coats, at 24 /.
Hogfhead No. 3, containing 57 red and blue

Great Coats, at 24 /.
12. To Samuel Nightingale, Efq; for 783 Gallons

of Rum, at 47/! jp^r Gallon.
24. To a Kogfhead, C. R. No i, containing, four

blue Lappel Coats, at 41 /. lof.
5 Pair of Breeches, at 1 2 /. lof.
ly Flannel Jackets, at 9 /. \of.
I Shirt, at 8 /. lof.
4 Hoglheads and Cooperage,
To"54 Blankets, at 15/.
To 26 Knapfacks, at 40/!
To Kcgfhead of Bread, Qt^ 2 Hundred,

I Quarter, iB PouTid, Nt. at 17/.
The Hogfhead,
To William Weji, paid

To Jojiah Alger, in fuli for Work at the Lake,
To Bounties, Wages, Billeting, paid as follows.

Mar. Zl^oEphraim Baker, 'QowiiiY. ^. 5 8 o

To Peleg

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To Peleg miliamT, ditto, 580

Aaron Cooke, ditto, 580

Richard Brumingham, ditto, 580

Henry Jones in Part, 77 2 0

Rufus M'Intire, in Part, 480

yobn Kimball, 446 24 o o

Afa Jobn/on, 100 o 0

Benjamin Cummins, in Part, 520

Barnabas Thurber, 580

David Whipple, ioi JofcphCafs, 1 00 o o

Pelcg Slocomb, 580
Jonathan Herrendeti, 580

Daniel Sprague, Part, 520

'Jonathan Spear, Part, 5*0

Abraham JHogg, Part, 520

Solomon Kyes, 580

Levi Wetheread, 580

John Darnly, Part, 520

Solomon Arthaton, 580

Ebenexer Howard, Part, 520

Jonathan Tower, Part, 520

Nedebiah Smith, 580

Sylvanus Scott, Part, 510

John Renoff, Part, 520

Ebenezer Jones, Part, 520

Richard Alexander^ Part, 520
Richard Smith, lOO o o

Stephen Sheldon, 580

David Merry, 580

Philemon Hind, 580

Abraham Salijbury, 580

Oliver Weftcote, 580

»S/OTO« Martin, 5 10 o o

John/on fVejicote, 580

7i?/6;z Ci?/^, 580

Cornelius Toungman, y 8 o

70^/2 Matthew/on, Part Bounty, 480

Thomas Avery. Part, 480

Benjamin Greene, Part, 4 '9 o

Jonathan Tyler, 580

Timothy Williams, 580

Benjamin Caboone, Part, 380

Timothy Andrei/), Part, 430

"Ebenezer Lewis, Part, 4? o 0

William Briggs, Part, 26 13 4

Thomas Streigbt 580

Jeremiah Hatheway, 580

Caleb Hill, 580

^Ci6« Strivens, 580

Jc/fcw Mcffatt. 580

>A;i i^#//. 5 8 o

^oA/z Sprague, 580

Eliczer Croverj 580

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Lawful

Old'Tentr

To fTtlliam Rofs,

580

Henry Strivens,

100 0 0

fFeymotttb Ham,

100 0 0

Jeremiah Broadway ^

100 0 3

*themas JVaJfamogg,

100 0 0

May zg. Augujus Allen, Wages and BlllUting

20 0 0

John Gallovoay, ditto.

90 0 0

Benjamin Cummins, ditto.

2 io 0

Noab Saunders,

8 6 8

James Mewrey

« 6 8

Ccfnelius Toungman

679

5 6 3

Thomas Thornton

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Thomas Buffi 11,

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Ebemzer Lewis

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Richard Snnth

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Stephen Sheldon

6 i8 3

27 la 9

Efhraim Baker,

550

60 12 0

tune I . jchn Kimball,

3 10 0

yobnjon Wejicote,

830

1 10 0
38 7 0

"John Skillion

790

Robert Williami

5 7 8

2 10 0

Samuel Crofs,

5 10 7

Ebenezer Tyler ^

5 17 8

11 19 e

Jonathan Tyler,

5 17 0

Oliver Wejicote,

830

5 10 0

David Merry,

6 5 4

39 4 9

Richard Brummingham,

3 8 6

104 19 0

Philip Smith,

4 10 0

75 3 «

James Blackamore, jun.

7 10 6

10 0 0

Nathaniel Bvwdijh, Billittingand

Wages,

3' 5 0

George Place,

7 3 8

16 0 0

Anthony Place,

6 18 0

8 10 0

Aaron Cooke,

350

90 0 0

John Wood,

3 15 0

86 16 0

Simon Martin,

^7 5 "»

Mofes Bowdijb,

970

27 5 0

Jedediab Sprague,

5 2 3

27 " 0

Jofeph Smith,

J 5 0

Ezra Olney,

loo

3 10 0

Samuel Bennett,

73 5 "

Rufus Franks,

420 0 0

^ohn Mc'Donald,

44 14 8

Canet Mc: Donald,

44 14 8

Ebenezer May,

22 4 8

Nathan Stone,

ly j6 0

John Whipple,

137 18 8

Arthur Fenner,

214 II 6

Ruth Amos, Wafhing Knap-

lacks, &C. " ' -

0 10 0

2. John Galloway, _ - -

2 10 8

12 0 0

Thomas Collins,

6 16 6

20 5 0

William Briggs,

8 12 4

Francis

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Old'Tencn.

To Francis S'Weet,

4 6

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Benjamin Cahont,

8 12

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34 8 6

Caleb HiU,

14 0 0

Tfocmas Streigbt,

7 10

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10 9 6

Zecbariah Matthe^fon,

4 5

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John Woodin,

3 »

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47 »» 6

Abraham Salijbury,

8 I

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3. yeremiab Hatheicayy

! 7

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James Mowrey,

6 13

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18 15 0

Solomon Smith,

^5 «

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24 0 0

Thomas Herrenton,

4 »2

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66 6 S

John Strivens,

5 H

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49 9 6

Robert Berry,

S 9

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14 10 0

"John Beverly,

1 13

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135 8 X

I'homas Wajfamogg,

8 6

6

1126

Stephen Wright,

4 ^9

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Benjamin Greene,

8 5

8

Rhodes Tucker,

4 19

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Stutely Bur ling bam.

4 19

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Samuel Price,

4 ^9

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James Jupiter,

4 19

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John Seymour,

4 t9

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Daniel Boift,

zd 6 6

'Jonathan Ballard,
Deniel HuJ/m,

8 0

0

6 2

6

80 10 0

Ebenezer Jones,

8 2

4

7 4 9

Nedebiah Smith;

800

Jofepb Cafs,

6 12

8

17 7 6

John Dimly,

3 'S

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65 2 0

Abraham Hogg,

8 }

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47 >8 9

Ebenezer Ho^ard^

5 '2

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48 0 0

Levi Weathtread,

6 H

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32 a 0

Daniel Sprague,

7 ^9

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Afa Johnfon,

4 3

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10 18 6

Benjamin Cummins.

6 9

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32 I 0

Jonathan Spears.

9 *

6

30 8 6

Solomon Kyes,

7 10 0

Syhantis Scott,

5 ««>

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31 10 0

Philemon Kimbali,

7 I

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14 5 0

fVeymoutb Hani,

'3 >3

7

Noah Saunders,

7 7

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16 0 0

WiUtam Rofj,

u 7

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23 18 0

Abner Bijhop,

5 »'

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207 14 4

Henry Striven!',

1 0

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65 i6 4

John Cole,

8 !◦

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John Aylfwtrtb,

t 7

3

18 5 3

ij. John Matthew/on,

8 5

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Richard Smith, jun. Lieutenant,

12 0

0

599 4 0

Auguflus Allen, Enfign,

3 7

6

307 10 0

Ri^us Macintire, jun.

5 7

10

Benjamin Eddy, Lieutenant,

i88 II z

Edward Smith, lieutenant.

37 8

6

84 0 0

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To

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To Samuel Saunders, Lieutenant,
Capt. Ebenezer Jenckes^
Zecharidb Matthew/on, for a

Blanket,
John IVooden.,
Jeremiah Broaduoay^
Capt. Thomas Burkeft;
Cbadiab Brvtvrii Efq;
Griffin SxDeei,
John Spencer,
Allen Brown, Efq;
Jofepb Bennett,
Exra Day,
"John Bennett,
"Jeremiah Corps,
Stephen Nickoll,
Chrijicpher Moore,
Obadiah Brown, Efq^
Lieut. Col. ^ohn Potter^
SiUxi tucker,
James Hunter,
Etdivard Murphy,
"Jobn Olney^

Lieut. Thomas j^ifworti,
Timothy Willmartb, Efqi
Arthur Fenner, Efq; for Beef,
Capt. Ebenezer Jenckes, Order,

^& Darnel Wall,
John Briggs, Order paid Daniel

fVall,
John,Lovell,

Jojhua Ltgrahata, for Beef,
Samuel Cbace, Efq; for Bread,
Jabez Pearce, for Shoes,
Timotiy Sheldon, for ditto,
Samuel Butler, tor ditto,
Stephen Raw/on, for ditto,
Obadiah Sprague, for Chocolat,
Samuel Aborns, for Bread,
Ruben Hopkins, for Shoes,.
July XI. John Wheelers Order, paid Hopejlill
Cleavcland, for Wages, 17551
Ebenezer Cartes, paid his Wife,
Solomon Kyes, Order paid Mowrey^
20. Obadiah Brown, Efq-,
Dennis Montaigne,
Augujlus Alien, paid his Wife,
Col. Samuel Angell,
Daniel Marjh,
John Rujfel, paid his Wife
Charles Lejbrock, paid his ditto,
John Cobb, paid Pardon 'tilllinghafi^

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172

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792

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4

Lawful Money, ^,2315 11 3 48976 16 10
To Cafh paid MeiTrs. Obadiah Brcmn,
Jofepb Lifpitt, and SamiUl Chace,
for Auditting, 12 o o

Old Tenor, ^T. 48988 i6 10

The above is a true Copy from my Books, Wittnefs my Hand,

Daniel Jenckes.

WE the Subfcribers, being appointed by the General AfTembly to
fettle the Accounts oi Daniel "J encket, Efq; one of the Commit-
tee of War, do find the Sum of Forty Eight Thoufand Nine Hundred
Eighty-eight Pounds Sixteen ShilUngs and Ten Pence, Old Tenor ;
and Two Thoufand Three Hundred and Fifteen Pounds One Shilling
and One Penny, Lawful Money, to be juft and right, with proper
Vouchers produced for both the above Sums, without any Commlffi-
ons being charged, from the Twenty-fecond Day of OSiober, A. D.
ij^y, to the Twenty-fourth Day of 0<ffo^i?r, A. D. 1758.
j^. 48,088 16 10 Old Tenor, O. Brown,

£. 2,315 I I Lawful Money, Jo. Lippitt,

Sam. Chace.
Providence, OHeber 14., 1758.

And the faid Report being duly confidered. It is Voted and Refohtd,
That the fame be, and hereby is accepted.

What follows, is a Copy of the Account of Robert Potter, Efq; a
Member of the Committee of War ; together with the Report of the
Gentlemen who were by the General AfTembly appointed to audit the
fame.
1757, Colony of Rhode -J/lhnd, to Robert Potter, Dr.—

To Cafh paid to complcat Capt. 'Jeremiah

Grf'^Hf's Mufler-Roll, iC' 4^93 '2 S

1758. To Cafh paid for billeting Soldiers, and

fundryotlier NecefTaries,inBoolcNo. 2. ^SISI 9 ^^

To Ditto, in Book No. 3. 138 10 o

To Cafh paid to compleat Col. Babcock's,

Capt. Rofes, and Capt. Brown's, Lieut.

Hopkim, and Enfign Cafe'i Mufter Rolls

for the prefent Expedition, f^. 1348 7 5

Lawful Money, equal in Old-Teuor,

to - - - - - .24720 2 7

To

228l6

12

0

1041

3

6

750
481

0
0

0
0

^5^4

10

0

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»3

9

60

0

0

rioi J

To Ca(h paid to compleat Lkui. RufelTs

Mufter Roll, 2586 lo 0

To Cafh paid fundry Officers, to pay the

Bounties and Levy Money, as per their

Receipts,
To Calh paid fundry Accounts,
To 50 Blankets found for the Colony, at

,5/. -

To 37 JDifto, li^l.

To Cloathing fent to the Camp, z%per In-
voice, . _ _
To Cloathing fupplicd the Soldiers before

they embarked.
To taking up two Defertets, to wit, Tho'

mas JVtlliams and Jofeph Billington,

^.69314 4 5
To my Commiflions, at per Cent.

CharUJiown, the 2 3 d of O^ober, 1758.

Errors Excepted, per

Robert Potter
CharJestown, 23d. OSober, 1758.'

WE the Subfcribers, being appointed a Committee, to audit the
Accounts of Robert Potter, Efq; one of the Committe of War,
have carefully examined the fame, and found proper Receipts and
Vouchers for all the feveral Sums of Money charged in Cafh to the Go-
vernment, in tlie above Account, excepting one Month s Wsges to
Ilezektah Ingrabam. And, as to the Articles of Cloathing furnifhed the
Soldiers and fent to the Camp, vtt have carefully examined his Books,
and find the Articles exactly to agree therewith.

Samufl Ward, 1 ^

rr.r^i c* >J > Committee.
Jojeph Stanton, i

Andthefaid Report being duly examined, It is Feted and Re^hei,
That the fame be, and hereby is accepted.

It is Voted and Refolved, That the General Treafurer fell, for tlie
moft that they wiW fetch, four Bills of Exchange, amounting to the
Sum qiSix Hundred Pounds Sterling, which his Majefty paid the Go-
vernment by the Hands of his Excellency General Amberji, for the Bil-
leting of Soldiers, ^rn^^/^yer/i', and was lodged in the General Treafu-
rybyCoL Henry Babcock.

Whereas Latham Clarke and Thomas Arnold, Efqrs. were by this AA
fcmbly appointed to audit an Account charged agaiml the Co)ony by Mr.
William Read, and George Gardner, Efq; for repairing his Majefty's Gaol
in the County of Newport, purfuant to an Order of the General Aflem-
blyfor that Purpofe. And the faid Committee having performed the
Bufmefs to them committed, did report, that they had examined the faid
Account, and, finding good Vouchers to fupport every Article thereof,
were of Opinion, that it ought to be allowed.

And the faid Report being taken into Confideraticn, It is Fated and
Refohed, That the fame be, and hereby is accepted, and that Four
Hundred and Sixty-four Pounds Four Shillings and Seven Pence, the A-
mount of the aforefaid Account, be allowed and paid the above-named
William Read and George Gardner, out of the General Treafury.

Whereas

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Whereas Major yames Arnold, Capt. Samuel Byles, and Others, pre-
ferred a Petition, and rcprefented unto this Aflembly, That an extraor-
dinary great Flood did lately break down one Corner of the Butment
at the South End of the Bridge over Patuxet River, which is very pre-
judicial to the Public, as the laid Bridge ftands on the Poft Road, and
is very much uled, not only by the People who live near the iame, but
alfo by thofe of the Country that live more remote ; and thereupon
prayed this Alfembly to appoint fome fuitablc Perlbn to put the faid
Bridge into proper Repair.

On Conilderation whereof,

ItisVotedandRefohedy ThatMaj. James Arnold, ]nn. be, and he hereby
is appointed to repair the Bridge aforefaid, at the Charge of the Colony.

Whereas Samuel Bartkt, late oi Cumberland, in the County of Pro-
vidence, Efq; deceas'd, forfeited, in his Life -time, the whole of hisEftate,
both Real and Perfonal ; great Part of which hath already been received
and appropriated to the Ufe of the Colony. And whereas, it hath been
reprefented unto this AiTembly, that there are feveral fmall Debts out-
ftanding, due to the faid Eft ate, which yet remain unpaid; and that
his the faid Samuel Bardei's only Daughter, Wife of Jobn Ftjh, is in
very low Circumftances :

// /; therefore Voted and Refolved, That all and fingular the perfonal
Eftate which belonged to the aforefaid Samuel Bartlet, and hath not yet
been received by the Colony, be beftowed upon, and given unto the
aforefaid John Fijh and his Wife ; who are hereby authorized and fully
impowered to aflc, demand, fue for, levy, require, recover, and re-
ceive the fame, unto their awn proper Vk, Benefit, and Behoof, forever.

It ii Voted and Refohed, That every able-bodied cifcdlive Man who
will inlift into his Majefty's Service, in the Pay of this Colony, for the
enfuing Campaign, (hall be allowed one Month's Pay, and Billeting
back, from the Time of his Inliftment. And that every one who hath
already inliftcd, and it is not yet a Month fincc, Ihall be allowed fo
much, as will, with what is now due, make up a Month's Pay and
Billeting.

// is Voted and Refohed, That the Wages of the Perfon who fliall go
Surgeon of the Regiment by this Colony ordered for the enfuing Cam-
paign, be Twelve Pounds Lawful Money ^ifr Month ; and that each of
his Mates Ihall be allowed and paid Five Pounds of the like Money per
Month.

And it is alfo Voted and Refohed, That the Committee of War be,
and they hereby are direded to procure, under the Infpeftion of the
Surgeon, a Dokor's Chefi for the Ufe of the Regiment :^ And that the
faid Cheft be as good a one as can be got for Two Thoufand Pounds Old-
Tenor.

D£ it EnaHed by this General AJJembly, and by thi Authority of the
^ fame. It is EnaSled, That there be made an Addition of one Per-
fon more unto the Committee of War in the County oi Ktngs County.

It is Voted and Refohed, That Nicholas Gardmr of Exeter, in the
County of Kings County, Efq; be, and he is hereby added unto the
Committee of War in the faid County.

C An

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An A C T for augmenting the Troops now la the Pay of this Govern-
ment, to the Number of One Thoufand Men, including Officers,
and forming the whole into one Regiment, for His Majefty's Service.

tJ/'RE JiEAS the General Ajfembh, at the Sejhn begun andbclden
^^ at Providence, m'tbin and for the Colony aforefaid^ on Monday
the Eighteenth o/"December lafl, made andpajfed an A5l for retaining in
the Government's Service, all able-bodied effeSiive Men then in the Pay
of the Colony y during the Flea jure of the General A ffhnbly, excepting the
Field and CommiJJioned Officers, who -were difcharged ; and alfo ordered
new Levies to be immediately made for His Majejiys Service, agreeable to
the Requeji of his Excellency General Amherll:.

And -whereas, the King hath beenpleafed, by a Letter from the Rt. Hon.
William Pitt, Efg; one oj' bis principal Secretaries cf State, bearing Date
the fnnth Day of the Month above-mentioned, to acquaint this Colony, that
he expeBs thefeveral Governments will raife at leaji as many Men as they
refpe£iively raifed the lajl Tear, and as many more as their Circumjiances
luill admit.

In Obedience therefore unto the Inftrui5tions aforefald, and to the End
that every Thing in the Power of this Colony may be done for His
Majefly's Service,

JOE IT E NAG TE D by this General Afembly, and by the Au-
■^ thorityofthefame. It is Ena^ed, That the Troops now in the
Government's Pay, be augmented to the Number of One Thoufand
able-bodied effeduve Men, including Officers, and formed into a Re-
giment of thirteen Companies, to be commanded by one Colonel, a
Lieutenant Colonel, and a Major ; each • of which thirteen Companies
fhall be under the Command of one Captain, tvj-o Lieutenants, and an
Enfign, three excepted, which are to be commanded by one of the
Field Officers, two Lieutenants, and an Enfign.

AND be it farther Ena^ed by the Authority aforefaid. That the
Officers iTiall have and receive the fame Pay as they had the lafl: Year,
and be allowed Six Pounds /^r Week for Billeting.

And for an Encouragement to the Soldiers now belonging to the Re-
giment to behave well, and to induce others to inlift into the fame, Be
It farther EnaEiid, That each Soldier fhall have a Knapfack and Blank-
et from the Government ^r^/;'j, receive the fame Pay and Billeting,
and be entitled to all and every the Privileges and Immunities that the
Soldiers had and enjoyed the lall: Year, Bounty only excepted. And the
Officers and Soldiers {hall be paid up to the twenty-ninth Day of the
next Month, and have one Month's Pay advanced after that Time.
And the Committee of War is hereby diredted to fend fo many of the
Soldiers to Albany by Water, as the VefTcls to be employed in tranfport-
ing Provifions thith<;r, will carry, and the Remainder fhall march by
Land, or be fent by Water, as his Excellency General Amherji may
dired, fo as to be there by the tenth Day oi April at fartheft.

AND for the better Supplying the Regiment in the cheapeft Man-
ner with Cioathing and other NecelTaries not furnifhed by the Crown,

Be

I ©4 I

Be if farther EnaSied, That a Commiffary be appointed, who fridll
alfo be Sutler to the Regiment, and have the fame Pay as was allowed
to the CommafTarv and Sutler both, the laft Year. .\nd he is hereby
dife<fted and required to deliver unto the Soldiers, fuch Things as the
Government Ihall lend for the Ufe of the Regiment, at the prime Cojl,
including all Charges that may accrue thereon. Provided, that the
faid Officer deliver nothing to any Soldier without an Order from the
Captain^ or other commanding Officer of the Company (for the Time be-
ing) to which fuch Soldier belongs. AndtheOfficersare hereby reftri(5ted
and forbidden to drav/ any Order or Orders on the Commiffary for
Cloathing, or other Necellaries, exceeding the Monthly and Camp
Wages due to the Soldier that apphes for the fame.

AND it isfarxher Enadied, That the Gentleman who (hall be
eletSed unto the conjoined Offices of Commiffary and Sutler, fhall give
Bond unto the General Treafurer in the penal Sum of Fifty Thoufand
Pounds Old-Tenor, for the faithful Performance and Difcharge of his
Duty in every Refpedl. And he fhall not carry with him on his own
Account, any Neceffaries of the fame Kind with thofe that fhall be
fent by the Government. And as the Officer above-mentioned, may
want Affiftance, he is hereby authorized and fully impowercd to ap-
point a Deputy or Deputies under him, to be chofen out of the Regi-
ment by and with the Confent of the Colonel. Neverthelefs, he the
faid Officer fhall, be accountable for the Condudl of any Perfon or Per- .
fons whom he (hall fo appoint.

AND to prevent Soldiers from leaving the Regiment without an
abfolute Neceffity, Be it farther EnaBed, That no Officer (hall grant
a Furlough to any Soldier, excepting the Colonel, or other command-
ing Officer of the Regiment for the Time being ; and all Soldiers that
(hall leave the Regiment without fuch Furloughs, fhall be deemed De-
ferters, and treated accordingly,

AND be it farther Enabled by the Authority aforefaid. That
the Committee of War give Directions unto the feveral Officers, which
and how many of the Men already inMed, they ihall refpe<ftively com-
mand : And the Officers are hereby required to call their Men toge-
ther within ten Days after the Rifing of this Aflembly, and to take Care
that they are in Readinefs to embark or march for Albany by the
twenty-filth Day of the next Month.

AN D be it farther Enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That the
Committee of War fend to Albany for the Ufc of the Troops, in Addi-
tion to what is there already. Two Hundred and Eighty-three Shirts,
Forty-one Caps, Four Hundred and one Pair of Stockings, Two Hun-
dred and Ninety-eight Flannel Jackets, and Seventy-two Pair of Bree-
ches, and no other Cloathing, except fuch as the Comtniffary (hall ex-
orelllylend for, by and with the Allowance and Dirc^ion of the Co-
lonel,

AND for the lEoreeffedlual carrying this Aft into Execution, Beit

farther Enacted, That the General Treafury (liall be fupplied with the

SumofSixtccnThourandPoundsoftheBillsofCrcditcaIIcdLc7a/w/M7«?j.

Thai

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That Twelve Thou/and Pounds thereof be immediately printed and
(Igned hy the Committee who figned the laft Bills of the fame Tenor
and Form with thofe that were emitted in October laft : And that the
iame be paid and redeemed within five Years, together with the Intereft
thereof at the Kate oi' Five per Cent. jf>er ^nnum, by a Rate or Tax to
be afTeffed and levied on the Inhabitants of this Colony : And that in the
mean Time, the General Treafurer hire what Money he can ; not ex-
ceeding the Sum of Four Thoufand Pounds Lauful Money, upon the
fame Terms he was direded by an Adt of the General Alfenibly, made
and paii'd the laft October : And that what fhall be wanting of the faid
Four Thoufand Pounds, at die Time of the Twelve Thoufand being
printed and finiflicd, be immediately printed and figned in Manner as is
abovefaid.

j4ND it ii farther Enacted, That the Committee of War collect
all the icing's Arms that were iilued to the Colony's Troops laft Year,
which can be found in the Governmeut, and having got them put into
proper Repair, fend 'em to Albany., according to General Amherji'% Re-
queft.

AND be it farther Enacted by the Authority aforefaidy That the
Surgeon of the Colony's Regiment, fhall beflirniihed and provided with
a proper Cheft of Medicines, and be afTjf^ed with two good Mates
during the Campaign : And that if Canada be reduced to the Obedi-
ence of his Majcfty, during the prefent Campaign, each of the Soldiers
in the Service of this Colony, fhall be entitled to the Sum of Ten Pounds
Lawful Money on his Return, agreeable to the Promiie made the
Soldiers laft Year,

An ACT for dividing the Town of Providtnce.

o

J^f/'HE RE AS a large Number of the Inhabitants of the Weflern Part
'^^ of the Toxvn of Providence, preferred a Petition, and reprefented
unto this u^jjemiiiy, that there are iicithtn the Limits of the faid Town, up-
wards of Four Hundred Freemen ; great Part of inborn live near ten Miles
from the Place where the Town-Meetings are ufually holden, and the pru-
dential Affairs of faid Town tranfacted -, and that, when met, they are very
much crowded, to the great Hindrance of Bufneji ; which being very in-
cottvenient, they prayed to be fet off, made, and erected into a difiinct
Townjhip.

On Confideratin whereof,

/>£ /r ENACTED by this General Affembly, and hy the
-^ Authority of the fame. It is Enacted, That the faid Town of Provi-
dence be, and the fame is hereby divided into two diftind and feparate
Towns J and that the Bounds between them begin on the Southern
Bank oiWanafquatucket River, due Nprth from the Eaftermoft Part of
a certain Hill called Solitary-Hill, and extend due South from the faid
Eaftermoft Part of the faid Hill, unto the Nortliern Line of the Town of
Cranjion ; thence Weftcrly with the faid Line, until it meets with the
Eaftern Line of the Town oi' Scituate ; thence Northwardly with faid
Line, until it meets witli the Southern Line of the Town of Smithfeld ;

thence

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Ihence Eaftwardly with the faklLine, until it comes to a certain Place
where the faid fVanafquaiucket- River crofTeth tlie faid Southern Line of
the faid Town oi Smtthfeld; and thence EaAwardly with the faid River,
until it comes to the firft-mentioned Boundary. And that all the Lands
included within the Limits aforefaid. /hall be, and hereby are ere<2ed
into and made a Town, to be diflinguifhed, called, and known by the
Name oi JobnJloTi ; and the Inhabitants thereof (hall have, hold, and
enjoy, all and fingular the Liberties, Privileges, and Immunities,
that the other Towns in this Colony are entitled to.

AN D be it farther Ena^ed by the Authority aforefaid. That all
Debts due or owing, and Money belonging to the Town of Pro-uidence
before the Divifion thereof, by this Adt made, fhall be divided in Pro-
portion to the lafl: Tax ; and all Debts due from the faid Town before
the faid Divifion, £hall be fetled and paid in the hke Manner.

AND be it farther Enacted by the Authority aforefaid. That
all and every of the Juffices of the Peace, and military Officers that were
chofen and appointed lor the Town oi Providence, who live in that Part
thereof which is now made fohnficn, be, and tliey hereby are continued
in their refpedive Offices, with as full Power, and ample Authority, in
every Refped, as they had in Confequencc of their being chofen into and
commifTionated for the Offices by them refpedtively fuftained. And
Col. Chnijhpber Harris is hereby authorized and fully impowered to ilTue
a Warrant, and call the Freemen of the faid Town of yc/6«/fort to meet
together at fome convenient Place within the fame, on or before the
twentieth Day of the next Month, in Order to choofe and appoint Offi-
cers neceffary for the Managing and Conducing the prudential Affairs
of the faid Town.

AN T> it isfarxhtr Enabled, That the aforefaid To^noijobnjon
fhall fend two Jurors, to wit, one Grand and one Petit, unto all and
every of the Superior Courts of Judicature, Courts of Aflize, and Ge-
neral Gaol Delivery ; and alfo unto all and every of the Inferior Courts
of Common Pleas, and General Seffions of the Peace, that fhall be
hereafter holden within and for the County oi Providence.

TT is Voted afid Refohed, That the Committee of War be, and they
-* are hereby impowered and directed to get Thirty-fix Great Coats
made for the Ufe of the Regiment, by this Colony ordered for the enfu-
ing Campaign ; which Coats fliall be worn only by the Guards of the
faid Regiment.

It is Voted and Refohed, That his Honor the Governor be, and he
hereby is requefled to write unto the Hon. fames De Lancy, Efq; Lieu-
tenant Governor of the Province of Neu-Tcrk, and dehre him to deliver
the Piatt which was taken cut of a Church in Porto Plato, on the
Ifland oiHifpaniola, and is now in his Hsnds, to the Spanijh Gentleman
that wss fent by the Prefident oi St. Domingo to New-York, on Purpofe
to receive the fame.

It is Voted and Refoivcd, That Mr. Jofeph Hallway be, and he hereby
is chofen Commijfary and Sutler to the Regiment ordered by (his Govern-

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ment for the cnfuing Campaign ; Mr. Thomas Rodman (Son of Clarke
Rodman, hts oE Newport, Phyiiclan, deceas'd) Surgeon ; and MelTrs.
Benjamin Brown, and Tbomas Munre, Mates to the laid Surgeon.

// is Voted and Refohed, That his Honor the Governor be, and he
hereby is requeued, to caulc the Accounts of Billeting, Traniport-hire,
and fo forth, for Part of the Year One Thoufand Sfven Hundred and Fifty-

fx, and tlie whole of One 'Thoufand Srcen Hundred and Fifty-feven, to
be made out, agreeable to the Form laid before this Afiemblv by Col.
Henry Babcock, and fend them to his Excellency General Amber/} by
the faid Colonel, in Order for Payment ; and that tlie faid Money,
when received by him, be lodged in the Hands of Mr. Volkirt Douvu,

jun. the Colony's Agent.

Jt isFotedand Refched, That Allen Brown, Efq; and Mr. fVilHan.
Smith, be, and they hereby are appointed a Committee to procure Mate-
rials for building a Brick Court-Houfe in Providence, of luch Dimenfions
as /hall hereafter be agreed on by the General AfTcmbly, Obadiah Bronvn,
Efqj having engaged to take the Timber at the Price it coft^ in Cafe the
fame fhall not prove fuitable for fuch a Houfe as may be agreed upon,
as is alorefaid.

What follows, is an Account of MefTrs. Nicholas and John Brown,
Agents of the Privateer Brig Providence, together with the Report of a
Committee appointed to audit the fame.

1757. Colony c/" Rhode- Illand, to the Ovinen and Company of the Bri^.
Providence, _ . - - £)^. —

For Board of French Prifoners, 6cc.

TO Cafti paid James Mitckel, as fer liis Bill,
No. I.
To Luke Tkurjlon, per Ditto, No. 2.
To Benjamin Hunt, per Ditto, No. 3 .
To "Jonathan Olney, per Ditto, No. 4.
To Nicholas Cooke, per Ditto, No. 5.
To Arthur Fenner, per Ditto, No. 6.
To George Corlis, per Ditto, No. 7.
To Daniel Jenckes, per Ditto, No. 8.

To be deduEied as per Account Cr.

Ballance due, 623 13

Per Contra, - - Cr.

FOR overcharged in the Board, &c. of the five .
French Prifoners, as per Account charged on
the Dr. Side,

IL- 413 io

0

273 0

0

64 5

6

55 H

0

100 16

0

85 10

0

50 0

0

50 0

0

£. 1092 15

6

469 2

6

VIZ.

Boarding the Captain 1 ft Prize, 20 Days before faid

Prize condemned, at 8/. £. 22 17

Z);V/<7 the Captain of the 2d Prize, 20 Days at D/W, 22 17 o

Ditto a Boy 20 Days, at 6 /. '7 3

Q

o
Ditto

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jD;V/(7 a Sailor 20 Days, zt Ditto ^ ly 3 o

To D/V/o aSailor 2oD/r/o, at JD///(?, 17 3 o

Overcharged in James Mitcbel'% Bill, No i, for board-
ing 2 Sailors 22 Weeks, at 7 /. which is zof. per
Week more than what has been allowed to others, 22 o o
Ditto in Luke TburJIcn'sBiW, No. 2. one Captain 17
and an Half Weeks, at 10/. over what's allowed
before, at 40/ />fr Week, 35 o o

Ditto in faid Bill for boarding a Sailor 14 Weeks, at

y/. 20/. /ifr Week over, 14 o o

Ditto in Benjamin Hunt'sBWl, No. 3, for boarding a
Captain 6 Weeks and 3 Days, at 10/. over, 40/
per Week, H '3 ^

£, 182 16 6
N. B. Jonathan OIney being Gaol -keeper, charged but 6 /.
per Week, being the cuftomary Sum allowed ;
but all the others have been paid as they ftand
charged.
DeduSlcdfor carrying Frenchmen to the Weji-Indies, &c.
viz, Nichoiiis Cocke' i Bill, No. 5. 100 16 o

Arthur Fenners Ditto, No. 6. 85 10 o

Gecrge Cor lis Ditto, No. 7. 50 o o

Daniel 'Jenckes Ditto, No. 8. 50 o o

/C- 469 2 6

Providence, March "xd, A.D^ 1759

WE the Subfcribers, being appointed by the General Alicmbly
to audit the within Account of Nicholas and John Brown, as
Agents for tlie Privateer Brig. Providence, do report, That there remains
due to the faid Broivris as Agents aforcfaid, the Sum of Six Hundred
Twenty-three Pounds and Thineen Sliillings Old-Tenor, for which
tliey ought to have an Order on the General Treafurer. The within
Accounts for carrying Prilbners off to the WeJl-Indies, &c. No. 5, 6, 7,
and 8, wc have not allowed.

Nicholas Eajicn,
Gideon Comjiock,
William Read,
O. Brown,
Othniel Cortcn."

And the faid Report being duly confidered, It is Voted and Refclved.
That the fame be, and hereby is accepted, and that the above-men-
tioned Sum ofSixHuudred Twenty-three Pounds and Thirteen Shill-
ings, be allowed and paid the aforefaid Nicholas and John Brown oat of
the General Treaiury.

Whereas Dennis Montaignt exhibited unto this Afiembly, an Ac-
count by him charged againlT: the Colony, fjr his Attendance as a Waiter
on this Aflembly at their lafl and prefcnt SefTions, and for a Lanthorn
he kept for the Ufe of the Court, v,hich was burnt with the Cctony-Houfn
in Providence : And the faid ALCount bang duly examined. It is Voted

and

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^.:d RefoJved, That the fame be, and hereby is allowed, and that
Thirt)'-one Pounds the Amount thereof, be paid thefaid Dennis Mon-
taigne out of the General Treafury.

"Whereas WiUiam>Compton exhibited an Account charged againftthc
Colony for bis attending eighteen Days as a Waiter on the General
Aflejnbly id tlieir feveral Seflsons at Prcuidence : And the faid Account
being duly examined,' It is Voted and Refolved, That the fame be, and
hereby is allowed, and that Thirty-Gx Pounds, the Amount thereof,
be paid the faid WiUiam Compton out of the General Treafur\'.

Whereas John Ho{i6, jun. Town Sergeant of Frivtdena, exhibited
an Account by him charged againft the Colony, for his Attendance on
the General Aflembly at feveral Selllons tliere holden, to wit, that in
March, One Thoufand Seven Hundred and Fift)--iivc, the two in
October and December laft, and this prefent : And die laid Account
being duly examined, // ii Voted and Refolved^ That the fame be, and
hereby is allowed, and that Forty-five Pounds, the Amount thereof,
be paid the faid ^cbn Hoyle, jun. out of the General Trealury.

It IS Votea and Refolved, That all Bufinefs lying betore this AfTembly
unfinifhed, be and the fame is hereby referred unto the next Seflion :
That the Secretary publifh the Ads and Orders now made and palTed,
by Beat of Drum in the Town of Neivport, in ten Days alter the Riling
of this Affemhly, and within Forty, fend Copies of the fame unto the
feveral Officers, who by the Laws of ihis Colony are appointed to re-
ceive and take Charge of them ; and that this Aflembly be, and hereby
is adjourned to the laft Monday of^pril nexi, if called at that Time
by either of their Honors the Governor or Deputy Governor : But if
not called before or at the faid Time, that then this AfTembly fhall be
ifTolved.

GOD Save the KING.

PubUJhed according to Order the Fifteenth Day o/" March, One Thou-
fand Seven Hundred and Fifty-nine, by

THO. WARD, Secr'y.

A true Copy duly examined. /.

Witnefs /?^ Jh^.^^l-t^c^^c^MZl^ • '^/^^f

a^ £^AJr£-aLyri/ ^^xy-:M cA^^Ii^^- ^a^f>^^

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At the General AfTembly of the

Governor and Company of the Englifh
Colony of Rhode-IJland^ and Providence-
Plantations^ in New-England^ inAMERiCAj
begun and holden at Newport^ within and
for the faid Colony, on the Day before the
General Ele(9:ion, being Tuefday the Firft
of May^ in the Year of our Lord, One
Thoufand Seven Hundred and Fifty-nine,
and Thirty-fecond of the Reign of His Moil
Sacred Majefty George the Second, by the
Grace of GOD, King of Gr^at- Britain^ and
fo forth.

PRESENT

The Hon. Stephen Hopkins, Efq; Gov.

The Hon. John Gardner, Efq; Deputy Governor.

}

James Honyman, Efq;
Nicholas Eastoh, Efq-,
Elisha Bro^k, Efq;

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Joseph Edmunds, Efq;
Jeffry Watson, Efq;
The Secretary.

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DEPUTIES of the feveral TOWNS.

NEWPORT;

Mr. Gideon Wanton, jun.
Mr. John Jepfon,
Peter Botirs, Efq;
Col. yofepb Wan/on,
Capt. Daniel Ayrault,
Mr. miliam Read.

Providence ;
Capt. Ifaiab Haitkrai,
Daniel Jenckes, Efq;

Portfmoutii ;
Mr. Francis Braytony

Mr. John Shearman, jun.
Capt. John Sbrievf, jun.
Mr. Thomas Broumel.
Warwick ;
None.
Weilerly ;
Jojhua Babcock, Efq;
SS Col. Jcfiph Pendleton.
J"^ Newfhorchani ,

'"■ None.

North-Kin^own ;
Col. Immanuel Nortbup.

South -

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Middletown ;
Mr. Samuel Baky, jun.
Mr. James Barker i jun.

Briflol ;
Jofipf, Rufel, Efq,
Tiverton j
Philip Tabor, Efq;

litde-Compton j
William Hall, Efq;
Warren ;
Capt. Thomas Cole.

Cuntiberland j
Jolf Bartlet, Efq;

Richmond ;
Samuel Teft, Efq;
Jofepb Clarke, Efq;
CraoAon ;
None,
Hopkinton ;
Maj. Jojhua Clarke,
Capt. Edward Wells, jun,
Johnfton ;
None.

South-Kingftown ;
Mr. Sfepben Hafzard, jun.

Eaft-Greenwich ;
Maj. John Arnold,
Capt. John Gifford,
Jameftown ;
Mr. William Martin,
Mr. Ifaac Howland.
Smithfield »

None.
Scituate ;
Job Randal, Efq;
Jeremiah Angel, Efq:
Glocefter ;
None.
Charleftowri j
Col. Chrijlofher Cbamplin.

Weft- Greenwich ;
Mr. Chriftcpher Hall.
Coventry ;
None.
Exeter ;
Capt. John Reynolds,
Benoni Hall, Efq; m^Si

Peter Boitrs, Efq; was chofen Speaker ; andJosiAsLvNDoN,
Efq; Clerk of the Lower Houfc.

WHEREAS all and every of the Perfons whofe Names are
inferted in the fubfequcnt Roll, have taken the Oath or Affirm-
ation prefcribed by die Law of this Colony againft Bribery and Corrup-
tion in chooling public Officers, as appears by proper Returns from the
relpedive Town Clerks : It is therefore Voted and Refoived, That they,
and every of them, be, and hereby are admitted Freemen of the Colony,
and confequently may lawfully give their Votes to choofe Otficers, not
only for their lefpe^ve Towni. but alfo in the Choice of General
Officers.

NEWPORT
Solomon Townfend, Jabez Carpenter, Gideon Cornel, jun. William
Stephens, John Goddard (Son of John) Ebenezer Carr, Alexander
Bradford, David Lindfay, Paul Coffin, John Pate, Charles Fourtane,
Richard Ward, jun. George Nichols, Jofeph Tillinghaft (Son of Philip)
Elias Bryer, Samuel Dyre the thirds Henry Potter, John Townfend,
William Taylor, Jofeph Southwick, Maxon Mofier, Thomas Wickham,
jun. Thomas Weaver, Jonathan Clarke, jun. James Hawkins, Jethro
Spooner, James Mucaford, James Hardy, Samuel Tompkins, and
John Heffernan.

PrOVIDEN'C£ ;

Charles Keen, George Payfon, Jonathan Allin, Benjamin Shepherd,
Nadaaniel FinneVj Richard Seavcrs, Woodberry Morris, Jofeph Bel-
knap, Job Smitli, John Olney, jun. Noah Matthewfon, Jofeph Arnold,

William

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William Pain, Ithamar Olaey, Abiel Smith, Levi Burr, Amos Allen,
John Andrews, jun. Jofeph Crawford, jun. Jonathan Knowles, James
Verry, Nehemiah Ward, Jofhua Greene, Barzillai FUher, Joleph Hawk-
ins, Nathan Sterry, Samuel Thurber, (Skipivrigbt) Robert Fofter,
Morris Heam, John Cary, Jofeph Ruflcl, Henry Bacon, Gideon Dexter,
Caleb Greene, Jeremiah Smith, Stephen Hart(horn, Michael Culhing,
Silas Downer, David Smith, John Fitten, Jofeph TUlinghaft, Anthony
Tripp, Rowland Sprague, Jonathan Olney, jun. William Lockwood,
Urian Davis, Gideon Young, jun. Simeon Hunt, and John Aplin, jua.

Portsmouth;

Peleg Tallman, Jofeph Shearman, George Brownel, jun. Jeremiah
Lawton, Samuel Pearce, Robert Freeborn, WUliam Brightman, and
John Manchefter.

Warwick ;

Richard Greene (Son of John) Benoni Price, jun. Job Rice, Chri-
ftjphcr Greene, John Knap, Jofeph Arnold (Son of Philip) Benoni
Lockwood, Charles Holdon, jun. Simeon Arnold, Daniel Sweet, jun.
Nathaniel Arnold, John Tibbits, Silas Clap, James Sweet, Job Ar-
nold, Job Tripp, and Edward Gorton, jun.

Westerly ;
Peleg Sifibn, William Scriven, James Crandal, jun. Nathan Saun-
ders, Robert Brand, Benjamin StUlman, Jofeph Maxlbn, Benjamin
Lanphear, and William Steward.

NeWSHOREHAM ;

Amos Dickens, Ray Sands, andEzekielRofe, jun.

NoRTH-KlNGSTOWN ;

Peter Tourgee, jun. Benjamin Diamond, Jonathan Reynolds, Tho-
mas Cooper,, James Cooper, Jedediah KingQey, Benjamin Allen, jun.
William Cole, Gilbert Cooper, John Spencer, OLver Carpenter, and
WilLam Congdon.

SoUTH^KlNGSTOWN ;

Elifha Watfon, Jofeph Taylor, John Watlbn the third, Thomas
Hawkins, Sylvanus Greenman, jun. John Peckham, Chriftopher
Gardner, Timothy Peckham, Clarke Gardner, Jonathan Babcock
(Son of David) Holdon Eldred, Samuel Congdon, and William
Weight.

East-Greenwich ;

Jonathan Olin, William Bailey, Ebenezer Herrington, John Ar-
nold, jun. Nathan Spencer, and William Burlingham.

Jamestown i
John Gardner, and James Carr, jun.

Smithfield ;
Caleb Buxton, Jofeph Whipple, Oliver Man, Jabez Wing, Daniel
Wing, John Smith //?f /"/t/rt/, Charles Winfor, Samuel Arnold, Jehu
Pain, Benjamin Thompfon, WilUam Alverfon, Jofeph Mo wrey, John
Man, Jedidiah Buffum, EliQia Stcere, Nathaniel Mowrey, Ifaac
Phillips, Solomon STiippey, Ehflia Smith, jun. Hczckiah Sprague,
and Samuel Thomfon,

SciTUATE ;

f4J

SciTUATE i

John FHk, jun. Richard Smith, Jeremiah Wcatherhead, Jofeph
Rimbell.jun. Ephraim Salifbury, Philip Matthewfon, Vial Thomas,
Jofeph Guile jun. John Horton, James Seamans, Matthew Hill, Chri-
flopher Bulloclc, John Horton, jun. Joihua King, Daniel Whitaker,
and Samuel Whitten.

Glocester }

Abraham Fairfield, Silas Cook, Abraham Saunders, Zebedee Hop-
kins, jun. William Aldrich, Nathaniel Blackmarr, Jofeph Shippev,
Ifrael Inman, Henry Shippey, Jeremiah Phillips, William Colwell,
jun. William Biihop, Abraham Baker, Mofes Bowdifh, Nathaniel
Bowdiih, Jofeph Page, jun. Samuel Salifbury, John Andrews, jun.
Jedidiah Sprague, Stephen Salifbury, John Burdick, Jofeph Rofs, Afa
Kimbell, and John Andrews (Son of John)

ChARLESTOWN ;

John Champlin, Thomas Kinyon, jun. James Kinyon, Edward
Wilcox, and Ifaac Saunders.

West-Greenwich ;

Jofeph Bowdilli, Jofeph Hopkins (Son of William) William Thorne,
George Dyre, Abraham Bowdifh, and Job Greene.

CoVENTRy J

Stephen Bates, Hezekiah Bennet, Abel Potter, jun. Jofeph Cum-
mins, Thomas Love, James Colvin, Ephraim Burlingham, Charles
Campbell, and Ebenezer Lewis.

Exeter ;
Peleg Mumford, Thomas Barber, jun. Samuel Sweet, jun. Simeon
Rathbun, Adam Richmond, Francis Weft, John Rathbun (Son of
John late of Newfhorcham) Jeremiah Gardner, Spink Hyams, and Ro-
ger Sheldon.

Middle TOWN j
Jofeph Card, jun, Jonathan Weeden, John Holmes, and Edward
Eaflon.

Bristol ;
William Holmes, Jerenuah Ingraham, Jonathan RufTel, Hezekiah
Ufher, and Peter Oiurch.

Tiverton -,
Walter Cooke, Benjamin Crandal, Nathaniel Crandal, John Weight,
Jonathan Hart, jun. Sion Seabury, George Crocker, Bennet Bailey,
Chriflopher Borden, David Manchefler. Recompence GifFord, and
Nathaniel Pettcy.

Little-Compton j
John Peabody, jun. Gideon Taylor, Conflant Woodman, Gideon
Salifbuiy,, Thomas Davenport, and Philip Taylor.

Cumberland ;
Daniel Lawrence, Ebenezer Robbins, Oliver Capron, Samuel Clarke,
Enoch Tower, Jofeph Commins, jun. Richard Weeks, Abraham
Joflin, John Eflcs, John Arnold, and Nathaniel Shepherdfon.

Richmond j
William Bcntley, jun. Barnaba/Hoxfie, JohnWatfon, Abel James,
Edward Lillibridge, Benjamin Card, and John Peterfon.

Cranston j

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Crakston >
William Bennct, Chriftopher WUliams, Thomas Sarle, Nicholas
Sheldorij jun. Edward Fcmier,j!in. Lippitt Remington, smdNehemiah
Sheldon, jun.

HOPKINTON i

William M'Coon, Ifaiah Maxfon, John Porter, John Stanbrough,
Nathan Palmer, Richmond Reynolds, Hezekiah Hall, Eber Crandal,
jMT. Jofeph Greene, Benjamin Maxfon, Jofeph Cole, Jofeph Witter,
hin. Gideon Allen, Matthias Button, John Deak, John Tanner, David
M'Coon, Jacob HaU, Caleb Wells, Jofhua Wells, Nathaniel Wells,
Parker Burdick, Samuel M'Coon, Daniel Lewis, Samuel Crandal, John
Steward, Stephen Allen, Daniel Butler, Stephen Maxfon, and John
Crandal, jun.

Johnston ;

Confider Luther, George Beverly, jun. Ephraim Pcirce, Andrew
Harris, Thomas Borden, Jofiah Harris, Zephaniah Eddy, Benjamin
Waterman, jun. and Samuel Smith, jun.

At the General Ailembly of the

Governor and Company of the Englifh
Colony of Rhode-Ifland^ and Providence^
Plantations^ in New^England, in America 5
begun and holden at Newport^ within and
for the faid Colony, on the Firft Wednefday
of May, in the Year of our Lord, One
Thoufand Seven Hundred and Fifty-nine,
and Thirty-fecond of the Reign of His Moft
Sacred Majefty George the Second, by the
Grace of GOD, King of Great-Eritam, and
fo forth.

present,

The Hon. Stephen Hopkins, Efq^ Gov.

The Hon. John Gardner, Efq; Deputy Governor.
James Honyman, Efq-, "1 ^ I Joseph BROwNEt. Efq;

Nicholas Eastow, Efq;
EtisHA Brow.v, Efq;
Gideon Comstock, Efq-,

WltfciAM RlCHiMOND, Efq-,

Joseph Edmundj, Efq;
Jonathan RaMdal, Efq;
Daniel CoccESHAtL, Efqi
Jeffry Watson, Ei'q;

The SsrcReTARv.

B Deputies

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DEPUTIES of the ieverai TOWNS.

NEWPORT;

Mr. Gideon Wanton, iun.
Mr. John Jepfon,
peter Bours,' Efq;
Col Jcfepb Wanton,
Capt. Daniel Ayrault^
Mr. Ji'Vticm Read.

Providence j
Capt. Ifaich Haiukim,
Daniel Jenckei, Efq;
Obadiah Bro^n^ Efqj

Ponfmouth ;
Mr. Francis Brayton,
Ms. John Shearman., jun.
Capt. John Bhrieve, jun.
Mr. Thomas Bro'vane!.

Warwick >
Otbnel Gorton^ E£q;
Benjamin Arnoldy Elq;
Maj. James Arnold, ynn-
John F/arner, jun. Elq>

Welierly j
Jojhua Babcock^ Efq;
Col. Jofipp Pendleton.
Newlhoreham j
Capt. "Edimrd Sands.,
Mr. Carder Hafzard.

North-Kingftown i
Col. Immanud Nor t hup

South-Kingilown 5
Mr. Stephen Hafzard, jun.
Latham Clarksy Efq>

Eaft-Greenwich ;
Maj. John Arnold,
Capt. fcbn Gifford

Jameftown
Mr. William Martin,
Mr, IJaac HorJand.
Sniithfield ;
Mr. John Sayles, jun.
Mr. Jcfeph Mover ey, jun,

Scit-uate •
Job Randal, Elq;
Jeremiah Angel, Efq;

Gloucfter ;
Capt. Jojepb Winfcr,
Capt. Rufus Smith.
Charleftown ;
Capt. Robert Vottert
Col. Cbriflopber Chatnplin.

Wefl-Qreenwich ;
Capt. Oxtrks Carry
Mr. Cbrifio^her Hall

Coventry ;
Caleb Greene^ £%
iaeut. Col. Stephen Potter.

Exeter ;
Capt John Reynolds,
Bensni Halh Efq;

Middleto\vn ;
Mr. Samuel Baley, jun.
Mr. Jaims Barker, jun.

Briftol ;
Jof^b P^Jjd, Efq;

Tiverton ,
Philip Tabor, Efqj

Little-Compton ;
William Hall, Efq;
Capt. Benjamin Simmands.

Warren >
Capt. Thcmas Cole,
Maj. Jofab Humphrey.

Cumberland ;
Job Bartlet, Efq;
Jeremah Whipple, Efq;

Richmond ;
Samuel Teft, Efq;
Jofept Clarke, Efq,

Cranfton ;
Jofepb Harris, Efq;
John Dexter, Efq;

Hopliinton ;
Maj. Jojbua Clarke,
Capt. Ediiiard Wells,, jun.

Johnfton ;
Thomas Owen, Efq;
John Waterman, Eiq;

Joshua Babcock, Efq; "was chofen Speaker ; and Josias Lyndon,
Efq; Clerk of the Lower Houfe.

THIS bemg the Anniversary Election of Ofiicers, both
Civil and Military, the GenticiTien whofe Names are fet down
in the iubfequent Lift, were chofen to ferve the Colony in the Offices
afcribed to their refpedlive Names, to wit.

The

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The Hon. STEPHEN HOPKINS. Efq; Governor ; Enga^d

The Hon. John Gardner, Efq^ Dep. Governor ; Engag'ii

James Honymaji, Efq; Firft Alliftant ; Engag'J.

Nicholas Ea^o«, Efq; Second Affilhnti Engagd.

'Jabez Bo-wejt, Efqj Third Afliitanti Engagd.

Nicholas Cooke, Efq; Fourth Affiftan: ; Engagd.

IViiliam Richtncnd, Efq; Fifth Affiftant ; Engagd.

Jcfeph Broiviifl^ Elq; Sixth Afliltant ; who refaling,

Jonathan Freeborn Efq; was chofen in his Stead, and Engag'd.

J^fifb Edmundi, Efq; Seventh Affiflant ; Engagd.

Joncsthcni Ra'idal, Efq; Eighth AiTiftani ; Eigag'd

Franas JViltet, Efq: Ninth Affiftant ; Engagd.

Henry Gardner, Efq^ (Son of Nicholas) TenUi AfnUant , Engog'J,

Thomas Ward, Efq; Secretary j Engagd.

Augufius Jobnjlon, Efqj Attorney General ; Engagd.

Thomas Pichardjon, Elq^ General Trealiarer ; Engagd.

The Hon, Jcbn Gardner, Efq, Chief ^ Juftice of the Superior Court of

Jonathan Randal, Efq; Second [ Judicature, Court of Affize,

fVilliam Richmond, Efq; Third )> and General Gaol Delivery,

Jcfffb LifpiLt, Efq, Fourth | in and throughout the Co-

Jojepb Clarke, Efqj Fifth J iony.

Jofeph H^'anton, yan. Efq; Colonel of the Regiment of MUida in the
County of Nni'port.

John Andrews, Efq; Colonel cf the Regiment of MJitia in the
Count\' o( Providence .

fVilHam Pendleton, Efq; Colonel of the Regiment of Militia in the
County of Kings County,

Thomas Greene, Efq; Colonel of the Regiment of Militia in die County
of Brifol.

Benoni IVaterman, Efq; Colonel of the Regiment of Militia in tlie
County ol Kent.

Job Bennett, jun. Efq; Lieutenant Colonel of the Regiment of Ml*
iitia m the County of Ne-wport.

BarziHai Richmond, Efq; Lieutenant Colonel of the Regiment of
Mihtia in the County oi Providence.

Jojepb Hapzard, Efq; Lieutenant Colonel of the Regiment of Militia
in the County of Kings County,

Nathaniel Pearfe, Efq; Lieutenant Colonel of the Regiment of Milida
in the County oiBriftol.

'James ylrnold, jun. Efq; Lieutenant Colonel of the Regiment of Mi-
litia in the County of Kent-

Jonathan Otis, Efq; Major of the Regiment of Militia in the County
of Neiiport.

John Aj7gel, Efq; Major of the Regiment of Milida in the County of
Providence^

Samuel Albrc,E[(i; Majorof the Regiment of Militia in the County
of Kings County.

Jcfiah Humphrey, Efq; Major of the Regiment of Militia in tlie County
of Bnpl

James Wighiman, Efq; Major of the Regiment of Militia in the Cotinty
of Kait.

Edvjard Scott, Peter Bours, IFillia/n Anthony, Jonathan Freeborn, and
Thomas Gould, Efqrs. Juftices of the Inferior Court of Conmion Pleas,
and General Seffions of the Peace, v/ithin and for the County of Newpoit.

Oaniel

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Daniel Jenckes, Job Randal, Thomai Lapbam, Richard Steere, and
Tho/rm}.iirnoIJ,E{^is. Juilices of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas,
and General Seilions of the Peace, within and for the County of Provi-
dence.

Stephen Hafzard, hnmanuel Northup, Ckrijlopber Cbamplirty 7harttai
Browriy and £f»c;z/ //tj//, Efqrs. Jufticcs of the Inferior Court of Com--
mon Pleas, and General Seflions of the Peace, witliin and for the County
oi Kings Counti.

Matthew Allen, James Smith, Nathaniel Munro, Nathaniel Pearfe,
and John Kinnicut, Efqrs. Judices of the Inferior Court of Common
Pleas, and General Seflions of the Peace, within and for the County of
Bripl.

Philip Greene^ jVilliam Spencer, Otbniel Gorton, Caleb Greene, and
Jofeph Nichols, Efqrs. Joilicesof the Inferior Court of Common Pleas,
and General SeiTions of the Peace, within and for the County of Kent.

CLERKS of the Superior Courts of Judicature, Courts cf Affize, and
General Gaol Delivery, within aod for the Counties afcribcd to their
refpeitive Names.

John Grelea, jun. Efq; Newport.

John Fofter, jun. Efq; Providence.

Latham Clarke^ Efq; Kings County.

John Ufher, jun, £fq; Brijlol.

Thomas Aldrich, Efq; Kent.
CLERKS of the Inferior Courts of Common Pleas, and General
Seflions of the Peace, within and for the Counties afcribed to their
refpe^ve Names.

Jofias Lyndon, Efq; Ne-wport.

Mr. Nicholas Brown, Providence.

Mr. Stephen Hafzard, jun. Kings County.

Mr. Thomas Throops, Brijlok

Daniel Howland, Efq; Ketit.
SHERIFFS oi the feveral Counties afcribed to their refpeaive

Names.

George Gardner, Eiq; Ne'wporti

Allen Brown, Efq; Providence.

Beriah Brown, Elq; Kings County.

Nathaniel Bofworth, Efq; Brijiol.

Stephen Arnold,. Efq; Kent.

The Hofi. Gideon Wanton, Efq; Benjamin Nichols, James ShejfieUs
Obadiab Brown, Samuel Chace, James Arnold, and Nicholas Eajlon,
Efqrs. the Grand Committee, or Tru(lee5 of the Colony, for figning
Bills of Pubbc Credit.

And the s£ore{aid Benjamin Nichols is chofen and efpecially appointed
to take and have the Care and Charge of the Colony's Mortgages and
Bonds for Tenths, and to receive the Money due, and to be due
thereon : And alfo to make and give proper Acquittances and Difcharges
upon the Mortgages, or otherv/ifc, when he receives any of the Colony's
Money '. And in Cafe cf Non-payment, to put in Suit the Bonds aod
Mortgages of all thofe thatrefuie or neghSt to make due Payment.

Mr. Edward Thurjlcn, General Sealer cf Weights and Meafures
throughout the Government.

George Taylor, Efq; Public Notary for the Town and County of Pro-
vidence. Juftices

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JUSTICES of the Peace in the feveral Towns.
NEWPORT;

Martin Howard, Samuel Collins, Charles Bardin, Thomas Ward,
Peter Eafton, Joieph Sylvefter, Barnabas Hargil, Daniel Goddard,
John Grelea, jun. John Davis, jun. and Jonathan Eaflon, Efqrs.

Providence j
Jofeph Snow, Ebenezer Jenckes, James Angel, Samuel NightingalCi
Samuel Chace, and George Taylor, Efqrs.

Portsmouth i
William Earl, Robert Dennis, Ifaac Barker, John Alxnyi and
Werton Hickes, Efqrs.

Warwick ;
John Warner, jun. Barlo Greene, Ebenezer Slocurn, Richard Eftes,
Samuel Gorton (^Son of Samuel) and Azrikam Pearce, Efqrs.

Westerly ;
William Hcarn, Silas Greenman, Benoni Smith, Jofeph Crtndal,
Elias Thompfon, and John Larkin, Efqrs.

NoRTH-KlNGSTOWN j

Nicholas Northup, jun. WJliam Hall (Son ofRobert) Chriftopher
Spencer, John Spink, Stephen Northup, Samuel Browning, jun.
George Wightman, jun. and Ephraim Gardner, jun. Efqrs.

South-Kingstown >
Samuel Teft, John Cafe, Job Babcock, William Browning, Jeremiah
Crandal, William Weight, and John Lilhbridgc, Efqrs.

E^ist-Greenwich ;
Thomas Aldrich, Giles Pearce, Samuel Sowle, George Vaughan,
Thomas Shippey, John Spencer (Son oflVilliam) and Benjamin Sweet,
Efqrs.

Smithfield ;
William Arnold, Thomas Steere,- Daniel Mowrey, Daniel Mowrey,
jun. Stephen Sly, Samuel Winfor, and Jofeph Kelly, Efqrs.

Scituate ;
Gideon Harris, Charles Harris, Joha Fiik, Samuel Dorrance) Jere-
miah Angel, and Benjamin Slack, Efqrs.

GlocesTeR ;
Andrew Brown, Thomas Barns, Benjamin Smith, Abfahanx Tour-
telot, Ifrael Arnold, Jonah Steere, and Jonathan Harris, Efqrs.

Charlestown j
Peleg Crofs, Gideon Hoxfie, Nathaniel Sheflteld, and Job Taylor,
Efqrs.

West-Greenwich ;
William Comftock, Samuel Hopkins, Ifaac Johnfon, Pardon Xil-
linghafl, and Amos Stafford, Efqrs,

Coventry ;
George Hall, Stephen Potter, John Greene, John Bucklin. and
William Bates, Efqrs.

C Exeter .

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Exeter -,
Job Tripp, Newman Perkins, Daniel Barber, Stephen Richrooad,
and Benjamin Reynolds, Efqrs.

MiDDtETOWH )

John Taylor, John Barker, and Jofliua Coggelhall, jyn. Efqcs.

Bristol *
Shearjafhub Bourn, Leveret Hubbard, Royal Payne, Hezekiah
Ufher, and Samuel Churchy Erqrs.

Tiverton ;
Samuel Hickes, Philip Tabor, Reftcome Sanford, Thomas Anthony
(Son of Jofeph) and Gideon Wilcox, Efqrs.

LiTTLE-CoMPTON ;

Jofeph Wood, Robert Taylor, Thomas Church, and Conftant South*
worth, Efqrs.

Warren ;
John Co\e, James Brown, John Adams, and Ebenezer Cole, Efqrs.

Cumberland ;
Job Bartlct, John Dexter, Jeremiah Whipple, and Robert Aldridge,

Efqrs.

Richmond ;
John Webfter, Samuel Teft, Syivefter Kinyon, Thomas Kinyon,
Edward Perry, andElidia Babcock, Efqrs.

Cranston ;
William Burton, Jofeph Harris, Matthew Manchelier, Thomas Fen-
ner, Charles Rhodes, Thomas Potter (Son of John) and Jofeph Rhodes,
Efqrs.

HoPKINTON ;

Benjamin Randal, Daniel JM'Coon, Simeon Perry, Jolhua Clarke,
and Hezekiah Collins, Efqrs.

Johnston -,
Henry Harris, John Waterman, and Nathan Pearce, Efqrs.

/r IS For ED AND RESOLVED, That the EleOion
of all the Military and other Officers, who have not been chofen at
this prefent Sefflon of Aflembly, be poftponed, and the fame is hereby
referred unto the next : And that all fuch as are now in Office, vsrhether
ading with CommilTions, or otherwife, be, and hereby are continued in
their refpcftive Offices, until that Time, with as full Power and ample
Authority, to all Intents and Purpofes, as they have at any Time had
finee their firft Appointment.

It is Voted and Refohed, That the Committee that was appointed
to audit the Accounts of the Grand Committee, perform and compleat
that Service as foon as they poffibly can, and make Report unto the Ge-
r>eral Aifembly in fuch a Manner, as that the true State of the faid Grand
Committee's Office may be perfedly known in every Particular.

It

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It is Voted and Refoked, That the new Court Houfe lately ordered to
be built in the Town oi' Providence, be ercdtcd upon the Lot where that
that was deftroy'd by Fire lall Winter, flood, or upon the Lot to the
Northward of tliat whereon the Meeting-Houfc of the People called
fakers, ftands, provided the fame be purchafed for the Colony's Uie,
and for the Purpole aforel'aid, without any Charge to the Government.

It is Voted and Refohed, That Latham Clarke, Efq; and Maj. Ebenezer
Brentcn, be, and they hereby are appointed a Committee, to receive of
the late Cleik of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas, and General
Seffions of the Peace, in the County of Kingi County, the Seal of the faid
Court, together with all and fmgular die Books of Record, Files of Pa-
pers, and every other Thing that appertains unto the faid Clerk's Office,
and deliver them unto the prefcnt Clerk of the faid Court, giving and
taking Receipts for the fame.

It is Voted and Refohed, That Othniel Gorton, and Tbemat Aldrich,
Efqrs. be, and they hereby are appointed a Committee, to receive of
the late Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas, and General
Seffions of the Peace, in the County of Kent, the Seal of the faid Court,
togedier with all and fmgular the Books of Record, Files of Papers, and
every other Thing that appertains unto the faid Clerk's Office, and de-
liver them unto the prcfent Clerk of the laid Court, giving and taking
Receipts for the fame.

Whereas Ebenezer Tyler of Providence, in the County of Providence,
and Colony aforefaid, Mariner, preferred a Petition, and reprcfented
unto this Aflembly, That in June laft, he received a Commiffion
from his Honor the Governor, authorizing him to proceed with a Flag
of Truce, and carry French Prifoners unto the Ifland of Hifpaniola, in
a certain Sloop called the Hare, owned by Meflrs. Richards and Ccd^
dington, of Neiiport aforefaid. Merchants, and the Petitioner : That
on his PafTage thitherward, he was taken by a NeiV'Tofk Privateer,
commanded by one Morley Harrifon, and carried into Monto-Chrijh ;
where the faid Harrifon, atter having examined the Petitioner's Veflel,
took out of her ail of his moft Chriftian Majefty's Subjedts, which were
nineteen in Number, and then fent the faid Sloop Hare down to 'Jamaica.
for Trial, where the Agents for the aforefaid Privateer thought it unad-
yifeable to prefer a Libel in the Court of Admiralty, againft the Petiti-
oner's Veffel, and fo gave him a Dilchargc : Whereupon he proceeded
\o Port-au-Prince on the faid Ifland of Hifpaniola, with his aforefaid
Commiffion : That upon his Arrival there, he was treated with Kind-
nefs and Refpeft by the General, and had any Englifh Priibners been
in the Place, tliey would have been delivered up in Lieu of thofe that
were taken from him, as is aforefaid : That he the Petitioner having
finiOied his Bufinefs at Port-au-Prince, fet Sail for this Colony ; but on
the nineteenth Day of December laft, was taken by a French Privateer
commanded by one Raffael, who faid tliat he belonged to the Meffajippi :
But the Petitioner is well aflured he belongs to Hifpaniola : That the
Petitioner and his People, all except one Boy, were fet on Shore upon
Cuba, without Money or Provifions, fixteen Leagues from any Inhabi-
tants, from whence they travelled to the Havannah, where he took
PaiTage Homeward, and is lately arrived in this Government ; Where-
upon

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upon the faid Ebcnezer Tyler prayed tor another Commlfiion, authoriz-
ing him to proceed witli a fecond Flag o? Truce, in Order to find out
the Captain of the French Vnvztocr aforefaid, and obtain Satisfaflion for
the injuries received and fo forth.

On Confideration whereof,
It is Vntedand RefoiveJ, That the Prayer of the faid Ebenezer Tyler,
in his aforefaid Petition made, be, and the fame b hereby granred.

An ACT for compleating the Regiment ordered by this Government
to be raifed for the King's Service, againft his Majefly's Enemies in
North-America.

T/T/'HE RE AS Soldiers are wanted to fill up tbe Regiment/ afore-
^ (aid : Therefore^ and to encourage good Men to inlijl and fAl up
the fame,

I>E it Enacfed by this General Affembly, and by tb: Authority of the
•'-' fame^ It is Enacted, That all luch able-bodied effeftive Men as
hereafter inliil into the faid Regiment, Ihall be allow^ed and paid down,
upon jnlifting. Wages and Billeting for two Months back from the Time
of inlifiing ; which amounts to One Hundred and Eleven Pounds Old-
Tenor, or Six Pounds One Shilling and Two Pence La'wful-Money :
And that on or about the Time of Embarkation, each Man Ihall have
two Months Toy advanced to him.

A N D be it further EnaBed by the Authority aforefaid. That the
whole Number of Men already raifedj fhall upon their Arrival at
Albany, be, by the Field Officers, diftributed into Thirteen Companies ;
each to conlift of Men equal in Number and Goodnefs.

AND be it farther Enabled, That the Committee of War in the
feveral Counties appoint fuch and fo many inlifting Officers as they fhall
think proper; and that one Captain, two Lieut emnts, and an Enfxgn,
to be felcQcd out of four different Companies, remain in the Colony as
recruiting Officers, and in Order to be fent away with Recruits as they
may be raifed ; And that the faid recruiting Officers, and every other
Perfon who fhall inhfl an able-bodied elfcdive Man, or bring one to
cither of the Committee of War to be inliftcd, fhall have and receive
Fifteen Shillings Lawful Money for every fuch Man that inlifls.

An A C T for raifmg a Number cf Seamen to help compleat the Mann-
ing a Squadron of the King's Ships at Halifax.

r£/^HEREAS Admiral Dnvtl hath applied to this Government for
^'^ Seamen to compleat the Manning cfhis Majefly's Ships under the faid
Admiral Durtl's Command at Halifax.

jyE it therefore EnaSied by this X^eneral Apmhly, and by the Authority
*^ of the fame. It is Enaded, That all able-bodied effective Men, that
inlifl into the Service aforefaid, Ihall be allowed and paid as a Bounty
out of the General Treafury, over and above the King's of Forty Shillings
Sterling that is to i'i-y^ e\'ery able-bodied cffedive Seaman, the Sum of

Six

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Six Pounds Sterling, and every ordinar)' one Four Pounds Ten Shillings
like Money : Thai his Honor the Governor be, and hereby is requeued
to ilTue a Proclamation for the Purpofe aforefaid : And that the Com-
mittee of War appoint proper Perfons to inlift the aforefaid Seamen, and
procure Paflages for thtm to Louijbourg or Halifax.

AND it ii farther EnaSied, That the Number of Seamen who
fhall inlift into the Service aforefaid, be accounted Part of the Thou-
fand Men by the General AlTembly ordered for the Campaign of the cur-
rent Year.

/

r IS VOTED AND RESOLVED, That the Sum of
Ten Thoufand Pounds be allowed and paid out of the General
Treafury towards procuriag Stores and other Neceflaries for the Fort,
and for compleating the Ravelins of the fame, and fo forth : And that
fix Men be inlifted as Soldiers for the faid Fort, who are alfo to labor
thereon : That the Town oi Neupcrt have the Direction of laying out
the Money above-mentioned, and agree with the Soldiers upon the bcfl
Terms they can, and that their Wages be paid out of the General Trea-
fury.

It is Voted and Rcfohed, That Mr. David Harris be, and he hereby
is added unto the Committee appointed for building a new Court-Houfe

in Providence.

It is Voted and Refohed, That the General Treafurer be, and he hereby
is diredled to hire at Six/?r Cf/zf. what Gold, Silver, Lawful Money,
and Old-Tenor, as (hall be wanted to carry on the Building of the Fort
(agreeable to the Act of this AiTembly) and for fending away the Troops.
And farther. That the Treafurer renew his Bonds at Six per Cent, for
the Money he hath hired of private Perfons, that is to fay, fuch as arc
now due.

Whereas Mr. Samuel Chomplin, at the laft Seflion of the General
AiTembly, was appointed an Officer in the Regiment ordered by this
Colony for the approaching Campaign j but by Miilake, his Name was
entered Itomas in the Minute Books of the Secretary and Clerk of the
Lower Houfc, and a Commiflion made out accordingly : // is therefore
Voted and Refohed, That his Honor the Governor be, and he hereby is
tequefted to order the Commiffion aforefaid, as well the Recoid to be
corrcdled.

It is Voted avd Refohed y That all Bufinefs lying before this Aflembly
unfinifhed, be and the fame is hereby referred unto the next Seflion :
That the Secretary publifh, by Beat of Drum in the Town of Neivport,
all the A£ts and Orders now made and paiTed, within ten Days after
the Rifing of this AiTembly ; which is hereby adiourned to the fecond
Monday oijune next.

GOD Save the KING.

Publifned acicrding to Order, Miy the J^h, 1759. by

THO. WARD, Secrj:

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At the General Aflembly of the

Governor and Company of the Englijh
Colony of Rhode-IJland^ and Providence
plantations^ m NewEngland^ in America ;
begun and holden by Adjournment, at Ntw^
porty within and for the faid Colony, on
Monday the Eleventh of yune^ in the Year
of our Lord, One Thoufand Seven Hun-
dred and Fifty-nine, and Thirty-fecond of
the Reign of His Moft Sacred Majefty
George the Second, by the Grace of GOD,
King of Great-Britain y and fo forth.

T RE;S EN T,

The Hon. Stephen Hopkins^ Efq; Gov

The Hon. John Gardner, Efq; Deputy Governor.

James Honyman, Efq;
Nicholas EASTO^f, E£q-,
Jabez Bowen, Efcji
NiCHOLAi Cooke, Efq;
Wjj-iiiAM Richmond, Efq>

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JonatMan F?.5ifiORW, Efq;'
Joseph Edmunds, Efq^
Jonathan Randal, Efq;
Francis WIllst. Efq;
HenjlV Gardn£r, Efqj

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The Se cretary.
DEPUTIES of the feveral T OW N S.
The Hon; Joshua Ba-bcock^ Eiqj Speaker,

NEWPORT;

Mr. Gideon fVamofty juil.
Mr. John Jeffon^
Peter Boars, Efq;
Col. "fofepb WantofL,
Capt. Daniel Ayratdi,
Mr. IViUiam Read.

Providence j
Mr. Job?! Bafs,
Capt. yiuah Hawkins,

Daniel Jenckes, Efq;
Obadiah Brown, Efq;

Portfmouth j
Mr. Francis Bray ten,
Mr .yohn Shearman, jun.
dpt.yohn Shrieve, jun.
Mr. 'fhomas Brotmel.

Warwick

Otbniel Gorton, Efq;
^ '^ ' Lieut. Col. James Arnold,

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John Werner., jun. Efq;

Weftcrly ;
The Speaker,
Col. Jofefh Pendleton.
New£horeham ;
Gapt. ^diaard Sands,
Mr. Carder Hazard.

North-Kingftown j
Col. Immanuel Nortbup,
Capt. Daniel Femes.

South-Kingftown ;
Mr. Stephen Hafzardy juT..
Latham Clarke, Efq;

Eaft-Greenwich i
Maj. Jchn Arnold,
Capt. "John Gifford.
jameftown j
Mr. Wilham Martin,
Mr. Ifaac Hcnvland,
Smithneld ;
Mr. Jofeph Mowrey, jun,

Scituate j
Job Randatt Efqi
Jeremiah Angel, Efqj

Glocefter j
Capt. Jofeph Winfor,
Capt. Rufus Smith.
Charleftown ;
Capt. Robert Potter,
Col. Chrijicpher ChampUn.

Weft-Greenwich ;
Mr. ChriJtDpherHall.

Coventry ;
Caleb Greene, Efq;

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Lieut. Col. Stephen Petter.

Exeter ;
Capt John Reynolds.
Middletown ;
Mr. Samuel Baley,]\in.
Mr. James Barker, jun.

Briflol ;
Jofeph Rujfd, Efq;
Mr. Simon Davis,

Tiverton :
Samnel Durfey, Efq;
Philip Tabor, Efq;

Little-Compton ;
William Hall, Efq;

Warren ;
Capt. Thofnas Cole,
Maj. J^h Hamphrey.

Cumberland ;
Job Bartlet, Efq;
Jeremiah Whipple, Efq;

Richmond ;
Samuel Teft, Efq;
Jofeph Clarke, Efq;

Cranfton ;
Jofeph Harris, Efq;
John Dexter, Efq;

Hopkinton -,
Maj. Jofhua Clarke,
Capt. Eihiard Wells, jun.

Johnfton ;
Thomas Owen, Efq;
yo/f/7 Waterman, Efq;

JcsiAS Lyndon, Efq; Clerk of the Lower Houfe.

JT IS VOTED AND RESOLVED, That all the
■*■ Officers and Soldiers raifed by this Government for tlie Campaign
of the current Year, who yet remain in the Colony, and are well
enough to go, be immediately fent away, in Order to join the Army as
foon as poffible.

What foHoweth, is an Account which was exhibited unto a former Af-

fembly.

WH E R E A S it happened October 8th Day, ^. JD. 1757.
whereby was created by an i«^/^« Man, named Jolm Ab-
" fahm, that fpitcfuUy and felonioufly killed Tloomas King : For,
" Trouble and Expencc about four Days ; for ViduaJ.^;, Drink, and
" Lodging, aod being put by all Bufinefs both in the Houfe and with-
out

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'' out, I computed, and laid at the Sum of ^'^ 5^ ® °

" A true Copy ot the original Book, Errors excepted, teft per me,
" Kathaniel Fbillips." And the laid Account being by the faid A (Tem-
bly referred unto a Committee in order to its being examined : Which
Service being undertaken siva performed by the Gentlemen that were
appointed^ tiiey reported as follov;cth, to wit,"

" W E the Subfcrbers, being appointed to confidei the witliin Ac-
" count, met at the within nair.ect Phillipi's Houfc, and made due
" Examination into the Circumftances of the whole Affair, and on
" Conlideration thereof, do report, that the whole of the within Ac-"
♦= count be allowed the within named Nathaniel Phillips. : Witnefs
" our Hands, March i<^ih, 1759- Jeremiah Angel, Caleb Greene.'

Unto whicli Report, the Committee fubjoined the following Account,
to wit, " To our Time and Trouble in examining the withrn Account
" fcveral Miles dirtant from our Homes, X^. 6 c o Jeremiah An-
" geU Caleb Greene."

And this Ailembly having taken the faid Report and Account into
Conlideration, It is Voted and Refohed, That the Amount thereof, being
Fifty Pounds including Ten Pounds heretofore granted, be allowed and
paid the aforcfaid Nathaniel Phillips out of the General Treafury : And
aifo that the foregoing Account of the Committee be allowed, and Six
Pounds, the Amount of it, paid them out of the General Treafury.

Whereas Jcl? Hunt, a Soldiej in the Pay of this Colony, preferred a
Petition, and reprefented unto this Affembly, that he was in the Adtioa
at Ticonderoga in "jKly laft, and there received a grievous Wound rrt
his Hip, that he was lamed by it, and hath remained lame ever fmce,
which has reduced him fo low, that he hath not been able to ftir about
unriJ lately : Moreover, that he lofl a coniiderable Part of his Clcath-
ing in the faid A<fiion, and hadi not one fingle Penny to help himfelf :
Whereupon the faid Job Hunt prayed this AlTembly to weigh his deplo-
lable State and Condition, and grant him a proper Allowance.

And the tubje(^t Matter of the Petition aforefaid, being duly enquired
into and confidcred. It is Voted and Rejolved, that the Sum of Five
Hundred Pounds be allowed and paid the faid Job Hunt out of the Ge-
neral Treafury, (cxclufive of any future Penfion) in Confideration of
his Bravery in Defence of the Country, and the heavy Misfortune he
met With in its Service.

An A(ft for raifing Two Thoufand Four Hundred Dollars, for and to-
wards the eredting a Public Edifice in the Town o'i Newport, to be
called and known by the Name of M A S O NS - H A L L.

Whereas Robert Jenkins, jun. Mafter, John Mawdjly, and Samuel
Brenton, Wardens, and die Chief of the Society of the Free and Ac-
cepted Mafons in the Town o^ Newport, with fundry other Perfons In-^
habitants of tliis Colony, preferred a Petition and reprefented unto this
AiTsmbly, that as the faid Town hath no Building in it fufficiently

large

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large and commodious for public EntertainmentSj whefe the Gcoernor
and Council or General Aflembly may occaficnally meet and dine : And
where any of his Majcft/s" Governors or other Officers may be publickly
entertained, as they paft through thbi Government, They the laid Socie-
ty have agreed to let on Foot, and ere<fl a comniodious Building to be
called and known by the Name of MASONS-HALL, for the Ufe
of the faid Society and Purpofes aforefaid j but finding their Fund to
be unequal to the Expence, they prayed that a Lottery may be opened
and fet up, in Order to raile Twenty-four Hundred Dollars for carrying
on and compleating the propofed Building.

On Confideration whereof,

jyE it EnaSled by thh General AJfkmbly, and by the Authority of the
•^ fame., It isEnaSfed, That the Sum of TwoThoufand Four Hundred
Dollars be forthwith raifed by a Lottery, to be opened, fet up, and
drawn in the Town oi Newport : And thatthe following be theScheme
thereof, to wit.

The Lottery fhall cCnfift of Four Thoufand Tickets at four Dollars
each } whereof One Thoufand One Hundred and Thirteen iliall be
fortunate, witliout any Deduction.

No. of Prizes.

Value of each.

Total Value.

I

of

1000 Dollars

is

1000

I

of

500

is

500

2

of

200

are

400

6

of

100

are

6co

6

of

7.5

are

450

II

of

50

are

550

38

of

30

are

1 140

48

of

20

are

960

1000

of

8

are

8000

1113

13600

4887

Dedud. for the Budlding.

3400

4000 Tickets at 4 Dollars each, 16000

AND he it farther Ena^ed by the Authority afhrefatd. That Thomas
Cranjion, Efq; Godfrey Malbone, ]un. Efq; Me/Trs. Silas Cooke, Benja-
min Mafony Chrifopher Champlin, jun. and Solomon Tov^njend, be, and
they are hereby conftituted Managers or Dire<ftors of the faid Lottery j
that they be under Oath for the faithful Difcharge of the Tnift to them
committed, give Security to the General Treakirer for the Payment of
the Prizes, difpofe of the Tickets, and proceed to the Drawing as fcon
as the Lattery fhall be filled.

AN D be it further Enacted by the Authority afdr^faid. That the
Sum ofTwo Thoufand Four Hundred Dollars, w^cn raifed in Man-
ner as is aforefaid, fhall be forthwith paid by the faid Direcflors
into the Hands of the Treafurec of the faid Society of Free and
Accepted Mafons, in the Town of Newport, for the .Time being, as
a Fund for and towards the carrying on and compleating the Edi-
fice aforefaid, according to fuch Plan and under the Infpeiftion and
Management of fuchPerfon or Pcrfons as the faid Society fliall devire

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and appoint. And that the fald Building when cretfled, fhall ferve and
be improved for the Celebration of all publiclcFeafts and Entertainments
as they may occaGonally happen, in which the Governor and Council of
this Colony, or the General Affembly thereof, may be immediately
concerned, but for no other Ufe or Purpofe whatfoever, without t!ie
Confent and Leave of the faid Society of Free and Accepted Mafons, be
iirft had and obtained.

AND belt farther EnaSied, That the Marter, Wardens, and Society
aforelaid, {hall have, and hereby is granted them, full Power and Au-
thority to purchafcjand take, to have, hold, andenjoyunto thcmfelves, aRd
their SiiccefTors, a fuitable Lot of Land in the Town oi Neivpcrt aforefaid,
whereon to build the Strudturc aforefaid, and that the fame when ereft-
ed (hall reft in them and their Succeflors forever, fubjetft to the Dircdtion
and Superintendence of the faid Society or the major Part thereof,

AND forasmuch as it may happen that Difputes and Controverfies
may arife from Time to Time, as well about the Building and Repairing
of the faid Houfe, as the Regulation and Government thereof, it is ne-
ceflary that the faid Society have a Name in Law. Be it therefore far-
ther Enacied, That the Society aforefaid be, and they are hereby incor-
porated a Body Politick in Fa£t and Name, by the Name of The Mas-
ter, Wardens, a.^jd Society ofFp.ee and Accepted AL-vsons,
in the Town of iVf le;/;^-/', and that by the fame Name, they and their
SuccefTors (hall, and rnay be, Perfons able and capable in Law to fue
and be iued, to plead and be impleaded, to anfwer andtobe anfwered
unto, to defend and to be defended againft, in all and fxngular Suits,
Quarrels, Matters, Actions, and Things, of what Kind or Nature fo-
ever, touching and concerning the Building aforefaid.

AND to prevent any Embezelment or Mifappllcation of the Sum
of Money aforefaid when raifed. It is farther EnaSied^ That the Trea-
furer of the faid Society . fhall give the General Treafurcr of this Colo-
ny, for the Time being, fufficient Security to render an Account of the
Money aforefaid, and of the Application thereof, when he Ihall be call-
ed upon fo to do.

Whereas Jofeph Cow/ey c^i Hew port, in the County ofNeivport^ Mer-
chant, exhibited unto this AfTembiy, an Account by him charged a-
gainft; the Colony, for tranflating out o£ Spani/blmo the Engli/h Tongue
fundry Letters from the Prefident, and Judge of the Ecclefiartical Court
at St. Domingo, unto his Honor our Governor refpcdting a Quantity of
Church Plate ftolen oat of the Church o^ Puerto Plato on the Ifland of
Hfpnniola, and f forth. And the faid Account being duly examined.
It is Voted and PJfolved that Twenty-five Pounds thereof, be allowed
and paid the laid 'J^fph Cirwley, out of the General TreaO.iry.

'WhQTSii'i Othniel Gorton, zniTho/fus Aidrich, Efqrs. were, by the
General AfTembly, appointed a Committee to receive of Mr. John IVal-
ton, jun. late Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas, and Cieneral
Seflions of the Peace, in die County of ii^i'/;/, the Recordii, Seal, Papers,
aod every Thing elfe belonging to the aforefaid OfHcc, and deliver them
xxniQ Danid Howland, Efq; the prefent Clerk. And whereas the CorT>«

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mittee above named have informed this Allembly that the faid 'John WaU
ton., jun. refufes to deliver the faid Records, Seal, and fo forth unto
them.

It is therefore Voted and Refoked, That the Sheriff of the County
aforefaid, be, and he is hereby directed, and fully impowered, to take
with him fufficient Aid, and by Force take from the laid John Walton,
jun. die Records, Seal, Papers, and every Thing elfe belonging to the
Office aforefaid, and deliver the fame unto the Committee above-named,
who are hereby direded to deliver them unto the aforefaid Daniel
Howland.

DE it Enabled by this General Ajfembly, and by the Authority of the
**^ fame. It is EnaSIed, That all Fines that relate to^he Mending of
Highways, be, and they hereby are augmented to Threefold of what
they now are by Law.

Whereas fames Franklin exhibited unto this AiTembly, an Account
by him charged againft the Colony, for printing the A<5ts and Orders
made and paifed by the General AiTembly, at their Seffion begun and
holden in Providence^ on Monday the Eighteenth of December laft ;
for furnifhing Paper on that Occafion ; for publilliing in the Newport
Mercury fix Weeks, an Abftrad of the Law relating Deferters, and for
publishing two Advertifemenis for adjourning the Court of Enquiry.
And the laid Account being duly examined, It is Foted and Rejohed,
That the fame be, and hereby is allowed, and that Sixty-four Pounds
Ten Shillings, the Amount of it, be paid the faid James Franklin out
of the General Treafury.

Whereas Jonathan f offers exhibited unto this Aflembly, an. Account
by him charged againll the Colony, for repairing the Glafs Windows
of the Colony- Houfe and Gaol in the Town of Newport : And the faid
Account being duly examined, // is Voted and Refohed, That the fame
be, and hereby is allowed, and that One Hundred and Twenty Pounds
Fifteen Shillings, the Amount thereof, be paid the faid Jonathan feffers
out of the General Treafury.

i^ai'hcta^ Whereas the Superior Court of Judleatiirc, Court of AHize, and
General Gaol Delivery, which ought to have been holden by Adjourn-
ment at 5ott/i6-wKf"«^iC5W«, within and for the County of Kings County,
in May laft, fell through, by Reafon there were not Judges enough there
to conflitute a ^oi-um :

Wherefore,

nE it Ena5ied by this General JJfemhly, and by the Authority of the
-^ fame. It is EnaSted, That the Court aforefaid be, and the fame is
hereby revived, and (hall be opened and holden in South-King si own
pforelaid, on the laft Monday of July next ; when and v/here all Oili-
cers. Parties, Jurors, WitnelTes, and all and every other, Perfon and Pcr-
fons having-any Concerns in the faid Court, arc to give tlieir Attend-
ance ; and the Sheriff of the faid Count)' is hereby required to let up
Notifications, that this Adl: may be made public, and thofe concerned,
govern themfelves accordingly

It

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It isVotedandRefched, That Benedict Helmey Efq; be, and hereby
is chofen Clerk of the laid Court, in the R(X)m of Latham Clarke, Efqj
who refufes to take upon him to aft any longer in the faid Office.

Whereas Mehetahel, the Wife ofCapt. "John Randal, oi Providence,
in the Colony aforefaid, preferred a Petition, and reprefented unto this
Aflembly, That her Hufband failed from PnJwV^wf aforefaid, Com-
mander of a certain private Veffel of War, called. The Black Snake :
That being in the JVejl-Indies, he had the Misfortune to be taken on or
about the fixth Day of January lalt by a French Frigate, who carried
him with his Company unto the Ifland of Granada on the Ccait of Ca~
raccas, where he and they are all detained and remain Prifoners at this
Day, as {he the Petitioner hath been fully 'nforraed : That fuch is the
Situation of the faid Illand, together with the critical CircumftarKes of
Affairs between the Englijh and French in thofe Parts, that it hath been
hitherto, and yet is impradlicable for him the faid i?a«</i7/ and Company,
to return of themfelves : Wherefore the faid Mebetobel prayed that a
Vellel may be authorized to proceed with a Flag of Truce unto the faid
Ifland of Granada, in Order to bring the faid John Randal and his Com-
pany Home again.

On Confideration whereof.

T T is E^a^ed Iry this General Ajjernhh, and by the Authority of the
■*■ fame. That Mr. Jama Brown, of Providence afordaid. Merchant,
who was one of the principal Owners of the private Man of War afore-
faid, be, and he hereby is authorized and fully empowered to equip
and fet forth a Veffel to proceed unto the Illand of Granada aforefaid, for
the Ends and Purpofes abovefaid : SiibjeSf nevcrthelefs unto all and
every of the Regulations by Law enjoined in the Cafe of a Veflel's pro-
ceeding or going unto a Port or Harbour of the Enemy with a Flag of
Truce.

Whereas Nathan Angel, of Providence, iu the County of Prcvidencey
exhibited unto this AlTembly, an Account by him charged againft the
Colony, for Fire- Wood, Candles, and Houfc Room, by him provided
for the Juftices of the Inlerior Court of Common Pleas, and General
SefTions of the Peace, that was laft holden at Providence, within and for
the County aforefaid : And the faid Account being duly examined, // is
Voted and Refolved, That the fame be, and hereby is allowed, and that
Forty Pounds, the Amount of it, be paid the faid Nathan Angel out of
the General Treafury.

Whereas Jfrael Wilkinfon exhibited unto this AlTembly, an Account
amounting to Eighteen Pounds Thirteen Shillings and Four Pence, by
him charged againft the Colony, for his Time, Horfehire, and FLx-
pences, in carrying an Exprefs of the Earl oi Loudoun from Smithfield,
unto the late Governor Greene, which he was ordered to do by the Au-
thority of the faid Town of Smithfield, the former Meffenger being
tired : And the laid Account being duly examined, II is Voted and Re-
folved, That Fifteen Pounds of it be allowed and paid the faid Ifrael
Wilkinfon out of the General Treafury.

ItisVotedandRefoked, Th^X David JVilkinfon, Efq; late Sheriff o/^-

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the County oi PrcvlJence, be fordiwith cited, by the prefent Sheriff of
the faid County, to appear before this Aflembly at their next Seffion, in
Order to lay before them an Account of all the Fines and Forfeitures,
belonging to the Colony, which he has received, aini now remain
in his Hands ; and alfo :o prefeni all his Accounts againft the Colony,
that have not been fettled.

^niJ It ii fartbfr Voted and Rejohed^ That the Sheriff of the Ccunty
of Brif.cl be cited by the Town Sergeant of the Town of BriJhU to
appear in like Manner before the faid AlTembly, at^d for the like Ends
and Purpoles with thoie mentioned above, relating to David Wilkinfon^
Efqr

Whereas Oliver Jidme, one of the Deputies of the Sheriff of the
County of Kings County, exhibited unto this AlTembly. an Account
amounting to Sixty-two Pounds, by him charged againft the Colony, for
his attending on the General Aflembly, as a Waiter at thiee Selhons
holdcn in South-Kingstcwn, to wit, That in OSlober, One Thoufand
Seven Hundred and Fifty-feven, and the two in February and March
following \ for Fire- Wood, and cutting the fame for the Ufe of the
Members, and for fummoning fuch of them as live In the faid County,
to meet and hold the above-rnentioned SefTion in February^ in Confe-
qucnce of Warrants iflued for thatPurpofe by thelateGovernor Crfene :
And the faid Account being duly examined, // is Voted and Rejhhed,
That Forty-three Pounds thereof, be allowed and paid the Uid Oliver
Helme out of the General Tieafury,

Whereas Gideon Cornell, of Newport, in the County of Ne^ort, and
Colony aforefaid. Efq; preferred a Petition, and reprefentcd, That tiie
General Alfembly at a Sefiion begun and holden in Sauth-Kingsttnfm.
within and for the faid Colony, on the lail Monday of February, One
Thoufand Seven Hundred Fifty-four, did, in Confequence of a Petition
preferred by him and AbraJjam Borden of Newport, Ek^; make and pafs
an A<S that his Honor the Governor ihould commilTionate two V'effels,
one to proceed unto St. J ago de Cuba, and the other to Hijpaniola, in
Order to reclaim two Veifels and Cargoes that belonged unto the faid
Gideon and Abraham, which had been illegally feizcd and carried into
thofe Places : But that the AtTairs of the laid Cornel and Borden have
been in fuch a Situation, that it hath not been in their Power until of late
to take the Benefit of tlie aforefaid Grant : Wherefore he the faid
Gideon, prayed that they may now liave the fame Liberty as was given
them by the A(fl of Aflembly aforefaid.

On Confideration whereof,

BE it Ena^ed by this General Affembly, and by the Authority of the
famCt It is Enabled, That the Prayer of the aforefaid Gideon Cornel in
his above recited Petition made, be, and the fame is liereby granted^
provided that the VeiTel or Veilelsthat they fliall fend, be under thcv
fame Regulations v^th other Veflels that go to the Enemy's Ports or
Harbours with a Flag of Truce.

WhtTe?£ Tho.^a: Aldrich of Ea^^Greejiwich, in the Cpunty of Kent,

Efq;

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Efqj exhibited unto tliis Afl*embly, an Accoant by him charged againft
the Colony for his Time, Trouble, and Expence, in receiving (as one
of the Committee appointed for thatPurpofe) the Charter and Colony-
Seal, together with the Book and other Papers, ufually kept by the Go-
verncrs of this Colony, from the Execucors ofthc late Governor Greene,
and delivering them unto his Konor the prefen; Governor, And the
faid Account being duly examined, It is Feted and Refolved^ That the
fame be aiid hereby is allowed, and that nine Pounds the Amount
thereof, be paid the laid Thomas Aldrich out of the General Treafury.

Whereas Samuel Standh of Ne^ivport, in the County of Newport,
Mariner, now confined Prifoner to his Majefty's Gaol in the faid Coun-
ty, preferred a Petition, and reprefcnted unto this AfTembly, that he
ftands committed on tvi'o Executions, and one Writ, and not choofine
to remain where he is, on the fourteenth Day of May laft inlifted to
ferve the King by Sea, upon the Encouragement given by the General
Aflembly, yet, notwithftanding the Demands of no one Perfon, a-
gainfthim, do amount to Three Hundred Pounds, or even all of them
put together,, he is kept under Confinement in diredl Violation of the
Laws of this Colony : Wherefore, as he is willing and ready to enter
upon Duty, he the faid Samuel humbly prayed, that his Affair may be ta-
ken into Confideration, and fuch Orders given refpeding his Difcharge,
as may be thought right.

On Confideration whereof,

Jt is Voted and Hejohed, That if there are no jufl Demands againftthe
faid Samuel Starzdly, from any one Perfon to the Amount of Three
Hundred Pounds Old Tenor, that he be difcharged from Gaol, upon
bis going in the Government's Service.

Whereas Robert Pate exhibited unto the lower Houfe, art Ac-
count amounting to Two Hundred and Eight Pounds Eigliteen
Shillings and Three Pence, by him charged againft the Colony, for his
Time, Horfe-hire, and Expences, in going as an Exp refs to carry Adls
and Orders of the General Aficmbly unto the feveral Towns in the Go-
vernment, in November OLeThoufand Seven Hundred and Fifty-fix j
for his Time, Horfchirc, and Expences, in going with an Exprefe to
the late Governor Greene, and Colonel Andrenjs, on Account of the
Coi>grefs that was holden by the Earl Oi Loudoun at Hartford, and for
going toBofton with anExprels unto the faid Earl : Which Account was
by the faid Houfe fubmitted to a Committee by them appointed to audit
tlie fame : And the Gentlemen having undertaken and performed the
Service, made the following Report :

" TT7E the Subfcribers being appointed a Committee to audit the
" VV within Account, do report, that it is our Opinbn, that
" One Hundred and Scventt-en Pounds of the fame ought to be al-
*' lowed and paid the faid Robert Pate." And the faid Report be-
ing taken into Confideration, It is Voted and Refahcd, That the fame
be, and hereby is accepted, and that the faid Sum of One Hundred and
Seventeen Pounds, be allowed and paid the aforefaid Robert Pale, out
of the General Treafurv.

F An

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An A C T for the farther Regulation of the Setting of the General

Affembly.

Tf^HE RE ^S Sythe Law now in Force in tbh Colony regulating
^^ the SeJJiom of the General ^Jfewbly, the fame is holden in no other
Counties than thofe of HevfpoTt, Provldsnce, and Kings-County ^ ivbicbis
founito- be inconvenient ^

BE it therefore Enabled ^ this General Affembly, and by the Authori-
ty of the fame it is EnaBed, Thai from and after the Publicatioh of this
A(ft, there fliall be one Seflion of the General Aflembly hcldcn by Ad-
jpurnmcBt, annually at Ea^-Greentvich, in Turn from the other Court-
ties, beginning Firft with the County of iV?U'/'«'r/, to wit, from this
prefent Seffion. The next Adjournment to the iaid County of Kent,
ihall bo from the County of Providence, in the Year One Thoufand Se-
ven Hundred and Sixty 5 the Third from the County oi Kings-County,
in the Year One Thoufand Seven Hundred and Sixty-one. and fo con-
tinue annually from County to County, in the lame Order. And that
(his Ad repeal fo much, and no more -of the. former A& that regulates
the holding of the General Ailembly, than that Part which relates to
the annual Adjournments aforefaid, as the fame is herein above exprefT-
ed.

It ii Voted and Refohed, That the Rate of Eleven Thoufand Pounds
Lawful Money, be paid by the feverai Counties m the fame Proportion
as the lafl Rate was paid.

An ACT apportioning unto, and upon the feverai Towns in this
Colony, the Rate or Tax lately ordered to be affeffcd and levied upon
the Inhabitants of the fame.

Lf/'H E RE A S the General Affmhiy, at their S^um 6egun and
'^^ holden by Adjournment at Providence, within and for the Colony
afonfaid on Monday the fwenty-lixtb of February lafl, made and faffed
an ASl, '' 77'^/'tfi?<j/'f or T^xo/" Eleven Thoufand Pounds in the Bills
"■ of Credit emitted by this Government, called Lawful Money, fhould
'" be affeffed upon the Inhabitants of this Colony, and levied, colle£}ed, and
'* brought into the General Treafury by the lajt Day p/"Odlober next, for
" paying off the Government s Troops upon their Return from the Cant-
" paign '' ; Which Rate or Tax hath not been apportioned as yet.

DE it therefore Ena5ied by this General Affembly, and by the Authority
•^ if the fame, it is Etmaed, That thd Rate or Tax aforefaid, fhall be,
end hereby is apportioned unto and upon the feverai Towns, at the fame
Rate, and Proportion as the lall Colony Rate was ; that is to fay

The Town of Newport
Ihall pay /.

Portfmouth

The Town oiFrovidcfue

itoo

0

0

fhall pay

^667 11

0

494

II

4

Smttbfield

634 14.

7

Newfioreham

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Nrjijhoreham

i32

16

8

Scituau

281

12

0

Jameffown

247

16

6

CloceJUr

280

10

0

Middkto'jjn

338

9

I

Cumberland

183

9

7

TivtrttH

363

10

2

Cranjlon

426

2

10

LtttU'Com-btoK

I-

357
4235

16
0

3

0

Jebkfton

166

0

0

£. 2640

0

0

The Town of Wefteriy

yi 11 -

The Town

oiBripl

fhall pay

I

;.ije

18

5

fhall pay

291

268

4

10

North-Kinifiowrf

498

8

5

* •

jyarren

16

10

Soutb-KiitgfloivK

803

»5
^3

5
9

Charlejttrwn

£.560

I

8

£xeter

243

14

S

The Tov/n

offfaru;

ck

Richmond

» T . 1 • ,

167

0

to

fhali pay

/. 508

'9

5

Hepktnton

228

6

10

Eaji-Greenivich
IFeJl-Greenwicb

283

18

2

-^

181

I

3

L

2409

18

4

Coventry

181

I

3

AND be it further EnaSted by the Authority aforefaidy That the
Afleffors or Ratemakers of each refpedive Town, fliall afle/s and ap-
portion the Rate or Tax aforefaid, unto and upon the Inhabitants
thereof, and return a true Bill or Lift of the fame unto the Clerk of the
Town to which they refpoftively belong, within twenty Days after the
Rifing of this Affembly : And that the faid Town Clerk fend a Copy
thereof in four Days after bs receiving the fame, unto the General
Treafurer, who is hereby directed and required to iflue his Warrants in
four Days after he hath received the faid Bill or Lift, unto the feveral
Colledlors of Rates or Taxes in cachrefpedive Town.

The Subfcriber diifents from the Bill aforefaid, and for thefe Reafons.

Firft That from fad Experience it is obvious, thai the Merchants
of the Town oi Newport, have loft, in the Courfe of their Trade, up-
wards of Two Millions of Money fince the Commencement of the prc-
fent War ; which muft greatly reduce their Stock, and confequently
all other Perfons refiding in faid Town, who have Connecflions with,
and depend upon them for a Livelihood and Subfillence, muft proporti-
onably fuffer, and therefore faid Inhabitants arc not in a Capacity to pay
fuch a Proportion of the Tax as is enjoined by the Bill aforefaid.

Second. That the Price of Provifions and all other NecclTaries of
Life being greatly increlfcd by Reafon of the War, is an additional
Burthen to, and gready diftreffcs the Inhabitants of faid Town, who de-
pend on Trade and Labor for their Support. At the fame Time it may
be obferved, that the Inhabitants of the other Parts of the Colony, arc
proportion ably benefitted in the Price of the Produce of their Eftates,
occafioned alfo by the War ; which ftiU {hews the Incapacity of the
Inhabitants to pay, and of Confequence the Inequaliu' thereof

J. Hcnymun.

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We join in tho above Protcft. Jof IVantcn, yin.

JD. Ayrault, jun.

Ws beg leave to diflcnt againft laid Vote for the followinj^ Reafons.

Fir/l. V/e are willing to pay a proportionable Part of the Tax ac-
cording to the laft Rate that was lev;ed on the Town of Providfnce, tak-
ing out the Number of Inhabitants tliat was taken off for Johnjion, and
that Sum that fell to thenn then j and fo for a greater or ielfer Surr).

Second. We are willing to come to a true Eftiination of the Town
of Johnjlon, and the Town ot Providence, and proportion according to
faidEflimation. Which Things v/c conceive to be rcnfonable, and
are refufed by the Town of Providence, and tlic;refore we enter our Pro-
teft againft fajd Vote.

thomas Owen,
John JVatermaf!,

nE it Eva8ed by tb}i General Ajjernbly, and by the Authority of the
*~^ fame., It is En&3ed, That the Salary of the General Treafurer of
this Colony, ftiall for the future, be, and hereby is augmented to the
Sum of One Thoufand Pounds Old-Tenor fer Annum, commencing
irom the Time of his being chofen at the General Election in May laft.

Jt is Voted aTid Refoi'jed, That the Ele^'tion of all Officers; both Mi^
litary and others, wiiich was by the General Afiembly, at their Seffion
in May \zi\., referred to this, be, and the fame is hereby tartherportncn-
ed : And that all futh a'i are now in Office, whether afting under
CommifTions, or without^ be, and hereby arc continued 3n their reflec-
tive OlHces, until the General AlTeiribly fhall order othcrwile, with as
full Power and ample Authority, to all Intents and Purpufet, as they
have at any Time had, fince their firfl Appointment.

An A C T for raifing One Hundred and Fifteen Men, in Order to
compleat the Number of Soldiers by tlie General Aflembly ordered
for the Campaign ol the current Year.

T>E it Enafted by th:s General Ajfembly, arJ by the Authority of the
^ fiime. It ti EneSled, That One Hundred and Fifteen able-bodied
eflfe<5r\'e Men be raifedin this Governmeiit before, or on the tenth Day
of July next, to compleat the Regiment ordered by the General AfTem-
bly, for the Campaign of the current Year. Which Men, when taif-
ed, fhall bepreiented ursto the Commitiec of V/ar, v/ho are hereby di-
reCted to fend them immediately unto Albany, to join the Regin-ient
there.

A ND for the Encouragement of fuch Men to jnlifT. as may be fit for
thcPurpofe, Be it farther Enaclcd, That a Bounty c-f Fourteen Pounds
in the Billis of Credit Ci!led£,^u^/':</A&,'?(?)', emitted or to be hereafter e-
mitted by this Colony, rtiall be given each ablf-bodied effective Man

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that inlifts within tlis Time aforefiiid : He OkiII alfo be intitled to the
lame Monthly Wage:?, Privileges, and Immunities witji the other Sol-
diers now in the Regiment, and leceivc a Month's Pay before the Time
of his Embarkation.

Ai)d in Order to carry this A&: into Execution, Be if farther Ena^ed
That there be immediately ftruck off, the Sum of Four Thoufand
Pounds of the Bilk above mentioned for fupplying the General Treafurj',
which fliall carry Intercft at the Rate of Five per Cent, per Ammtn, and
be redeemed by a Rate or Tax, to be alTcilld and levied upon the Inha-
bitants of this Colony, within three Years from the Day of the Date of
tlie faid BilL.

AND beitfarthpi'EjisBed, That the Committee of War be, and
they are hereby dired:ed, and fully impowered to pay the Bounties and
Wages of every Soldier that (hall inlift, as aforefaid, and provide Trcnf-
ports and Provifions, to carr) the Soldiers to Albany, as is aforefaid, and
that the fame Committee who figncd the lail Bills of Credit, called
Ltiuful Money, be, and they hereby are authorized, and fully impow-
ered to provide Materials, get the faid Bills printed^ and when they have
figncd the fame, put them into the Hand^i of the General Treafurer, for
the Purpofe aforclaid, as foori as polTibly thc-y can ; That his Honor the
Governor tranfniit a Copy of this Ad unto his Excellency General Am-
berji, with theutmoftD:!patch, andthatthe fame bsimniediatelypublifhed
by Beat of Drum, in the Town of Neivpcrt. Which was done accord-
ingly, the i 6th Day of June, 1759, by THO. WARD, Stcry.

Whereas his Excellency General Amh&rfl. by Letters to this Govern-
ment, inftfts that the Regimenr ordered by the General Aflembly for
die Campaign cf the current V'ear, be compleaily fJled up, and that
One Hundred and Fifteen Men, the Amount of the Deliciency, be
forthwith raifed and fent to Albany. And this Government being willing
to exert thcmfcl-'cs to the uttermoft of their Abilities, have concluded to
comply with his Excellency's Pvcquert : It is therefore Refohed, That
for the filling up and compleating the faid FvCgiment, tliere be a Num-
ber of inlifting Officers appointed for the feveral Towns in the Colony, to
wit : For Newport, Mcffi rs James Hiirih, Henry Gardner, Robert
Lillibridge, jun. William Pelfue, Thomas Crovjleyf Henry Sabin, and
Thomas ylttwood ; . for Providence, Meffi'rs Samuel Weft gate, John Hcyk,
and Cyprian Sterry • for Pcrtfmcutb, MefliVs Benfmin Hall, Jojkua
Allen, and Capt. Benjamin Cornel j for fVarioick, Melffrs Oliver Ar-
nold, Jofiah Arnold, Ekenezer King, Henry Rice, and Lieut. Col. James
Arnold ; for Wefterly, Meffi'rs "james Bliven. Capt. Eiias Thompfon, and
Col. Jcjeph Pendlelon ; for ]Sarih-King(lown, Capt. Benjamin Allen,
Meffi'rs Edioard Tork, and Jonathan Vaugkan , for South-Ktngsttiim,
MefTi rs Oliver Helme, Simeon Ha/za/d, and Charles Hull j for Eaji-
Greenmicb, Meffi'rs Jonathan Andrews, Elijah Johnfot!, and Silas Spencer -,
for Jamestown, Meffi'rs Thomas Beniley and William Martin : for Sniith-
fteld. Col. Rejohed Waterman, Capt. Stephen Arnold, and Mr. Jeremiah
Mowrcy ; tor Seituats, Benjamin Slack, Elq; dipt. Ames Hammond, and
Mr. St-ephcn Williams i [or Clocefur, Capt. Timoihy Wilmarlh, and Capt.

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Rufus Smith ; for Char lejf own, Capt. John ChampUn ; for Wefi-Gre^n>'
ivich, JVlr. 'Job Speneer, Capt. Simon Draper, and Capt. Abei Potter ;
for Coventry, Capt. Joab Stafford, Mr. Ifrael Bowen, and Mr. William
Chace -, for Exeter, Mefli'rs Benjamin Weight and William Hyams j fof
Middletown, Mr, Thomas Weaver (Son oi Clement) ; for Brijiol, Mefli'rs
yoiifl Wardwell and William Pearce ; for Tiverton, Mefli'rs Robert Bar-
ker and G;7« Bronvnel; for Littk'Compton, Mefli'rs Jeremiah Briggs and
7oi;« Br/gji ; for Warren, Capt. Thomas Cole and Mr. 7?/2'i'<' Btgnall ;
for Cumberland, Mefli'rs Benjamin Tower, Elijha Ballou, and David
Whipple ; for Richmond, Maj. Richard Bailey, and Mr. William Potter,
jun. for Cr<z«/7c«, Lieut. Qo\.- John Potter, Capt. Samuel Byles, and Mr.
Caleb Arnold y fov Hopkinton, d^t. Edward Wells, yan. znAtAx. Roger
White ; for Jobnften, Mefli'rs Joiw Waterman, jun. and Abraham

Belknap.

And it is jarther Voted and Refolved, That the faid inlifting Officers
fhall be allowed and paid by the Committee of War, as a Bounty, the
Sum of Thirty Shillings Lawful Money for every able-bodied cffedive
Man they fhall refpedively inlift and bring to the faid Committee, until
the whole Number of One Hundred and Fifteen is inlifted i and that no
Cofl: or Charge fliall be allowed for the faid Service befidcs the Bounty
aforefaid.

It is Voted and Refohed, That Jonathan Freeborn, Efq; be, and he
hereby is chofen a Town's Committee-man for Port/mouth, and Capt.
Peleg Crofs to the like OfSce for the Town of Charlejiown, in the Room
of Mr. Thomas Browning, who refufed.

It is Voted and Refohed, That die Sum of Seven Hundred Pounds be
allowed and paid out of the General Treafury unto his Honor the Go-
vernor, for his laft Year's Salary and extraordinary Service.

What follows is the Report of a Committee appointed by the Lower
Houfe. " We the Subfcribers being appointed to examine the Ac-
counts of /?/<:i6W P<?rrr/V^^, Efq; late Agent for tlic Colony, find that
he has charged his Salary and Expcnces for the Year One Thoufand Se-
ven Hundred and Fifty-nine, which was to become due the feventeenth
Day of Auguji ; but as he died in March, we have dedu<Sed out of his
Salary and Expences from Mzr£-;6 to Auguft, and find due Sixty-four
Pounds Eight Shillings and Six Pence Sterling, which ought to be paid.

Job Randal, Daniel Ayrault, jun."

And the laid Report being duly confidered. It is Voted and Refolved,
That the invent be, and hereby is accepted, and that the above-mentioned
Sum of Sixty-four Pounds Eight Shillings and Six Pence Sterling, be
paid out of the General Treafury unto Andrew Oliver, Efq; in Part of
the Bill drawn on this Government by the above-named Richard Par-
tridge, and that his Honor the Governor accept to pay the abovt-men-
tioncd Sum in Part of faid Bill, and fuffer the Remainder to be protefled.

What follows is a Report of the Committee that figncd the fame.
" Newport, May 2id, 1759. We report, That we have received

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of 7homas Richardfon, Efq; General Treafurcr, One Thoufand One
Hundred and Eighty-one Pounds Fifteen Shillings and Six Pence Crown-
Foint Money ; Two Hundred and Thirty-five Pounds and Four Pence
Lawful Money, eniitted in February, One Thoufand Seven Hundred
and Fifty-fix, which is in full for faid Money, and Five Thoufand Six
Hundred and Five Pounds Nineteen Shillings Auguj} Lawful Money j
which Sums we have burnt.

Thomas CranJicnA
Peter Fours, \ Committee."
James Sheffield, J
Unto which Report, the faid Committee fubjoined the following Ac-
count, to wit :

*' COLON K Dr.—

To our Time and Trouble. ^f. 24 o o

Thomas Cranjlon,
Feter Fours,
Jttmes Sheffield."
And .the PremifTes being taken into Confideration, It is Voted and Re-
fohed. That the aforegoing Report be, and the fame is hereby accepted ;
that the Account of the Committee be allowed, and that Twenty-four
Pounds, the Amount of it, be paid the faid Thomas Cranjlon, Peter
Fours, and James Sheffield, out of the General Treafury.

An A C T in Addition to an Aft, made and paffed by tlie General
AfTembly, at a Seffion begun and holden at Ne'wfert, within and for
the Colony aforelaid, on the firfl Day of May, One Thoufand Six
Hundred and Sixty-fix, entituled, An Act to prevent excejjive Riding
in any of the Streets or Highways of the Towns o/'Newrport ^W Provi-
dence.

T/f/'H ERE AS the Fine for excefTive Riding in the Streets or
^'^^ Highways of the Towns of Newport andVicVid^nce, as fixed by the
AB aforefaid, is fo fmall, that Ferfons ufually guilty of fuch Offences, re-
gard not the Confequences.

Therefore, and to prevent the like Diforders in the Towns of Eajl*

Greenwich and BrifioU

E it EnaSled by this General AJfembly, and by the Authority
of the fame., it is Enabled, That if any Perfon ride fafler than a
common travelling Pace in any of the Streets or Highways of the Towns
of Newport or Providence, or in the compaft Parts of the Towns of
Eafi-Greenwich or Bri/lol, the Offender Oiall forfeit and pay as a Fine,
the Sum o^Ten Shillings Lawjid Money for every fuch Offence ; to be
recovered upon Complaint thereof made before any one or more of his
Majefly's Juflices of the Peace for the Town where the Offence fhail be
committed.

AN D be it further Enabled by the Authority cforefaid. That tlte
compaft Part of the Town oi Eafi-Greenwich, fliail be deemed and un-
dcrftood to be, and hereby is declared to extend from the Houfe of Rufiis

Greene,

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Greene, 'Eia^; in tlie bid Eajl-Greenwicl), unto the Houl'e of Capt. Gt^
Jeon Cafey, within the Townfliip o{ War-wick : And that all Fines and
Forfeitures that may accrue, arift, or be incurred \>j or from the Viola-
tion of this AQ., fhall be difpofed ofin fuch Manner as in and by the Ad
aforefaid, is pointed out and eftabliflied.

Whereas Peleg Rogers, Town Sergeant of Newport, exhibited unto
this Affembly, an Account of Fifty-eight Pounds, by him charged a-
gainil the Colony, foi looking after the Court-Houfe the laft Year ; for
fweeping and cleanling the fame on Occafion of the holding feve-
rli Seflions of Affembly, and other Courts therein ; for cutting and car-
rying in Wood for their Ufe, and fo forth : And the fatd Account being
duly examined, . It is Voted and Refohed, That Forty-three Pounds
thereof be allowed and paid the faid Peleg Rogers out of the General
Treafury.

It is Voted and Refohed, That the Committee appointed to build a new
Court-Houfc in Providence, be, and they hereby are authorized and irri-
powered to draw Money, not exceeding the 2um of Six Thoufand
Pounds Old-Tenor, out of the General Treafury, as the fame may be
wanted, for carrying on the Building of the faid Houle.

An ACT for raifing Two Thoufand Dollars for and towards building
aCourt-Houfe in the Town of Providence, and purchafng a Library.

T/f/^H E R E A S the Court-Houfe in the Town of Providence, and a

'^ "very valuable ColleBion of Booh, were confumed by Fire in the

Night of the 2 4/i» ^December lafi ; which ColleSiion of Books belonged to a

Number ofPerfons in the faid Town of Providence, andivi other 'I owns of

the County o/'Providence :

T}E it therefore EnoBedbytbis General A [fembly, and by the Autfjority
■^ of the fame. It is Enabled, That the Sum of Two Thoufand Dollars
be forthwith raifed by a Lottery, to be opened, fet up, and drawn in
the faid Town of Prw/^«r^ ; and that the following be the Scheme
thereof. It {hall confift of Seven'Thoufand Eight Hundred Tickets, at
Two Dollars each ; whereof Two Thoufand and Forty-two fhall be
fortunate, without any Dedudlion.
Number of Prizes.

I of 500 Dollars.

1 of 400

2 of 300

3 of 200

4 of 1 50

5 of 100

6 of 60
12 of 30

108 of 10

500 of 6

1400 of 4

JS

500

is

400

are

600

are

600

are

600

are

500

are

360

are

360

are

1080

are

3000

are

5600

2042 fortunate. To be paid in Prizes, 13600

5758 Blanks. For the Purpofes abovefaid, 2000

7800 at two Dollars each, amount to 15600

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AN D be it further EnaBed by the Authority afcrefaid. That One
Thoufand Dollars of the faid Lottery, when drawn, be appropriated to
the Ufe of a Court Houfe, to be erected in the Town of Providence a-
forefaid, and the other Thoufand be expended and laid out for the
Purchafing a CoUeifbon of Books, to be ever kept in the faid Town of
Providence : Free Accefe unto which, fhall be always had by the Mem-
bers of the General Affembly, during all and every of their Seflions in
the faid Town oi Providence. But neverthelefs, the Prtjperty of the faid
Library {hall be vcftcd in the Proprietors of the former.

AND be it farther EnaSted, That Allen Brown, Efq; Meffi'ra
Darius SeJJions, David Harris, Nicholas TiilingbaJ}, ^nA John Jenckes ,
of Providence, and Mr. Benjamin Mafon, of Newport, be, and they
are hereby conftituted Managers or Diredlars of the faid Lottery ; that
they be under Oath for the faithful Difcharge of the Trult to them com-
mitted, give Security unto the General Treafurcr, in double the Sum of
the fortunate Tickets, for the Payn:icnt of the Prizes, to Daniel Jenckes
and Ohadiah Brov:n of Providence aforefaid, Efqrs. who alfo upon re-
ceiving of the faid Prizes, (liall give futficient Security unto the General
TreafurV) to apply the Money forthwith unto the Ends and PurpoiJes
aforefaid : And that the Managers or Directors of the faid Lottery, pro-
ceed to drawing the fame as foon as it fhall be filled.

A N D be it farther Enacted, That if any Perfon or Perfons who
fhall be intitled to a Prize or Prizes in the faid Lottery, fhall not demand
the fame within eight Months after drawing, it (hall be conftrued,
deemed, and taken, that fuch Prize and Prizes is and are generoujiy
given for the Ufe of the faid Court-Houfe and Library.

Jt is Voted and Refohed, That all Bufincfs lying before this AiTembly
unfinifhed, be and the fame is hereby referred unto the next SefTion :
That the Secretar)' publiih, by Beat of Drum in the Town of Newport,
all the A£ts and Orders now made and palled, in five Days after
the Rifing of this Afiembly, and within forty, fend Copies of the fame,
according to Law, together with Copies of the A6ts and Orders made
and paifed at the laft Seflion, unto all and every of the Town Clerks in
this Colony, and to the Sheriff of each refpedive County : And that
this AfTembly be, and hereby is adjourned unto the third Monday of
Auguji next.

GOD Save the KING.

Publified according to Order, the eighteenth Day of June, One
Thoufand Seven Hundred and Fifty-nine, by

THO. WARD.^ecry.

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At the General Aflembly of the

GOVERNOR and Company of the Englilli
Colony oi Rhode-Ijlatid 6c Providence-Plantations^
in New-England^ m America, Begun and Holden
by Adjournment, at Eajl-Greenwich, within and
for the Colony aforefaid, on Monday the Twen-
tieth of Auguft, in the Year of our LORD One
thoufand feven hundred and fifty-nine, and
Thirty- third of the Reign of His moft Sacred
Majefty GEORGE the Second, by the Grace
of GOD, KING of Great-Britain,^iid fo forth.

PRESENT.
The Honorable STEPHEN HOPKINS, Efq; Governor.
The Honorable JOHN GARDNER, Efq; Deputy-Governor.

'JAMES HONYMAN, Efq;
NICHOLAS EASTON, Efq-,
TABEZ BOWEN, Efq;
NICHOLAS COOKE, Efq-,
Alfiflants. i WILLIAM RICHMOND, Efqj
JOSEPH EDMUNDS, Efq;
JONATHAN RANDAL, Efq;
FRANCIS WILLET, Efq;
HENRY GARDNER, Efqj
The SECRETARY.

A Deputies

j4uguft, 1759,

Deputies of the feveral Towns.
The Honorable JOSHUA BABCOCK, Efq-, Speaker.

N E^ PORT.

Mr. John Jepfon,
Peter Bours, Efq;
Col. Jc/epb IVanton.
Mr, William Read.

Providence.
Mr. John Bafs,
Capt. Jfaiah Hawkins,
Daniel Jenckes, Efq;

Portsmouth.
Mr. John Shearmatty Jun'r.
Capt. John Shrieve, Jun'r.

Warwick-
Othniel Gorton, Efq;
Capt. Benjamin yirnold,
Lieut. Col. James Arnold,
John Warner, Jun'r Efq;
Westerly.
The Speaker.
Col. Jo/epb Pendleton.

New-Shoreham.
None.

North-Kjncstown'.
Col. Imtnanucl Nortbup,
Capt. Daniel Fones.

South-Kingstown.
Mr. Stephen Hafzard, Jun'r.
Latham Clarke, Efq;

East-Greenwich.
Major John Arnold,
Capt. John afford.

Jamestown.
Mr. fVilliam Martin,
Mr. Ifaac Holland.

SMiTHflCLEV.

Mr. John Sayles, Jun'r.
Mr. Jofeph Mowrey, Jun'r.

Scituate.
Job Randal, Efq;
Jeremiah Angel, Efq;

Glocester.
Capt. Jojeph Win/or,
Capt. Rufus Smith.

Chariestown.
Capt. Robert Potter,
Col. Chrijiopber Champlin.

West-Greenwich.
Capt. Charles Carr,
Mr, Cbriftopber Hall,

Coventry.
Caleb Greene, Efq;
Lieut. Col. Stephen Potter.

Exeter.
Capt. John Reynolds,
Benoni Hall, Efq;

MlDDLETOWN.

Mr. Samuel Baley, Jun'r.
Mr. James Barker, Jun'r.

Bristol.
Jofeph Rujjell, Efq;
Mr. Simon Davis.

Tiverton.
Samuel Durfee, Efq;
Philip Tabor, Efq;

Little-Compton.
William Hall, Efq;
Capt. Benjamin Simmonds.

Warren.
Major Jcfiab Humphrey.

Cumberland.
Job Bartlet, Efq;
Jeremiah Whipple, Efq;

Richmond.
Samuel Teft, Efq;
Jo/epb Clarke, Efq;
Cranston.
Jofeph Harris, Efq;
John Dexter, Efq;

Hopkinton.
Major Jojhua Clarke,
Capt. Edmond Wells, Jun'r.

Johnston.
Thomas Owen, Efq;
John Waterman, Efqj

JosiAs Lyndon, Efq; Clerk of the Lower-Houfe.

IT

Jugujl, 1759.

/T is Vctcd and Refohed, That James Honymax, Jonathan Randal, Petef
Bours, Job Randal, Immanuel North up, and Othnid Gorton, Efqrs. be,
and they, or the major Part of them, are hereby, conftituted a Com-
mittee, to examine all the Mortgages in the Grand Committee's Office, and
feleift each and every of them, whole Tenth Bonds have been put in Suit, and
the Writs returned Non eft : And that ail fuch Mortgages be immediately fued
out in the refpeftive Counties -, thofe excepted which the faid Committee {hall
have good Reafon to flop, if any fuch there be : And that the faid Committee
likewife feleft all the Mortgages for which no Tenth Bonds can be found •, and
that fuch of them be forthwith put in Suit, as the faid Committee fhall think
proper. And farther that the faid Committee examine all the Intereft-Bonds
in the Hands of the General-Treafurer, which have been put in Suit, and the
Writs returned Non eft ; and that fuch of the faid Mortgages unto which faid
Bonds belong, as the Committee may think proper, be forthwith fued out by
the Keeper of the Grand-Committee's Office.

WHAT follows is a Report made by the Gentlemen who figned the fame ;
" We the Subfcribers being appointed a Committee at the General AlTembly
" held in Juguft laft, to examine the Accounts oijofiah Arnold, Efq-, arifing
*' on the Light-Houfe againft the Colony, i£c. do report. That we have
" carefully examined the Books of the Naval-Officer refpefting that Affair,
" and find a Ballance due to the faid Jofiah Arnold ol Thirty-eight Pounds
*' twelve Shillings and fix Pence Sterling -, the fame being due the Seventeenth
" Day oi November 1758 -, and for which we iiave given him an Order upon
" the General Treafurer, ^.38 12 s. ed, " Jofeph Clarke

" Jameflown, Feb. 5. 1759. " fVilUam Hafzard^

Unto which Report the faid Committee added an Account o{ Three Pounds
for their Time and Trouble in performing the Service mentioned in theif
Report : Which being taken into Confideration -, // is Voted and Refolved,
That the fame be and hereby is accepted -, and that the faid Sum o^ Three
Pounds be allowed and paid theaforefaid Jofeph Clarke and IVilliant Hofzard
out of the General Treafury.

// is Voted and -Refolved, That Jojeph Clarke, Efq; and Capt. William
Hafzard, be and they are hereby appointed a Committee to audit the Ac-
counts of the A'ax'^Z-O^^-^' from the Time of the laft Settlement; and da-
ting a proper Account, prefent the fame, with a Report, unto the General
AiTembly, as foon as may be : And that the fame Committee examine at
the CoUeHor's Office, whether any VefTcls are cleared out there, without Pay.
ment of the Duty for maintaining the Light-Houfe ; and that in doing the
fame, they compare the Books of the Colleiior with thofe of the Naval-Officer.

WHEREAS Lieut. Col. James Arnold, exhibited unto this AfTembly aa
Account by him charged againft the Colony for Timber, Plank, Iron-Work
and Stones, Labor done, and fo forth, in repairing the Bridge at Patuxet- Falls :
And the faid Account being duely examined ; It is Voted and Refolved, That
the fame be and hereby is allowed, and that Five Hundred and forty-feven
Pounds nine Shillings and fx Pence, the Amount of it, be paid to the laid
James Arnold out of the General Treafury.

IT is Voted and Refolved, That Lieut. Col. Jofeph Champlin be, and he
is hereby appointed to repair Paucatuck Bridge at the Charge of the Colony.

1 T is Voted and Refolved, That Mr. IVilliavj Read, be and he is hereby
appointed and authorized to take feme of the Lead now in the Colony-Houle
in New-Port, and therewith cover the Walk round the Light-Houfe at
Beaver Tail ; that he lell the Remainder for the mod it will fetch, and lodge
the Money in the Ge.aeral Trcalury.

A 2 WHEREAS

^uguft, 1759'

WHEREAS Mem' rs. G<74/rf)'7Wi3/^i'»^ Jun'r and John Malb one, both
of Newport, in the Colony aforefaid. Merchants in Company, preferred a
Petition, and reprefented unto this AffembJy, That juft before the Com-
mencement of the prefent War they had fimdry Dealings with Mr. Matiftn,
a French Merchant, then living in Hijpaniola •, that at the breaking out of
the War he had in hisHands ot their abfolute Property about "Twrnly Tboujand
Livres, which they have not been able to get, and thereby have fuffered greac
Damage in their Bufinefs : Wherefore they humbly prayed forLiberty to fend
a Vcflfl, properly rommifilonated by his Honor the Governor, unto the Ifland
of Cayenne, in the IVeJi- Indies, with a Flag of Truce, and fo forth.

Arid due Enquiry being made into the Subjeft- Matter of thePetition afore-
faid, // is Enatled by this General JJfembly, and by the Authority thereof ^
That the Prayer of the faid Godfrey Malbone, Jun'r and fohn Malbone, \n
the faici Petition contained, be, and the fame is hereby granted i and thai the
VelTel they fend fhall be under the lame Regulations and Reftriclions with
others that go hence to the Colonies, Ports or Harbours of the Enemy with
FlaQ;s of Truce.

'^ UERE AS Chrijiian Mayer of Newport, in the County o^ Newport,
and Colony aforefaid, preferred a Pttltion, and reprefented unto thisAlTembly,
That thf re is a confiderable Sum of Money due unto him from a French
Ccntlemnn, who lives on the Ifland of ////^<J»/W4 ; That he the faid Chrijiian
Mayer is fully facisfied that his Debt will be paid, notwirhftanding the prefent
"War, if he were properly qualified to proceed thither : And that Peleg
Thurjlon cf NeTrport aforefaid. Merchant, knowing the Petitioner ftands in
Need of the Money due to him as aforefaid, will furnifh him with a Vefiel
for the Purpofe ; Whereupon the faid Cbrijlim prayed to have fuch a Com-
mifTion as is granted thofc that go hence withFlags of Truce unto ihcEnctny's
Country, Territories or Dominions.

And the Matter being duly enquired into and confidered. It is EnaBed by
this General /Jffembly, and the Authority thereof, That the Prayer aforefaid
be, and the fame is hereby granted. Provided, That the Veflel be under the
fame Regulations and Reftricfions with others that proceed to any Port or
Harbour of the Enemy with Flags of Truce.

WHEREAS Samuel Angel, Efq-, preferred a Petition, and reprefented un-
to this Aflenibly, That in the Year 1757, "^1^^" he had the Honor to com
mand the Troops of this Colony^ he did, by the Advice of the Committee of
War, agree and contract withaSutler, to fupply the Troops withNeceflaries ;
for which he was obligated to faid Sutler in New-l'crk Currency : And that he
the Petitioner did fupply the Troops withfundry necefiary Cloathing, fuch as
the Colony had not provided for them ; which was charged to them in New-
Tork Currency ; and together with the Sutler's Account amounted to One-
Thoufand, thirty five Pounds, twelve Shillings zni five Pence Half- Penny,
New-York Currency -, for which the proper Stoppages have been made : That
he the Petitioner on his Arrival in this Colony after the breaking up of the
Campaign applied to the Com.mittce of War for Directions, how to fettle the
Exchange between New-York Currency, and that of this Colony ; which by
their Direction was fixed, by allowing a Spaniflo mill'd Dollar to be worth
five Pounds, fifteen Shillings, old Tenor, of our Currency ; That he the Peti-
tioner did not receive, neither could he get any part of his Money before Au-
guji, 1758, when Dollars were not, and have not fince been to be purchafed
for Icfs thanyzx Pounds: By Means whereof he the faid SamtielAngel hath kfft
the Value of Five Shillings oa every Dollar ; and thereupon prayed to be re-
funded out of the General Treafury.

And

^uguft, 1759,

And the Subjeft-Matter of the Petition aforcfaici, being duly enquired
into, // h Voted, and Refolved, That the Prayer therein contained be, and
the fame is hereby granted, and that the Sum of S'r.< hundred and fcrty-fnen
Pounds, five Shillings old "Tenor be allowed, and paid the faid Samuel Angel ouz
of the General Treafury.

WHEREAS it appears unto this Affembly that Daniel PVall, Efq-, who
was chofen Lieutenant-Colonel of the Regiment, by this Government raifed
for the Campaign of the current Year againfl: his Majefty's Enemies in North-
America, hath not joined the Regiment, but wholly neglected his Duty : —
Wheref jre it is Voted and Refolved, That he thefatd Daniel Wall be, and here-
by is dijmijfed from his afore faid Office, and cafhired ; and that his Commiffion
he and is hereby declared null and void. And the Committee of War are here-
by rcftricled/rom paying or allowing him any Wages or Billeting whatlbever.

WHEREAS a Number of the Inhabitants oi Warren in the County of
Brifiol, living on the Eaft-Side of the Ferry in the faid Town, preferred aPe-
tition and reprefented unto this Afiembly. that Warren is of fuch a Situation,
that their meeting t gether, with the Militia on the Weft-Side, is very difcom-
modious, and attended with great Ir.conveniencies ; W^herefore they humbly
prayed to be fct off, and conflituted a diftind Company.

On Confideration whereof.

Be it Enabled by this General Affembly, and by the Authority of the fame.
It is Enabled, That the Prayer of the Petitioners be, and hereby is granted -,
and the Inhabitants of the faid Town of Warren, who live on the Eaft-Side
of the Ferry aforelaid, are rendered and made a Second Company or trained
Band in the faid Town, and fhali have Officers chofen and appointed to com-
mand them, as in fuch Cafes is ufual.

WHEREAS two Petitions were preferred unto this Affembly, one by fe-
veral of the Inhabitants oi Smithfield, and the other by a large Number of the
Freemen of Cumberland, in the County of Providence, fetting forth, That the
great Bridge over Patucket River in the faid County at Wanfoket Falls, be-
tween the laid Towns oi Smithfield and Cumberland, is ofaconfiderableLength,
about three hundred and thirty four Feet, and the greater Part of it fourteea
or fifteen Feet high, and in feme Places feventeen -, that having been erefted
twenty Years or thereabouts, it is grown fo rotten, that it is become dangerous
to pafsover •, Whereupon they prayed for a Sum of Money to be drawn out
of the General Treafury to qualify them to make the neceffary Repairs.

On Confideration whereof,
// is Voted and Refolved, That, if the Towns oF Smithfield and Cumberland
will repair the Bridge above-mentioned, when the fame is compleated ths
laid Towns fhall, and are hereby authorized and impowered to receive of Col.
John Andrev)s the Sum of Six Hundred Pounds, which he has recovered of
Col Refolved Waterman, when hegt-ts the fame into hisHands ; which Money
fliall be appropriated, for and towards defraying the Charge of repairing tha
faid Bridge.

WHEREAS Silas Cooke of Providence, in the County oi Providence, and
Colony aforefaid, Gentleman, late Commander of a certain Brigantifie called
the Providence, preferred a Petition, and reprefented unto this Affembly,
That, being duly commiffioned as a private Man of War, he failed with and
in the faid Brigantine on a Cruize againft His Majefty's Enemies ; that, while
he was fo doing, to wit, on the Twentieth Day of April laft, two French
Frigates took the Petitioner in the faid Brigantine, and carried him with all
his Company in her, unto the Port of St.M^r^, on the Ifland of Hifpaniola ;
where all, befide the Petitioner, were commiued to Goal for fome Time :

B But

^<?^/, 1759-

But he, at length, with his Officers and all of his Company, except about
Twenty, werefent to Jamaica in a Flag of Truce : That, among thofe who
were left in Goal, there were three Indians, one named Solomon CoggefhalU
another William Lawrence, and the third Icbabcd Irefon, all Free born, and
liege Subjects of our Sovereign Lord the King, no Way fubje<ft to or incum-
bered with any Kind of Servitude or Slavery : That the faid Indians will be
deprived of their natural Liberty, and made Slaves, witJiout fome Thing be
done for their Relief.- Thatbefides the faid Indians, there were nine Negroes^
very valuable Slaves belonging to Gentlemen of this Colony : That he the
Petitioner, knowing them to be highly efteemed by their refpciflive Mafters,
did agree before he left the Place with a certain French Gentleman, to make a
Purchafe of them, tbatfo their Owners may have it in their Power to redeem
them, and fo forth : Whereupon he, the faid SilasCcoke, prayed to be author-
ized to proceed with a Flag of Truce in a proper Veffel unto the faid Port of
Ht.Mark, in order to procure the Liberty of the afoiefaid Three Indians, and
redeem the Negroes aforcfaid.

And now, the Subjefl-Matter of the Petition aforefaid being duly enquired
into« and confidered. Be it Enabled by this General /IJfembly, end, by the
Authority therecf. It is Ena^ed, That the Prayer of the aforefaid Silas Cooke^
therein made, be, and the fame is hereby granted. Provided nevertbelefs,
and it is the true Intent and Meaning of this Aft, that the Vefiel, he the faid
Silas Cocke fhall embark in, be fubjed unto all and every theRegulations that
VefTels going with Flags of Truce are by Law fubjccted to.

AN ACT repealing all the Laws of this Colony -ivhicb rejlriff ct prohibit
the Native Indians that live within the faxte, from difpofmg of their Lands-

WHEREAS Thomas Ninigret, of CbarleJ! own m the County of King's^
County, and Colony aforefaid,Gentleman, preferred a Petition, and re-
prefenced unto this Aflfembly, That, having been unhappily engaged
Jn feveral Law-Suit?, in Defence of his Right, he hath been obliged to advance
large Sums of Money -, which, with other necelTary Expences he was put to
for Cloathing, Board, and fo forth, during his Minority, hath greatly involved
him in Debt : And as the Laws of the Colony now ftand, he cannot, in the
Apprehenfion of fome, fell or difpofe of his Eftate for the Payment and dif-
charge of his Debts : Wherefore he the faid Thomas Ninigret prayed. That
the Law which relates ro the purchafing Lands of Indians may be repealed,
and he have the fame Liberty of felling and difpofing of his Eftate, or any
Part thereof, as others of His Majefty's Subjefts enjoy.

On Confideration whereof,

£e it EnaHed by this General Jf[c;nlly, and by the Authority of the fame.
It is enaSfed, Thar all and every ot the Laws at any Time made and pafTed
in this Colony to reftrifi: or prohibit the Native Indians, that live within the
lame, from felhng and difpofing of their Eftates, be, and they hereby arc re-
pealed, declared and rendered Null and Void to every Intent and Purpofe
whatfoever.

AN ACT granting Aaron Salisbury an annual Penfion.

\^7HEREAS Aaron Salisbury lately one of the Soldiers raifed in this
^^ Colony for the King's Service in an Expedition againfl His Majefty's
Enemies in North- America, was grievoufly wounded, and thereby is become
a Cripple, and render'd unable to fupport himfelf :

Be it therefore enabled by this General Ajfembly, and by the Authority of
the fame. It is enacled. That there lliall be allowed and paid out of the Ge-
neral Trcafary unto the faid Aaron Salisbury, as a Pen/ion for his SubCijlence^
x.\\t Sum of Twenty Spanifh mili'd Dollars yearly, and every Year, from the
Day of the Date of ihis Adl : . W' hich Payments lliall be made quarterly, and
continue for and during the Term of his Natural Life.

WHEREAS

^uguft, 1759.

WHEREAS the Gtneral AlTcmbly at the SefTibn begun and holden at
Newpcrt on the firlt Wcdnelday of May laft, appointed Otbniel Gorton and
Thomas Aldrich, Efq'rs; a Committee to receive of Mr. John IValton, jun'r,
Jatc Clerk ot the Inferior Court of Common Pleas and General Sefiions of the
Peace in the County of Kent, the Seal, with all the Books of RccorJE, Files of
Papers, and every other Thing belonging to the Office of faid Clerk, and de-
liver rhem unto the prefent Clerk of the faid Court, giving and taking Re-
ceipts for the fame. And whereas the faid Othniel Gorton and Thomas Aldricb
informed this AlTembly at their SelTion begun and holden at Newport oa
Monday the eleventh of June la(l, That the aforefaid John JValton refufeth
to deliver the faid Seal, and fo forth \ Whereupon it was Voted and Refohedy
Tiiat the Sheriff of the County aforefaid, fhould take with him iufficient Aid,
and, by Force, take from the faid late Clerk, the Seal, with all the Books of
Records, Files of Papers, and every other Thing belonging to the faid
Clerk's Office, and deliver the fame unto the Committee aforefaid. And the
faid Sht riff having undertaken and performed the Bufinefs to him committed,
prefented the following Report, endorfed upon the laft mentioned Vote •,
" June 19th 1759. In Obedience to the within Vote of the Honorable the
*' Genera! Aflembly, I have taken the Records, Papers and every Thing that
" I could find, belonging to the within-named John IVallcn, jun'r's Office,
" as Clerk •, and delivered the fame to the Committee within-mer>tioned.

Stephen Ariicid, Sheriff.

Unto which Report the faid Sheriff fubjoined an Account of Eight Pounds
for his Time and Trouble in performing the faid Service.

And the Premifes being duly confidered, It is Voted and Refolved, That
the faid Report be, and the fame is hereby accepted -, and that the aforefaid
Sum of Eight Pounds be allowed and paid unto the faid Stephen /tnold out
of the General Treafury.

WHEREAS Stephen Arnold, Efq; Sheriff of the County ol Kent, exhi-
bited unto this Afll-mbly an Account by him charged againft the Colony for
notifying the Members of the General Affcmbly that live in the faid County,
to meet at Providence in the Month of December laft ; and hold that Seffion,
which was then begun and holden there.

And the faid Account being duly examined, // is Voted and Refohedy
That the fame be and hereby is allowed ; and that Tujehe Pounds, the A-
mount thereof, be paid the faid Stephen Arnold out of the General Treafury.

WHEREAS John Pratt, Keeper of His Majefty's Goal at Brijlol, in
the County of Brifiol, exhibited unto this Affembly, an Account amounting
to Thirty-fire Pounds eleven Shilling!, by him charged againft the Colony,
for keeping ontjohn Smith a Prifoner in faid Goal, being convided of Steal-
ing-, and for providing him with Vicluals, and fo forth : And the laid Ac-
count being duly examined ; It is VoteH and Refolved, That Thirty one
Pounds and (/even Shillings thereof, be allowed and paid the faid John Pratt
out of the General Treafury.

IT is Voted end Refolved, That all the Collectors of Rates or Taxes in
this Colony fhall receive Lawful Money for the laft Rate or Tax of Eleven
Thoufand Pounds, reckoning Intereft thereon, from the Day of the Date of
the Bill, until the laft Day of O^ober next, that being the Time for paying
the faid Rate or Tax into the General Treafury. And, // is farther Voted
and Refolved, That the General Treafurer be, and he is hereby direded and
fully impowered, io ilTue out a Warrant of Diftrefs againft the Eftate of
every Collector that fhall ncgkd to pay into t:ie Treafury by the faid laft
Day of Oolober, the Proportion of the faid Rate or Tax which was commit-
ted unto him to collcft ; and for want of Eflatc, to commit the Body of
fuch delinquent CoHtx^or to Goal.

And

Auguft, 1759,

And it is farther Voted and Refolved, That all Perfons whatfoever fhall
have the Liberty of paying their Proportions of the Rate or Tax aforefaid,
inBills of Credit of the Old Tenor, at the Rate of Eighteen and a Third forOne.

WHAT follows is a Report made by the Gentlemen who figned the fame ;

" Eafl-C'reenwich, /fuguft the 2 2d 1759.
*' WE the Subfcribers, being appointed by the General Aflembly held at
" Newport in May jaft-, to receive the Books and Papers of John IValton,
" jun'r, late Clerk of the Inferior Court for the County of Kent, and deliver
" the fame to the prefent Clerk, notified the faid Clerk Walton when we
" fliould attend ; and alfo attended on him one Day and Part of another ; but
" he would not deliver faid Papers : Whereupon we made Application to
*' the General Aflembly at their Seflion in June laft ; and thereupon the
*' Aflembly ordered the Sheriff of the County of Kent, to take faid Books
*' and Papers, and deliver the fame to us : Which he has done • And they
" were fo intermixed, that we put them into aCheft, and have not over-looked
" them as yet : But we find by the Book, that there are no Judgments
" recorded for almoft five Years : Therefore we defire the HonorableGeneral
" Afliembly would, in their Wifdom, inflrud us or fome other Perfons, what
*' farther Ihould be done with faid Papers.

Othniel Gorton 7 ^ „

Thomas Aldrtch \ Committee.

Unto which Report was fubjoined the following Account,

" THE Colony of Rhode-IJland to faid Committee, D'tr.

" To two Days and an Half each at£. 3 per Day ;C- ^5 o o

And the faid Report and Account being duly confidered. It is Voted and
Refolved, That the former be and hereby is accepted ; and that the Sum of
Fifteen Pounds above charged be allowed and paid the faid Othniel Gorton and
Thomas Aldrich out of the General Treafury.

An ACT to prevent Horfes from going at large in the Town c/" Newport,
and augmenting the Penalty to be incurred by fuch as let their Horfes go
at large in the Town of Providence.

BE IT EN ACTED by this General Affembly, and by the Authority of
the fame it is Enabled, Thar, from and after the Publication of this
A<fl, no Horfe or Horfes fiiall be fuffercd to go at large in any of the
Highways or Commons of the Town of Newport.

And be it farther EnaSed by the Authority afcrefaid. That if any Horfe or
Horfes, (liall, at any Time hereafter be found going at large within the Limits
of the Town of Newport, it fliall and may be lawful for any Inhabitant of
the faid Town to take up and impound fuch Horfe or Horfes ; and the Owner
or Owners thereof fhall not have or receive him, her or them again, without
paying, as a Fine, into the Treafury of the faid Town of Newport, the Sum of
Forty Shillings for each Horfe fo taken up and impounded, together with the
Cofls and Charges of impounding and keeping fuch Horfe or Horfes : One
Half of which Fine fhall be applied unto and for theUfe of the faid Town, and
tlie other unto thePerfon or Perfons that fhall take up and impound the fame :
And the Pound-keeper fliall not difcharge any fuch Creature until the Town-
Treafurer makes out a Certificate, that the Fine or Fines with the Charges are
really and Bona Fide paid, agreeable to this Aft.

And be it farther EnaEled by the Authority aforefaid. That when any
Horfe orHorfes fliall have continued in the Pound for the Space of Eight-and-

u^i D "'^' ^''^ Pound-keeper fliall fet up Notifications at three or more
pubhck Places in the Towns oi Newport, Middle! own and Portfmouth, fettine
lorth the Number and Marks of the Horfe or Horfes impounded : And, in

Cafe

^uguji, 1759.

Cafe no Owner or Owners (hall appear to claim and pay the Fine or Fines,
and theCharges accruing upon impounding and keeping fuch Horfe orHorfes,
within twenty Days from the Day of the Date of fuch Notifications, the
Treafurer of the faid Town oi Newport iliall caufe fuch Horfe or Horfes to be
Sold by Publick Vendue, and out of the Money produced by fuch Sale pay
the Cofts and Charges that may have accrued upon the taking up, impound-
ing and keeping the fame, and (hall put the Remainder into the Treafury of
the faid Town of Newport.

Provided neverthelefs, and it is the true Intent and Meaning hereof, That
this Aci, or any Claufe therein contained, fhall not extend, or be conflrued
or deemed to extend, unto any Horfe or Horfes belonging to any Perfon or
Perfons living without the Limits atorefaid, that Ihall accidentally ftray away
from his, her or their Owner or Owners, Keeper or Keepers.

And it i^ farther Ena5led, That the Penalty and Penalties accruing, i a
Confcquence of this Aft, unto the Owner or Owners of any Horfe or Horfes,
who may fuffer the fame to go at large in the Town of Providence^ be aug-
mented, and made equal in and for the faidTown, and be appropriated there j
as is hereby ordered and direfted in and for Ne-xport.

WHEREAS Ebenezer Jenckes, Captain of one of the Companies railed
by this Government for the laft Year's Campaign, againft His Majefty'sEne-
mics in North- America^ died lately, leaving a Widow with feveral Children
in low CircuDVasnces : It is therefore Voted and Refolved, That Ellis Jenckes,
the faid Ebenezer's. Widow, be allowed and paid out of the General-Treafury
the Sum of Three Hundred Pounds, as a Gratuity, for the Relief of herfelf
and Children.

WHEREAS Aaron Salisbury, refiding at Cranjlon, in the County cf
Providence, preferred a Petition, and reprefented unto the General Affem.bly
at their SelTion begun and holden at Providence, on Monday the Twenty-
fixth Day of February laft. That he had been in the Government's Service
the three preceeding Campaigns, and had the Misfortune in the laft to be
grievoufly wounded and have his Bones diftocated, by the over-turning of a
Waggon, which fell upon him, whereby he is rendered abfolutely incapable
to get a Livelihood, and fo forth. Whereupon Lieut. Col. Barzilhi Rich-
tnond, Othniel Gorton and Immanuel Nortbop, Efqrs-, were appointed a Com-
mittee to enquire into the Subjeft-Matter of the faid Aaron's Petition, and
confider what xAllowance it is proper for the Government to make him : But
as the faid Committee have done nothing in the Affair, and Lieutenant-Colo-
nel Richmond is abfent, It is Voted and Refolved, That John Warner, Jun'r
Efq; be, and he hereby is appointed a Committee-man in the Room of the
aforefaid Barziliai Richmond -, who, to wir, the faid Othniel Gorton, Imma-
tiuel Northup, and John fVarner, Jun'r. are hereby authorized and diredted
to perform the faid Bufinefs, and make Report as foon as may be.

WHERE.^S Capt. Samuel Byles o{ Cranjlon, in the County o^ Providence,
exhibited unto this AfTembly an Account, amounting to Three Hundred and
Etgh!y-one founds Jive Shillings and/tx Pence, by him charged againft Aaron
Salijbury, who being lately a Soldier in His Majefty's. Service, in the Pay of
this Colony, had the Misfortune to be grievouHy wounded the laft Campaign,
his Bones being diflocated, by the overturning of a Waggon, which fell upon
him. The Articles of the faid Account coniift cf Billeting the faid Anrcn^
and Expences in carrying him to the Governor and Committee of War, to
get their Advice, what was proper to be done, for Shirts, Trowfers, and
other NecefTaries, befides conveying him twice to a Doftor in order to get his
Bones fct, and fo forth. And the faid Account being duly examined, // is
Voted and Refolved^ That Two Hundred and Eighty-three Pounds Eleven

C Shillings

^uguft, 1759.

Shillings and fix Pence, thereof, be allowed and paid the faid Samtiel Byles
out of the General-Treafury : And if it (hall appear hereafter that the Billeting
of the aforefaid Jaron Salijlury, from the Ninth Day of May to the Ninth
Day o'i June, and from the Fifth Day of Otlober to the Twenty-ninth Day of
December, One thoufand feven hundred and fifty-eighr, hatli not been paid,
that then the Remainder of theAccount aforefaid be allowed, and paid the faid
Samuel Byles out of the General Treafury,

WHAT follows is a Report of the Committee who figned it.

•' Newpcrt, Jug uji iSih. 1759-

" \5r7E Report, That we have examined all the Tenth-Bonds. Accounts
" ' * and Vouchers in the Hands of Benjamin Nichols, Efq j Keeper of the
" Grand-Committee's Office that are due at this Time -, and find, as his Ac-
" count is now ftatcd, it is well vouched : Which Account we now prefent
" for the Confideration of the General Affembly. — The Mortgages without
" Bonds, amounting to about Fourteen Thoufand Pounds Old Tenor, we
" have not examined, fundry of the Mortgages being out in the feveral
" Counties in the Colony, and no Returns are come to Hand. Mr. Nichols
" will be always ready to account to the Colony whenever called upon. —
" PVe farther Report, That we have received of the faid Nichols, Thirty- eight
" Thoufand, Jive Hundred and Ninety-five Pounds, two Shillings and eight
" Pence Old Tenor Money, Part of the Tenths ; which we have burnt, it ap-
" pearingto be the Ballance of faid Account as now Rated and prefented.
*' To the Honorable General jiffembly Thomas Cranjton,')

" now fitting in Kent. Peter Bcurs, >Committee.

James Sheffield, j

THE following contains a Copy of the Account referred to in the foregoing

Report.

" Debtor

The Colony of Rhode- JJland Account Current with Benjamin Nichols,

L i. d.

ToCafh paid theCommittee,Miaj' 26. 1746 1600 00 o

To Ditto paid Ditto, J«»f II. 1747. 21241 13 o

To Ditto paid Ditto 7K«f 9. 1748. 16700 00 o

To Ditto paid Ditto yfa^«^ 15, 1749. 26722 2 10

To Ditto paid Ditto February 22. 1749. 12922 18 7

To Ditto paid Ditto F^irwary 28. 1750. 19502 00 o

To Ditto paid Ditto -^/)r;7 22. 1752, 27445 8 7

To Ditto paid Ditto ^«f«/? 1 8. 1753 20088 00 o

To Ditto paid Ditto Af(2rf^ 6. 1758. 120550 16 11

To Ditto paid Ditto 7«»^ 8. 1759. J' 834 3 10

To theBallance of G«rg-«£row«'s Account^

for Colony- Bonds,for which I have got I 191 75 9 7

Judgment againft Samuel Currie and T

Benjamin Cozzens of Providence. -^

To Colony-Bonds in the Hands of Mr.

Nicholas Brown of Providence. J

To the Judgments of Court that remain |

unfatisfied for Colony- Bonds in the > 3025 17 5

County of Providence. j

;C- 146222 3 O

I

2,

^^•132385 o 9t

' 1 7S^

To

Augufi, 1759.

To Ccjlony-Bonds in theHands o^Thcmas^

Aldricby Elq; of Eajl-Green'doich.
To Colony-Bonds in the Hands of Mr.

StephenHaJzard,}\.m. oiScuth Kingfton.
To the Judgments of Court that remain

unfatisfied for Colony-Bonds in liie y 2950 15 3

County of King's-County. J

8710 13
6964 15

5i

To the Non eft Bonds and others in the^

Ofiice to and for theYear 1758, fhewn V41869 9
to the Com mittee. J

To the Judgments of Court that remain j

unfatisfied for Colony-Bonds in the )>■ 2495 i
County oi Newport. J

-;^. 18626 3 II

7i

-;C- 44364 10 II t

To Cafh paid the Committee in full to ballance this^ r ^c c o
\ ii ■ J a \ L- 26700 iS 10

Account, as per Receipt Auguft 1759. J

^. 391296 6 6

Creditor.

By Cafh February 1745,

By Ditto June 1747,

By Bonds in the Three Bank

By Ditto in the Four Ditto

By Ditto without Deeds

By Bonds received of Col. Updike

By the whole Amount of the Five Bank.^

per emitting Aift
By Nine Payments of the Six Bank
By Seven Payments of the Seven Ditto
By Four Payments of the Eight Ditto

J

I-

s.

d.

1600

0

0

6239

2

6

22394

!7

3

36648

8

0

2383

19

7

12029

12

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0

0

90000

0

0

56000

0

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64000

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0

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>C- 81295 19 4

310000 O O

I- 391295 19 4

Newport^ Auguft 1 7th. 1 759.

Errors Excepted, pet

Benja, Nichols. "

And the faid Report and Account being duly examined and confidered,
// is Voted and Rcfolved, That the fame be, and hereby are, accepted, that
is to fay, fo far as they refpeft the Colony's Money that was received by the
faid Benjamin Nichols, and by him delivered unto the Committee to be burnt.

WHEREAS Ifaac Hart of Newport, in the County of Newport, and
Colony aforefaid. Merchant, preferred a Petition, in Behalf of himfclf and
others, Owners of a certain Brigantine called the Elifabeth, whereof William
Freeborn was late Mafter, and reprefented unto this AfTembly, that Thomas
Rodman of Newport aforefaid, was, fome Time ago, authorized by his Honor
the Governor to proceed from the faid Newport, with a Flag of Truce into
the French IVeft Indies : That, while he the faid Thomas Rodman was at Port
au Prince, on the Ifland of Hijpattiola., he purchafed the Brigantine aforefaid

C 2 for

^ugujl, 1759,

for the Petitioner and his Partners,and was bringing the fame to Rhcde-IJlani,
in Company with the.Vefiel he had under his own Command : That in their
intended Voyage, both Veffels were taken and carried into Philadelphia, by a
Privateer oF that Port : Where, upon a full Hearing, they were acquitted, by
a Decree of the Court of Vice-Admiralty. After which the ColieAor, there,
feized the faid Brig, under Pretence that fhe wanted the Papers neceffary to
prove her to be the Property of EngliJh Subjedls : And the Judge of the
Court afbrefaid, confidering the great Injury that was attempted to be done
the Owners of the faid Brigantine, allowed them eight Months to prove their
Property. — That he, the Petitioner, perceiving the faid Brigantine to be
EngliJh built, fent to England immediately, in order to procure the neceffary
Proofs : But, as Capt. Rodman ditl not bring a Copy of the Condemnation,
he tlie Petitioner could not fend fuch a particular Account to his Friend as was
fufficient to enable him to get the laid Proofs : And thereupon the faid Ifaac
Hart, in Behalf of himfelf and others concerned, prayed that the aforcfaid
1'homas Rodman might be authorized, by a Commiflion from his Honor the
Governor, to proceed with a Flag of Truce, in fome proper Vcffel, unto
Port au Pr/W(?aforefaid, to get the Papers neceffary to prove that the Brigan-
tine aforefaid was Englilh Property at the Time of Capture.

On Confideration whereof, and due Enquiry into the Subjeft-Matter of
the Petition aforefaid, // is EnaSfed, That the Prayer of the aforefaid Ifaac
Hart, therein contained, be, and the lame is hereby granted. Neverthelefs,
the Veffel in which the aforefaid Thomas Rodman proceeds, fhalj be, and here-
by is, laid under the fame Regulations and Reftri<5lions with other Veflcis,
proceeding from this Colony unto any Part of the French King's Dominions,
with a Flag of Truce.

"o

B

OTH HOUSES being rcfolved into a Grand Committee chofc the
following Officers, to wit.

Mr. Joseph Sherwood, Attorney at Law \n Aujlin-Fryers near tlie Reyah
Exchange in London, Agent for this Colony at the Court oi Great-Britain.

His Honor the Df puty-Governor, Daniel Jenckes, Thomas CranHon.,
Peter Bours, Robert Potter, NathanRice, Abraham Smithy Nicholas Gardnef,
and Thomas Greene, Efqrsj The Committee of War.

yofeph Cafe, Efq; a Juftice of thePeace for the Town of Korth-'Kingftown^
in the Room of Chrijlopber Spencer, Efq-, who refufed.

Philip Greene^ Efq-, a Juftice of the Peace for the Town of Weji-Green-
wich,

Thomas Owen, E(q-, a Juftice of the Peace for the Town of Johnjion ; in
the Room of John Waterman, Efq; who refufed.

William Mumford, Captain, and John Beard, Lieutenant, of the Fort.

Benjamin Sherhurn, Captain ; Henry Sowle, Lieutenant ; Peter Mumford,
Cornet -, and Ifaac Dayton, Quarter-Mafter j of the Firft Troop of
Horfe in the County 0/ Newport.

Thomas Church, Captain ; Aaron Wilbore, Lieutenant ; Job Almy, ( Son of
Samuel) Cornet; and P^^ziJ/ViiWij;;^, Quarter-Mafter ; of the. Second
Troop of Horfe in the County of Newport.

Benjamin Bowen, Captain ; John Feiiner, Firft-Lieutenant •, James Heil,
Second Lieutenant ; and JofephNafh, Cornet ; of the Troop of Horfe
jn the County of Providence.

OFFICERS

^ugujl, 1759,

OFFICERS to command the rcfpeflive Companies or Trained-Bands

in this Colony.

NEWPORT, ifl:. Caleb Gardner, jun'r, Captain ; Charles Spooner, Lieute-
nant ; and John Gardner, ( Son o( IVilliiimJ Enfign.

2d. Jofeph Belcher, Captain ; Thomas Richardfon, jun'r.
Lieutenant J znd Ehenezer Davenport, jun'r. Enfign.

3d. James Rogers, Captain -, Timothy Balch, Lieutenant j

and Edward Simmcr,s, Enfign.
4th. JabezChamplin, Captain -, Timothylngrahatriy Lieutenant ;

and "Jofeph Hotvland, Enfign.

PROVIDENCE. Ill, Stephen /Satf/cM, Captain -, Knight Dex/er, Lieutenant :
and Bernard Eddy, Enfign.

2d. Thomas Whipple, jvn'r. Captain-, Benjamin Whipple^
jun'r. Lieutcn.-int •, and f'Filliam Brown^ Enfign.

3d. Stephenjenckes, Captain •, JamesOlney, (Son of Jofeph)
Lieutenant ; and Epbraim Wheaton, Enfign.

Portsmouth, ift. Benjamin Hall, Captain ; Caleb Si fon. Lieutenant j and
Thomas Cooke, Enfign.

2d. Jojhua Allen, Captain •, Jonathan Slocu'ts, Lieutenant;
and Thomas Allen, Enfign.

Warwick, ifl:. John PFalerman, Captain -, William fVarmr, jun'r. Lieu-
tenant •, and John Lippitt, Enfign.

2d. Eli/haWeaver,C!Lpta\n ; Nathaniel Miller, 'iJ\eutcnant;
and yol> Arnold, Enfign.

3d. William Potter, Captain ; Thomas Greene, { Son of
Fones,) Lieutenant -, and Stukely Stafford, Enfign.

Westerly, ift. y^^r^^^.'^w L^»/j, Captain -, /V/.'?//^fK;Mrt;<-/c)«, Lieutenant j
and Jcfeph Le-wis, jun'r. Enfign.

2d. James Bliven, Captain -, Thomas Rofs, Lieutenant ; and
William Scrivens, Enlign.

New-Shoreha.m. George Gardner, Captain ; John Pain, Lieutenant •, and
Carder J^hfzard, Enfign.

NoRTH-KlKGSTOWN. ift. Edward Dyre, jjn'r. Captain ^ Richard Cardy

Lieutenant •, and Zorobabel Weficot, Enfign.

2d. Jeremiah Northup, Captain ; William Northup,
Lieutenant •, and John Sweet, CSon of Benjamin,)
Enfign.

3d. Sylvefler Hyams, Captain -, George Fowler, jun'r.
Lieutenant ; and Stephen Northup, jun'r. Enfign.

SouTH-KiNGSTOWN. ifi:. Charles Hull, Captain ; Jonathan Babcock, ( Son

o{ David,) Lieutenant; jin6.JonatbanCard,'En^\^n.

2d. Daniel Shearman, jun'r. Captain ; Jonathan
Babcock, {Son oi John) Lieutenant j and Clarke
Gardner, Enfign.

D East-

^uguft, 1759.

East-Greenwich, ift. Caleb Sheffield^ Captatn ; Henry Tibbits, jun'r.

Lieutenant -, and Silas Cafey, Enfign.

2d. John Andrews, Captain ; Richard Mattefottt
Lieutenant- ; and Samuel Sweety Enfiga.

Jamestown. Samuel Slocum, Captain; Thomas Bentley^ Lieutenant-, and
Benjamin Sheffield, jun'r, Enfign.

Smithfield. ift. Cbrijlopher Brcwn^ Captain ; John fVilkinfon^ jun'r,
Lieutenant ; and Nathaniel Mowrey, Enfign.

2d. Stephen Arnold, Captain -, Oliver Many Lieutenant \
and Arnold Pain, Enfign.

3d. Jofeph Mcwrey, jun'r. Captain ; Chrijiopher Angel
Lieutenant ; and Ncah Smith, Enfign.

SciTUATE. ift. Nicholas Edwards, Captain ; Ezekiel Phillips, JJieutenant ;
and Robert Potter, Enfign.

zd. John Herrenden, Captain -, Thomas Bennet, jun'r, Lieu-
tenant ; and Nathaniel Herrenden^ Enfign.

3d. Benjamin Slack, Captain •, Bernard Hale, Lieutenant ^
and James TVheeler, Enfign.

4th. Hezekiah JValker, Captain ; Jofeph JVeatherhead, Lieu-
tenant i and John Round, Enfign.

Glocester. ift. Chad. Brown, Captain ; William Hawkins, Lieutenant j
and Richard Eddy, Enfign.

ad. Noah Arnold, Captain ; Eleazer Ballon, Lieutenant i and
William Phillips, Enfign.

3d. Abraham Waterman, Captain ; Benjamin Barrett,
Lieutenant ; and Thomas Collins, Enfign.

Charlestown. Job Taylor, Captain ; Jojhua Card, Lieutenant ; and
Tobias Saunders, Enfign.

"West-Greenwich, ift. Job Spencer, Captain ; Jonathan Hopkins, Lieu-
tenant ; and Robert Carr^ Enfign.

2d. Shibna Spink, Captain ; Amos Mattafon, Lieu-
tenant ; and George Dyre, Enfign.

3d. Simeon Draper, Captain ; Jedediah Aylfwortbt
Lieutenant i and Thomas Tillinghajl, Enfign.

Coventry, ift. Joab Stafford, Captain ; Jofeph Johnfon, Lieutenant; and
Elifha Johnfon, Enfign.

2d. Ifrael Bowen, Captain ; Thomas Parker, Lieutenant ;
and Samuel Greene, Enfign.

Exeter, ift. Benjoinin Weight, Captain ; Job Bahcock, Lieutenant ; and
William Gardner, Enfign.

2d. William Hiams, Captain ; Nathaniel Barber, Lieutenant;
and John Lewis, Enfign.

MiDOLETOWN. JoJlMaCoggefhall {Son oi James) Captain sJonathanWeeden,
Lieutenant ; and Silas Peckham, Enfign.

Bristol.

^ugiifty 1759-

Bristol. Jcftpb ReyncMs, Captain •, John Wardwell, Lieutenant ; and
Nathaniel Carey, Enfign.

Tjvekton. ift. ThcinasGray,jun'r. Czpiz'm ilFilliamSanford, Lieutenant;
and Thomas Corey, Enfign.

2d. Oliver Cooke, Captain ; Stephen Tallman, Lieutenant ; and
fVilliam Durfee, (Son oi Samuel,) Enfign.

LiTTLE-CoMPTON. David Hillvard, Captain j Thomas Burgis, hkutemnt ;
and Henry IVecd, Enfign.

Warren, ift. Thomas Cole, Captain ; Benjamin Cole, Lieutenant ; and
"John Kelly, jun'r. Enfign.

ad. Samuel Allen, Captain ; James Bowen, Lieutenant ', and
John Low, Enfign.

Cumberland, ift. Nathaniel IFhipple, Captain; Benjamin Tower, lAeulc-
nant ; and John Grant, Enfign.

2d. Gideon Tower, Captain ; Jriel Ballon, Lieutenant ; and
Daniel PVhipple, jun'r. Enfign.

Richmond. Nicholas Larkin, Captain ; Barnet Sijfon, Lieutenant ; and
John Thomas, Enfign.

Cranston, ift. Richard Searle, jun'r. Captain ; William Carpenter, iun'r.
Lieutenant ; and Zephaniah Randal, Enfign.

2d. William Fenner, Captain -, Peleg Arnold, Lieutenant ; and
Nathaniel Sprague, Enfign.

3d. Peter 5«r//«^i'rtw, (the third,) Captain ; Philip Burlinghamt
Lieutenant ; and William Knight, jun'r. Enfign.

HoPKiNTO.v. ift. John McCoon, Captain ; Elias Lewis, Lieutenant ; and
Caleb Wells, Enfign.

2d. Edward Wells, jun'r. Captain -, Lawton Palmer, lAcuti-
nant ; and Benjamin Randal, jun'r. Enfign.

Johnston. John Waterman, jun'r. Captain ; Arthur Fenner y }\ia'r, Lieu-
tenant ; and John Brown, Enfign.

Benjamin Tayer, Adjutant of the Regiment in the County of Newport.

WHEREAS Daniel Wall who was Major of the Regiment raifcd by this
Colony, for the Campaign of the laft Year, againft His Majefty's Enemies
in North-America, and Nathanael Bowdicb, an Enfign of one of the Compa-
nies in the faid Regiment, refigned their CommifTions in the Camp, before
the breaking up of the fame, and neverthelefs demand Pay from the Time of
their faid Refignation until the Day on which all the Officers of the Regiment
aforefaid were difcharged ; which Demand being evidently unreafonable, // is
Voted and Refolved, That no Wages be paid unto either of the Officers
above-named for any Time after the Refignation of their Commiflions.

WHEREAS Nathan Rice, Efq; one of theCommittee of War, preferred
a Petition and reprefented unto thisAftembly.That he purchafed, laft Winter,
a Parcel of Shoes, in order to fupply fuch of the Troops in the Government's
Service, as were under his fpecial Care ; and that after he had fo done, the
General AfFcmbly, at their Scffion begun and holden at Providence on Mon-
day the Twcnty-fixth of February laft, made and pafTcd an Aft direfting the

D 2 Commite«

^uguji, 1759.

Committee of War to fend fome particular Scrts ofCloatbing to Albany, and
na other: That by the faid Ad, it feem;. Shoes were excluded •, whereupon
the laid Nathan Rics fent .s faid Shoes to Albany for Sale : But the Mailer
of the Vcffcl, that carried them, underRanding that it was very probable they
would be wanted by the Government's Troops, lefrthrm with Capt. Dj«w.
the Colony's Agent, in thofe Parts : That the faid Bouv.\ afterwards, over-
haling the Stock of Shoes, belonging to this Colony, b his Hands, found
that thofe of the Petitioner would be wanted, and retained them accordingly.
And the Cafe being thus circumftanced, he the faid Nathan prayed this Af-
fembly to direft whether he might be allowed to charge his Shoes to tiie Co-
lony's Account or not. Unto which Petition was added as follows :

" Colony of Rhode- JJland, Dtr

« To 147 Pair of Shoes, at ^. 6 £■ S82 o o

" To one Cafk for the Shoes, 500

To Freight of Ditto, 600

«

Errors eiicepted, per C- ^9Z o '^

Nathan Rice. "

In Confideration whereof,

It is Voted and Refohedy That the aforefaid Nathan Rice be, and he is
hereby allowed, to charge the above Articles to the Colony : Yet, when his
Accounts come to be fettled, he Ihall produce proper Vouchers for the fame.

IT is Voted and Refohed, That Daftiel Jenckes, John Warner, Jur.'r, and
Thomas Owen, Efqrsj be, and they hereby are, conftituted a Committee, to
acamine the Accounts which DavidlVilkinfon, Efq-, late SherifFof the County
of Providence hath open with the Colony, and make Report unro this Afljai-
bly at their next Sefiion.

IT is Voted and Rejohiied^ That Reter Bci'.rs and Daniel Jenckes, Efqrs ;
together with the Attoriiey-Genera!,be and are hereby appointed a Committee
to prepare fome Inftruftions for his Honor the Governor, with regard to com-
xnifilonating, impov/ering, and what elfe is neceffary to be done refpecYmg
the Agent appointed by this General Afl'embly to reprefenc the Colony ac
the Court of Great-Britain.'

IT is Voted and Rejolved, Tiiat the Deputies of the feveral Towns, who
were appointed to colleft the Accounts of Charges, brought againft the Co-
lony, for the Soldiers raifed in their refpective Towns, on Account of the
Expedition in Augiifi One thoufand fcvert Hundred and fifty -feven, to ex-
amine the faid Accounts, and draw Orders upon the General Treafiirer, and
fo forth, prefent their Accounts, for the Trouble and Charges they were at,
on that Occafion, unto their refpeftive Town Councils ; who are hereby di-
rected and impowered to examine the faid Accounts, and draw Orders upont
the refpe(ftiveTown-Treafurers for whatfhall appear to be juflly due to the
faid Deputies.

IT is P'oted and Refolved, That the Sea', Records, Files of Papers and
everyThing elfe, belonging to the Office of the Clerk of the Inferior Court of
Common Pleas and General Seffions of the Peace in the County of Kent,
which were taken from the late Clerk by the Sheriff, and delivered to Othniel
Gorton z-ni. Thomas Aldrich, Efquires, a Committee appointed for the Purpofe,
be, by them, delivered unto jDrt/j/c-ZHoWi-Wi/, Efq-, the preti^nt Clerk, who is
hereby appointed, with the Afliilance of the aforefaid Othniel Gorton, to di-
geft the faid Files, Papers, and fo forth, and put them in the bcft Order they
can, and make Report unto the General Affembly at the next Seffion.

AN

^ugufi, 1759.

i\K ACT repealing Part of an AU niade and pajjed m 0»aober, One
Thoufand fevtn Hundred and fortv-feven.

WHEREAS xht General AlTembly, at their SefT 1 begun and holdcn
at Soutb-Kingjloti'n, on thelaft Wednefday of Odober, in the Twenty-
firft Year ct His Majefty's Reign, made and palled, " An Aft for
'* printing all the public Laws and Afls that fhould be thereafter made and
" pafTed by the General Afiembly " ; and tliercby the Secr^t^ry is obliged
to employ the Printer, refiding cr dwelling in the Town of Mtrpor/, to per-
form that Service : Which is found, by Experience, to be very inconvenient ;

Wherefore, BE it er.aP.td by this General JJembly, and by tks Authortty
of thejame^ It is Ena^ed, That fo much of the Aft aforefaid, as relates to
the Secretary's employing a Printer that refides or dwellcth in the Town of
Newport, be and hereby is repealed : And that the Secretary be and hereby
is authorized to employ, /sr the future, the Printer in this or any other of the
Colonies ; as he fhal! find moft conducive to the Public Good,

WHEREAS ^f^ilham Siveel inCi Abner Spencer exhibited an Account by
them charged againft the Colony for their Attendance, as Waiters, on this
Aflcmbly, during the prefent SefTion : And the faid Account being duly ex-
amined, // is Voted and Refolved, That the fame be and hereby is allowed ;
and thzi Twenty four Pounds, the Amount thereof, be paid the faid ^/^7/7/<3ffj
Sweet and Abner Spencer out of the General Treafury

WHEREAS fViiliam Spencer, Town-Serjeant of Eafi-G-reen-wich, exhibited
an Account by lum charged againfi: the Colony, for his attending, as a Waiter,
on this Alfembly, during the preferit Stfiion : And the faid Account being
duly examined. It is Voted and Refolved, That the fame be and hereby is
allowed ; and that N''ie Pounds, the Amount thereof be paid the faid Wil-
liam Spender out of the General Treafury

IT is Voted and Refolved, That all Bufinefs, lying before this Affembly
unlinilhed, be, and the fame is hereby referred unto the next ^Jeffion : That
the Secretary publifh the Afts and Orders now made and paffed, by Beat of
Dnim- in the Town of Newport, in ten Days after the Rifing of this AfTem-
biy •, and within forty, fend Copies of the fame, unto the feveral Officers i
who, by the Laws ofthis'Colony, are appointed to receive and take Charge
of them : And that this Affembly be and liereby is adjourned to the laft Mon-
day oWSloher next, if called by either of theirHonors the Governor orDepury-
Governor : But if not before nor at that Time, that then this Aficmbly Ihall
be difiblved.

GOD Save the KING,

Puhlified according to Order the Third Day (t/" September
One 1 hcujand Jeven Hundred and ffty-nine^ by

Thds IVard,, Sccr'y.

A true Copy duly examinet.^
Wicnefs, 5^^/^

Printed at Boston, NEW-ENGLAND, by Richard Draper,

in Newbitry-Strcet,

.^ o o a o o o <5 o a i'B'y2r'8"S">j'Tf •y'S'jfjrTyjr'a'o s-B -y 6 o o o o o o a o o o o o o o o o ^

05lober 1759.

At the General Affembly of the

GOVERNOR and Company of the EngUpi Colony of
Rhode-lfiand and ProvidenceY\2Sv\2ii\OT\%ymNevt:-Englmid^
in America^ begun and hoJden at South-KingJ}o?t^ within
and for the faid Colony, on the lafl: Wednefday of OEIober,
in the Year of our Lord, One Thoufand Seven Hundred
and Fifty-nine, and Thirty-third of the Reign of His Moft
Sacred Majefty GEORGE the Second, by the Grace of
GOD, King oi Great-Britain^ and fo forth.

PRESENT

The Honourable Stephen Hopkins, Efq; Governor.

The Honourable John Gardner. Efq; Deputy Governor.

James Honyman, Efq;
NiaiOLAS Easton, Efq;
Jabez Baow>'. Efq;
Nicholas Cook, Efq;
Jonathan Freebork. Efq;

Joseph Edmunds, Efq;
Jonathan Randal, Efq;
Francis W'illet, Efq;
Henry Gardmea, Efq;
The Secretary.

DEPUTIES of the feveral TOWNS.

NEWPORT;

Mr. Gideon fVantov, jun.
Mr. John Jepfin.
Peter Bours, E^)
Col. Jofeph Wanton,
Capt. "Daniel Ayrault,
Mr. IVilliam Kead.

Providence.
Mr. Jofeph Tvrfin,
'Daniel jfenckes, Efq;
Gideon Comfiock, Efq:

Portfmouth
Mr. yohn Shf'irmar,, jun
B^HliamEarl Efq;
M.'. Enoch Butt!.

Warwick ;
Capt, Randal Rice,
Mr. Jamet Rhodes.,
Mr. Thomas H^ickes,
Major Heiir't Rice.

WeHerly;
Jo/luia Babccck, Efq;
Capt. Nalkan Bahcock.
New-Shorchai.i : NONE.

North-Kingftown ;
Co! Immanuel Northiip,
Capt. Daniel Kones.

Soiiih-Kinj;.ftown ;
Rowland Rohinfon, Efq;
Lieut. Co]. Jofeph Hajzard.

Eafl-

OSiober 1759.

Brlflol ;
'Joftfh Rufel, Elq;
Mr. Simon "Davis.

Tiverton ;
Philij) Tabor, Efq;

Little-Compton ;
millam Hall, Efq;
Capt. Benjamin Strnmoiis,
Warren ;
Ebeiiezer Cole, Efq;
Major Jojhua Humphry.

Cumberland ;
Job Barllet, Efq;
'Jeremiah Whipple, E{q;
Ricbmond ;
Jcfeph Clarkt, Efq;
Edward Perry, Efq;

Cranfton ;
Capt. Ed-war J .Arnold,
Lieut. Col. Jihn Potter.
Hopkinton ;
Capt. John McCoon,
Mr. Roger UHsite.

Johnfton /
Thomai Owen, Efq;
75/;/; Waterman, Elq,-

Eaft-Greemvich : ^j

Major John Arnold, ^'

Capt. John Gifford. ^'

Jamcflown ; \x \

Mr. :?5i6/7 il/./^f'^, ^!

Mr. Jofiah Arnold, jun. ^

Smithfield ; ?»

Thomas Arnold., Efq; ^

Mr. yisy?/^ Mo-Mrey,'Y!.v\. ^

Scituate ; ^

Job Randal, Efq; ^

Jeremiah Angel, Efq; ^1

Gioucefter ; ^

Mr. Silas Williams, ^

Mr. Oliver Arnold. ^

Charleftown ; ^

Gideon Hoxfie, Efq; Tl

Mr. 7<j/f/i ii'Ay?^. ^

Weft-Gretnwich ; 61

NONE. g

Coventry ; ^

Cj/fi Greene, Efq; ^

Mr. 1 homas Staff'ord, 'yxn. ^1

Exeter ; i|

Capt. y^iS/i Reynolds, «

7^^ T>»>/', Efq; ^

Middletown ; ^(h

Mr. Samuel Baley, jun. ^^

Mr. y^^w Clark. ^^

Job Randal, Efq; was chofen Speaker ; and Josus Lyndon, Efq; Clerk of the

Lower Houfe.

F^'^aWi^?^ HERE AS Peleg Thurflon oi Newport, in the County of Nczt;-
K-JB^^^^^^tt-J*^ port, and Colony aforefaid, Merchant, preferred a Petition and
^xl XT? ^gSf reprefented unto this AlTembly ; that, at the Time the prefent
«f^ W «^ War broke out between Great-Britain and France, he had
^-3«s» tf^^"» the Sum of Ten Thoufand Livres due to him from Paw/ ^z/-
L jJ^S^'<fe,Uj^ graud, a Subjeft of His MoJ} Chrijllan Alajejly, living at Port
au Prince on the llknd of Htfpaniola, in the Wejl-Indits : That at the fame
Time he had alfo upwards of one Hundred Hogfheads of MelafTes, in the Hands
of the faid Au^raud. The which Money and Melafles the War hath hitherto pre-
vented the Petitioner's obtaining : That he hath been inform'd the faid Augra'~,d
is in very flourifhing Circumftances, and would, very probably, remit the Money
and Melafles, if the fame were fent for. Wherefore he, thciz-APeleg^ prayed that
he might be qualified to fend a Veffel, with a Flag of Truce, unto Port au Prince
aforefaid, in order to receive the Money and MelalTes aforefaid.

And due Enquiry being made into the fubjecl Matter of the Petition aforefsid,
IT IS ENACTED, by the General Afembly and the Authority thereof. That
the Prayer of the faid Peleg Thurflon therein made, be, and the fame is hereby
granted. Prrjided nevertheless ; and it is the true Intent and Meaning of this
Aft, that the Veflel to be fent, fhali be, and hereby is laid under the fame Regulati-
ons and Reftriftions with otherVenels going from this Colony,with a Flag of Truce,
unto any Part of the Domin'ons of the French King.

Whereas

October 1759.

Wr.eres.; Et'-'z^i". N'uicls of 2^r~ : : -
E% Esec:::c>r cf rhg Uft \¥JI! s~J Te: .
laie cf rhe r^sj AiVa^^.', Efc.

-; ; - j.ss

c/r;?/--;./, ;, - : \ .' ; ! .. t oi KijparAdl : J ".?- :;"

c .■ • _ 7. if i: wc- : ':*. He trticr... ::--

! _. -jreceive . - : . ' ' -; ..: i as fomr Pir: of ir s :•: - _-:oi!---

f/-; /£: r^-r, iite of i.- .".-: . Z^ jrrt;: : :. :. - • :pi

/f-^ -^cfr-efi-f 5;. - . • ,. i-.: :'-..-.. : .• re - -: r. ;-' ." .^: to

: •-: 1:: ;--.--; J- j-;-;.':/^;., siii ^e :-:;;. ci :" ?roj.: ::.-:; :; :ae

i - , ^ — .: . - , ^ . ■ ^ = - -, - _ . ; e fi-i Pedti-

c- ".-':" -is ^^d-: V - :V 1- .'- .:: .: ' • ^ f. : i/: V ."f :- = ;_ /T

/'r^; ;-: : . ;: : - ; I :-•?•';-:;:: -"-S Ac, tAit :; '^ v. t.belent.

. J--* — - -

7 z:.i dizt t ■'.-:-. A;-/

■. -et-: -i C :-;-; - ';- : v .. . s S^kjobegan andtK^den at i^J^-<rr<'«-
: - ; , T . • ^gsid bft, chofe and afnanctd ^Ir. Jofifb
5r.'--„...: .: -f : Li " ' F'^': nar the Ksjtl-Excbenge inLaadai,
lobt Are-: f - : C .: , r I--: of Great'Brttaia. In Coafeqaeooe

wr.ertcf H:s H - ■ : e G; •;-- : -. prepared a Drai^ oc Form of a Pover
of A:r;--rv ir; A:;-^. - i-V". A. :- .re (-^a Jifepb Sherarosi, to appear for,
i'.-_ . . -; Ai-r - 1-: .: ;.: :":- . -A.—, do, aft, tranfaaand fiaiiii all andevey
Suit a-i ..-;;: : C ; -: re : " e PirGamcnt, and fo fTrtb. And

the fsid Fc-- ..;!-: :t - ;:: .•::.-..; Aj]arfJy, read and duly cooC*
de-ed h isV:'.:- . - A..: :.-e be, aodherebjis a|^3rovcd and

i/ // Fi/fi -:r- 7.; A . j. That ^iiBW UfmjtuH, Ntchdis QKte and yofkuj
Bi's:::''-. Efan; be, £-- : -;:>-.• ire cuufljiuted aCommittee to prepare sod lay
befce b r -"-"rv :- I -: : f lAch Snms of Money as may be uecd&ry fa-
K%-^ : " r T : : - . C - V, 3: their Rctuni from the Campaign, and all
c - - r ; ■ r ; . 1 - : . A - . - - . - _ -- : to be paid before ibe nest String erf"

ft - A~: . Ar. 1 - r.i.y ,; :.-.e Cimnuttee of War as arenow prefent.wait
;. - . 7 -- e- f .:v appoinMd, and ^vc tbeai facb iBtortDatioo in dih

"VHTKreas 'Dcn'iel "Je^cus, Themsi Oafi and Jic/j U'crr.er, Jon. EfoR: v. ere
ap>:r:rd s Comrn'r.ee lo exanuite the Accour.3 ct'DT::id ff^i.'{ir/^.,t.fq: lare
Sh<:r '^ :f •'- e Coun'.y of Prr::df^ncf, with the Governnseiit. Aod the GeniJeraeQ
hav': : : : --ilea ar>d perfonc'd Uic Service to d>eni cocnrdrted, prefaittd what

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1755. '^—Ti! C'.l'.r.j «/ Rbode-Ifland '5 Ds-.-id WukirJoc, K:s Aican

Current vith feid Cilsrry.

Jamurj I, eroding ] 'T^ O !Z>--T-i K'ililr.M% Account
in JHJ7 1757. 5 J- -^"^ final] Gzarges thar are cor-

cained m foorPages that amocnrs
to (as psT Bill cxambed.) / 1S80 ij 5

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OElober 1759-

May To Cafh paid Job Randal, Efq; as per Order of

1756. Court. .... ^. 200 o

To Ditto paid yo/;« «^///// ; as per Order of Court. 300 o o

To Ditto paid John Andrew; as per Order of Ditto. 132 1 3 4

To Ditto paid i/j«W; .Sroww; as per Ditto. - 32 1 o

To Ditto paid 5/7wz/f/ Av/Zg^r,- as per Ditto. - 26 13 4

To Ditto paid John Philips ; as per Ditto. - 63150

To Ditto paid Jeremiah Innidu ; as per Ditto. 884

To Ditto paid 'Timothy Hopkins ; as per Ditto. - 250

To Ditto paid "Daniel Smi'thh Account for Rum, deli-
vered to the Government as per Order of the Com-
mittee of War, drawn hy Stephen Hopkins Efq; when
one of the Committee. . . _ 662 o o

ToCalhpaid the General Treafurer; as per Receipt. 150 00

And one Bond, figned by Daniel Smith of Spring^eld,
conditioned for the Payment of One Hiindred and
Fifty Pounds. - - - 1 50 o o

The two laft Sums arifiug for the Sales of the Eftate of
Richard Smith of Glocejler ; as per Treafurer's Re-
ceipts.
To Cafli paid Capt. Ebenezer Jenckes by order of Ste-
phen Hopkins, one of the Committee of War. ^00 0 >3
To Cafh paid Daniel Jenckes as per Order from the

General Treafurer. 24P 12 3

i75>7. T> Y the Amount of tlie Sales of the perlbml Eftate
March J^ o£ Samuel Bartlet of Cumberland. - i^- 45^ II

29. By Ditto arifing by the Sale of ^cr/Zf/'j Real Ertate. S'^S^ 0

By Amount of the Sales of David Bro^vn of Scituate''s

Eftatc. - - - - - 3300

By the Amount of the Sales of the Eftate of Richard
Smith of Gloucejler. - - 300 o

The whole Amount of the Credit given in. • ;^. 6132 11 (i

The whole Amount of Debt againtt the Colony. 4'5'^ 1 6

1974 10 o

WE the Sub(cribers, being a Committee appointed by theGeneral A/Iembly of
the Colony of Rhode-Ifland, at theii Seflions held at Eajl-Greenwich, on
die fourth Monday of ^z/_^«/?, A.D. 1 759, to infpeft into and fettle the Accorapts
of David Wilkinfon, with the Colony, do report as foilowcth, That we have well
examined the Accompts and Vouchers, relative to the whole of the Accompts, in
the beft Manner we can ; and do thereby iind that there is a juft Balancedue, from
*DavidJVilkin/on, to the Colony of Rhode- JJland, of t^ineteen Hundred and Scver.ty
four Pounds Ten Shillings. Witnefs our Hands at Pr(ri.7(/fWf, this 25th Day ot'
OBober, A. D. 1 759.

The Charge againft Daniel Jenckes has no Voucher, and is excepted agaiiifl,
until he find a Voucher for it.

Daniel Jenckes, ~)

Thos. Owen, > Committee.

John JVarner, Jun. _)

The

OBober 1 759.

The Giarge of the Committee for fettling the foregoing Account, taxed at

y. 12 o o H^'arntr,
\z o o Owen,
800 yenckes.

7. 12 O O •'

And the faid Report and Account being taken into Confideration, It is Vcleiand
Rejohed, That the former be, and liereby is accepted ; and that the aforcfaid 'Da-
vid IVilkinfon pay the Balance of One Thoufand nine Hundred and feventy-four
Pounds, Ten Shillings, as the fame is flated by the Committee, into the General
Treafury; and alfo that their Account of T/urly-t-wo Pounds he allowed and paid
them out of the General Treafury.

What followeth is an Account of the Sheriff of the County of Providence, toge-
ther with the Report of a Committee that examined it, and their Account of
Charges.

" 1757. Colony (j/ Rhode-Ifland, to Aliin Brown, Dr.

^ug. ^ I ^ O notifying the Members of the General Aflem-

J_ bly by Warrant. ~ " * ;

To difpatcbing the Warranto to the Officers afterwards.
To Calli paid for Work done on the Court Houfc.
To Cafh paid Robert Ale Gill for building a Gallows.
To Cafli paid fames Field for drawing the Timber.
To Cafli paid Ehbin for fetting up the Gallows..
To "Jonathan Olney as per Bill.
'Dec. To 6lb of Candles for the Court and Jurors, at 14;.
To 2 Loads of Wood, at 5 /.

To Commlinons^ on the Sale of Bartki'% Land at 5 per
Cent. . . . . ,

To a Deed wrote by "John Dexter.
To Cafh paid Elijha Battou out of Bartleth Eflate per
Order. . . . . .

To C'.itiing and fawing 2 Loads of Wood.
T758. To notifying the Members of Affembly by Warrant.
Feh. To Cafh to Docior Bowen cut of Bartlct\ Eftate per

Ordef. - - - 10 o o

May To Cafh paid Compton for cleaning the Court-Houfe
16. after Soldiers. - - - - 6100

To Cafh paid Thornton for mending the Grates of the

Goal. . . - -

To Jacob JVhilman as per Bill.
June To Cafh paid Roger Richmond for keeping Cooper''^
I. Horfe. - - - - -

To Commiffions on the Sale of the Horfes and ^hfa-
iom\ Goods. ....

To Cafh paid the King's Attorney in Part of Bills of
Cofts, .Ahjalom and Cooper. ...

To fundry Charges in marching the Troops as per Bill.

To executing John .Abfolam Five Pounds Lawful Money

in Old Tenor. ....

To my Time, Horfes and E.xpcnccsin providing Teams

for General Amherjl.
To one large Stock-Lock and Screws for the Goal.
To three Load of Walnut or the Court and Affembly.
To I Pair of Tongs, a Shovel and z Brafs Candleflicks.

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OSiober 1759.

To notifying the Members of Aflembly by Warrant,
omitted. . _ . . -

To eight Papers of Tobacco, bought for the Council.

To two Loads of Wahiut Wood, at £^. 6

To Calh paid Reene and Payfon for 5 Bufhels of G)al,
at 5/ - -

To fundry Charges in marching the Troops, as per Bill.

To John Cole, for a Halter to hang Abfalom.

To Cafh paid Francis Inman for Bartlel's Eftate,

To Cafh paid Bates for Richard Smith's Eftate. •

To yofeph Brarvn, for Candles, as per Bill.

To^avid Burr, as per Bill. - -

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BY Cafh received forcneHorfeSold of Hag^aiCooperh.
By Cafh received for oneDittoSold, of Viii?/. Wejl''^.
By Sundries Sold, of John Abfalom'%, at Vendue.
By Cd,{h. rcce\vedo£ iyathaniel Phillips, on Account of
John ylbfalom. . . . .

By Cafh received for Land Sold of Bartlet*s.
By Cafh received of John Burt, for a Fine.

By Balance remains, due to Brawn,

Errors Excepted, per me.

£■ zs o °

55 o o

42 5 o

33 o o

240 o o

100 o o

£■ 5°S S °

540 10 8

£ »o45 15 8
Allin Brown:*

V 6 \\ 7"E Report, That we have examined the Accompts of Allin Brown, 'ECq;
W the prefent Sheriff of the County of Providence, and the Vouchers to
the fame ; and find that there is now due to the faid Allin Brown, Efq; from the
Colony, Five Hundred and Forty Pounds, tenShillings and eight Pence, OldTenor.
"Witnefs our Hands at Providence^ this 25th Day ofOffoher, A. D. 1 759.

'Daniel Jenckes,

Thomas Owen,
John JVarnet, Jun.

Committee,

Charges of the
JVarncr, £^.
Owen,
Jenckes,

Committee
400
400
300

^.11 00

And the Premifes being taken into Confideration, // // Voted and Refolved,T\\zx.
the Committee's Report be, and hereby is accepted ; that the Balance of Five
Hundred and Forty Pounds, Ten Shillings and eight Pence, therein mentioned, be
paid the faid Allin Brozvn, out of the General Treafury ; and Eleven Pounds un-
to the Committee according to their Accompt.

What follows is a Report of the Gentlemen who figned the lame.

*' \T /E ^he Subfcribers being, by the General AfTembly.appointcd a Committee,
W to fell, at public Vendue, the Real Eftate of Jofeph Munro ; who was

conviftcd

OEicber 1759.

convi£ledofcountepfeiting the Bills of public Credit of tliis Colony, having per-
formed faid Bufinefs, report as follows, 'ciz. One Piece of Salt-Marfli was llruck
olTto Nathan Munro, at JSine Pounds five ShUiings per .Anmtin ; two fmall Lots
of improved Land, and one Piece of Wood-Land ftruck o^'io Edward Bof-vorth, at
Twenty Pounds per ^nnum ; and have given Leales of the fame ; the Rents to be
paid to the General-Treafurer annually, during the Life of the faid Jofepli Munro.

Jofeph Rufel,
Nath. Bo/worth,

To which the Committee beg Lea\'e to fubjoin the following Account, viz.

Colony of Rhodc-Ifland, — — Dr.

To Nathaniel Bcfworth going three Times to Warren,

Expences, &c. - - - ~ ;^' '5 ° °

To "Jofeph Ritjfel once to Warren, and writing fundry

Advertifements. - - - 600

To paid the Vendue Mailer. - - - 3 M

o

To (S^wr/ay^w^j8wrff,Efq; for drawing twoPair of Leafes. 600

£. 30 14 o

Errors Excepted, per

Jojeph Rujfel 7 Committee."

haihamel Bofworth, ^

And the faid Report and Account being taken into Confideration, // is Voted and
Refohed, That the former be, and hereby is accepted ; that the Accompt of the
Committee be allowed, and Thirty Pounds fourteen Shillings, the Amount of it»
paid the faid Jofeph RjiJJel and Nathaniel Bofworth, Efqrs; out of the General
Treafury.

What follows is an Account of the Sheriff of the County of Briflol, together
with the Report of u Committee that examined it, and their Account of Charges.

" The Colony cf Rhode-Ifland, Dr. to Nathaniel Bofuorth.

decern. 17, 1754. To warning the Members of the General

Aflembiy. - - - £,' S ° '^

Feb. 7$, 1755- To warning the Members of the General

AfTcmbly. - - - r o o

March 4, 1 755. To warning the Members of the General

AfTcmbly. - - 500

jiumjl i, 1755"- To warning the Members of the General

AfTembly. - - - 50a

Sept. I, 175'5. To warning the Members of the General

Aflembiy. - - - 5 c o

Tiet. ly. To warning the Members of the General

Allembly, - - ~ Coo

June 1756 To warning the Members of the General

AfTembly. - - - 5 o g

OEloher 12. To warning the Members of the General

AfTembly. - - .

February 11,1758. To warning the Members of the General

AfTembly.
'December 175$). To warning the Members of the General
AfTembly.

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OBoher 1759.

T>ecemher 9, 1758. To my Charges on Jofeph Munro^ Eftate.

To aflifling in taking Jofeph Munro the Money Maker.
To my going to Warren three Times, to attach the faid

Ertate ; fecond to fet up Notifications, and third to fell

faid Ertate. - ...

To my Expences. - -

To my going to Newport to get the General Treafurer's

Order to fell the faid Ertate.
To my CommilTionsand Fees for Sale.
To myTime andCharges in getting theSaltMarfli furvey'd.
To paid for the Deed.

To my going to Newporl to make a Return.
To paid the General Treafurer for the Salt-Marfh Sold.
To attaching his Wood-Boat, and Charges of bringing the

Boat to Brijiol, and Commiflions upon Vendue Sale.
To Mr. John Norrh\ Bill for the CoUrt-Houfe.
To Mr. Nathaniel Munroh Bill.
To 50 Squares of Glafs, 7 by 9.
To 20 Feet of Pine PlaiJc, 40/ To Deck Nails and

Board Nails, if - -

To jFeet of Pine Board, 7/ To zPieces of Timber, izyT
To Mr. Galhf% Bill.
To ]\Ir. JVllUam Hoarh Bill for Painting.
To Captain .P5//<?r's Bill for Boards.
To a Piece of Timber and Plank.
To 1 2 Feet of Board.
To Spikes and Double-Tens.
To one Padlock. ...

To Mr. Franklinh Bill, for advertifing John ^m'lth who
broke Goal. - - -

I75'7. To appreliending and committing Thomas TVefl and
Aug. Haggai Cooper, by Warrant, forcounterfeitingMoney,

and attending Court. - - -

To fending them to Providence Goal.

Balance due to the Colony,

Creditor.

By the Salt-Marfli Sold to John Cole, Efq;

By the Wood Boat Sold to Mr. John Coy

By Glafs Sold to Mr. John Ncrris.

By Glafs Sold to Mr. Jot ham Carpentei.

By two Iron Cafements and Barrs.

By LyJia MafonS Fine.

By Jofeph Mafon\ Ditto.

By an Overcharge of lof in each Time Warning the")
Members of the General Aflembly, in the County y
of Briflol - >

Errors Excepted, per Nathaniel Bofworth."

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Having

OBober 1759.

Having examined ihe aboveAccount we find the fame right caft and well vouched.

W-ff'n ? Committee.
Shearjajhub Bourn, 3

Unto which Report was fuhjoined the following Account.

" Colony of Rhode-IJland, Dr.

To our Time and Expence examining and adjuHing the

above Account. ^ 8 0 c

Jofefh Rujfel,
Shearjajhub Bourne

And the Premifes being taken into Confideration, // // Voted and Refelved,
That the Report of the Committee be, and the fame is hereby accepted : That
Two Pounds fifteen Shillings and fix Pence, the Balance of the foregoingAccompt,
be pid by Mr. 'iintn^ Bofworih into the General Treafurer : That the Accompt
of the Committee be allowed, and the above-mentioned Sum oi Etoht Pounds paid
them out of the General Treafury.

Whereas Allin Brown, Efq; SherifTof the County of Providence, preferred a
Petition, and reported unto this Aflembly, that, in Obedience to a "Warrant ifTued by
His Honour the Governor, he imprefled feveral Carts to tranfport the Baggage of a
Number of His Majefly's Troops, that were palTing thro' this Government ; for
which he hath been fued in the County of S'j^j/;^, by one of the Carters and
Judgment rendered againfthim, in Favour of the faid Carter, for Debt and Cofts.
XVherenpon the faid Shcrid prayed this AHembly to direct him how to proceed with
Regard to what has already happened ; and alio how to conduft himfelf in Cafe
other Suits Ihould be brought againft him on the lame Account,

On Confideration whereof,

// ts Voted and Refohed, That the Petitioner be, and he hereby is dlrefted to
pay and dilcharge the Judgment aforefaid ; and alfo pay the other Carters, and
making an Account thereof, lay the fame before rhisAflcmbly at their next Seffion.

Whereas Captain tVil'iam Rogers exhibitted unto this Aflembly an Account by
him charged againfl the Colony, for fupplying George Gardner, Efq; Sheriff of
(he County of Newport, witii Blankets for the Ufe of poor Prlfoners that were
confined, laft Winter, to His Majefly's Goal in Newport ; and the faid Account
being duly examined, // is Voted and Refohed, That the fame be, and hereby is
allowed ; and that Twenty Pounds, the Amount thereof, be pid the faid IViU'tam
Rogers out of the General Treafury.

Whereas Captain JViUiam Rogers exhibitted unto this Aflembly an Account
charged againft tlie Colony, for ieven Pounds of Gun-Powder, by him furnilhed,
on Occafion of the laft General Election. And the faid Account being duly exa-
mined, // is Voted and Refohed, That the fame be and hereby is allowed ; and
that Sixteen Pounds fxteen SkiUir.gs, the Amount thereof, be paid the fiiidfVilliam
Rogers out of the General Treafury.

Vfhereii T>aniel Jenckes , Efq;, and fundry others, Inhabitants of the Town of
Providence, preferred a Petition and reprefented nnto the General Aflembly ai
their Sefljon begim and holden at Providence, on Monday the Eighteenth of
T>ece}hber laft, that the Bridge over Patucket-Falls was gone very much to Decay;
and would foon become unfit for thePallage of Travellers, unlefs fomething were
foon done unto it. On Confideration whereof, John T>exter of Cumberland, Efq;
was, by the faid AlTembly, appointed to make a fpeedy Repair of the faid Bridge]
and draw Money out of the General Treafury to pay for the fame. And he, the

C faid

OEiober 1759.

{aid John "Destler, having undertaken and performed the Service to him Committed,
now exhibitted an Account changed againlt the Colony for his own Labour, for
Boards, Planlc, Slitwork, Spring-Pieces, and fundry Disburfements neceflarily
arifing upon the faid Bufinefs. Whereupon a Committee being appointed to audit
the faid Account, made the following Report, to wit. " South-Kingjloxvn^ No'
vember id, 1759. We the Subfcribers, being appointed by the General Allembly
to audit the Account oiyohn "Dexter, Efq; for building the Bridge over Patucket'
Falls, diO report that faid Account, exclufive of Commiflions.amounting to Seventeen
Hundred and eighty one Pounds, twelve Shillings and eight Pence, old Tenor, is
properly vouched, and ought to be paid accordingly.

Jabei Bowen,
Jofeph Rufel,
Nicholas Brown."

And the faid Report being taken into Confideration, // is Voted and Refohed,
That the fame be, and hereby is accepted ; and that theSum of Seventeen Hundred and
eighty one Pounds, twelve Shillings and eight Pence, therein mentioned, be paid
the aforefaid John "Dexter out of the General Treafury ; together with Sixty
Pounds, over and above what he hath charged for his own Labour, as a Gratuity
for his extraordinary Care and Trouble.

What followeth is an Account exhibited tinto this Aflembly by the Gentlemen
who figned it.

" Cc/o«yu/Rhode-Ifland, to Philip Wilkinfon and Daniel Ayrault, Jun. Dr.
For the Board paid of the French Prifoners, brought in the Ship Grand Sultan^
viz.

Cafli paid Charles Shearman for the Board of the (econd
Captain, a Paflenger and fecond Lieutenafit of the faid
Ship, after Ihe was condemned, from the 1 4th of No'
vember ly^j, to the 29th of the fame Month, which
makes 6 Weeks and 3 Days, at £.8 00. ^ - £• S'^ 7 ^
Ditto paid for the FrencbDoBor^ Board, from the 14th of
November to the 3d of January, is 7 Weeks and one
Day, at j^.8. - - - - 57 2 10

Ditto paid for Capf. Briot and his Man, from the 14th of
November 1757, to ^pril nth, 1758,15 42 Weeks
and 2 Days, at ^.8 per Week. 338 5 8

£. 446 16 o
Errors Excepted, per

Philip Wilkinfon,
Daniel Ayrault, Jun.

" Dedu£l overcharged on one Man's Board /^ofi per
Week, 2 1 Weeks and i Day. ^^.42 6 o

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/. 404 10 4

" South-King flown, November 2d, l/J^.
Wc the Subfcribers being appointed by the General Aflembly to audit the within
Account, do report that laid Charges, amounting to Four Hundred and fourPounds,
ten Shillings, Old Tenor, are according to the Law of this Colony, and ought to
be paid accordingly. Jahez Bowen,

Jofeph Rufel,

£. 404 10 o. Nicholas Bnwn^^

And

OBober 1759.

And the faid Report being taken into Confidcrarion, // is Voted and RefilveJ,
That the fame be and hereby is accepted ; and that the Sum of Four Buntfred
and four Pounds ten Shilling'^, therein mentioned, be paid unto Meflieurs
Phslip IVilkinfin and Daniel Ayrault, Jim. out of the General Treafury.

Whereas James Honyman, Nicholas Cooke, and Jojhua Babcock, Efqrs; wehe,
by a Vote of this Alfembly, conftituted a Committee to prepare and lay before
them an Eflimate of fuch Sums of Money as may be ncceHary for paying off the
Troops of this Colony, at their Return from the Campaign, and fo fcrth. And
the faid Committee having undertaken and [xirformed the Bufinefs to them
committed) prefented what followeth. " We the Subfcribers, in Obedience to
the Appointment of the Vote aforefaid, have made an Eftimate of what Sums of
Money may be ntcellary for the Supply of the General Treafury, do report as
follows, -oiz. For the Payment of die Troops in the Service of the Colony the
Sum of One Hundred Ninety four Thoufand nine Hundred and T'venty-nine
Pounds, Old Tenor ; For the Payment of the late Agents Account, Fourteen
Hundred and Forty Pounds I For the Payment of the Carriages of the Baggage &c
of the Regular Troops to Bofion, Fifteen Hundred Pounds : For the Payment of
Mr. John 'Dexter'i Account for the Bridge, Nineteen Hundred andffy Pounds :
For the Payment of the Workmen Sec. at Fort-George, Five Thoufand Pounds.
The whole whereof amounts to Eleven Thoufand tzuo Hundred Pounds Lawful
Money.

y. Honyman,
Nicholas Cooke,
J. Babcock:'

And the faid Report being taken into Confideration, // is Voted and Refolved,
That the fame be and hereby is accepted. And the Genet al Treafuref is direfted
hot to appropriate any Part of the Rate or Tax of Eleven Thou/and Pounds,
Lawful Money, which is now colkfting to any other Ufe than the Payment of
the feveral Sums mentioned in the foregoing Report.

// is Voted and Refolved, That Thurfday the Twenty-fecond of the nextMonth
be obferved as a Day of Publick Thankfgiving, in and throughout this Colony :
And His Honour the Governor is requefted to ifTue a Proclamation accordingly.

Whereas there was laid before this Aflembly a certain Bill projxjfed to be pafled
into " An Ad for vefting and diflributing Inledale Eflates : " Which beingread,
// // Voted and Refolved, That the faid Bill be and hereby is referred Unto the
next Seffion : And that the Clerk o? xhQ Lower Hoiife get it printed, at the Charge
of the Colony, as fbon as conveniently may be ; and when the fame is done, fend
a Copy unto each Member of the UpferHoufe, one to cvtxy Jirf} and fecond'Deputy
of the feveral Towns, and one to each To w/-C/fr;4 in the Colony ; that the faid
Bill may be thereby made as public as polTiblc in the mean Time.

// // Voted and Refolved, That in Cafe His Excellency General Amherst fhall
write unto this Government, and requefl that the Troops of this Colony, or any
Part of them be retained, His Honour the Go\ernor be and hereby is requefied to
call the Genenl AfTembly together immediately, in Order to confiderof that Matter.
But, in Cafe the General Ihail be filent on that Head, that then His Honour be
and hereby is rcqueftcd and impowered to difcharge the faid Troops, both Officers
and Soldiers, as loon as conveniently may be, after their Return to this Colony :
And that the Committee of War pay them off.

// is Voted and Refolved, That the General Treafurcr be, and he is hereby di-
refted to hire a fufficient Quantity of Gold and Silver, at Six per Cent, (if he can)
to difcharge his NoteS; ?nd redeem fuch Crown-Point-Bills as are yet outfianding ;

and

O&ober 1759.

and alfo the Bonds given for Lawful Money, omitted in ^^tf/?,which will be due
next ^December. And whereas at theSeflion of the General Aflembly begun and
holden at Prt'wV^/?^, on Monday the Twenty- fixth of February \-iS\., an Aft was
pafled, requeuing His Honour the Governor to caufe the Accounts of Billeting,
Tranfport-Hire, and Jo forth, for Part of the Year One Thoufand [even Hundred
and Ft fly -fix, and for the Whole oi One Thoufand feven Hundred and F'tfty-feven,
to be made out and fent by Col, Henry Babcock, to His Excellency General ^m-
herfl for Payment ; and that the faid Money, when received, fhould be lodged in
the Hands of Mr. Volkert 'Douw, Jun. the Colony's Agent : Which Accounts were
fent accordingly ; but the General had taken the Field : Whereupon they were
remitted unto His Honour the Governor, who has them now in his Cuflody. //
is therefore Voted and Refoived, That His Honour be and hereby is requeued, at
the Riling of this Aflembly, to fend the faid Accounts, by Exprefs, unto the afore-
faid Colonel Babcock^ and impowcrhim to receive theMotiey due, by faidAccoants,
In Specie, and deliver the fame unto the General Treafurer, to be appropriated to
the Payment of the Gold and Silver Money Debts, due from the Colony : And,
if it fliall fo happen, that theGeneral is not inCafh,that then the faidColonel receive
Bills of Exchange for the fame (no one of which to exceed the Sum of One Hun-
dred Pounds Sterling) and deliver them unto the General Treafurer ; whois hereby
impowered to fell ihem for Gold and Silver, to the beft Advantage, firft indorfing
them, if required. And that, if any Money, given by the Crown, fhall arrive be-
fore the next Seffion of this Aflembly, the General Treafurer receive the fame, and
appropriate it alfo to the Payment of the faid Gold and Silver Money Debts,

And it is farther Voted and Refolved, That fuch Part of the Aft of Aflembly as
orders the Money to be received of General Amherjl, to be lodged in the Hands
of the aforefaid P'olkert T)ouzu, Jun. be and hereby is repealed. And farther,
That no Crown-Point-Bills be redeemed after three Months, from the Rifing of
this Afl!embly.

Whereas Beriah Brown, Efq; Sheriff of the CoXimy o? Kin^s-County,tx\\\\niitA
an Account by him charged agaioft the Colony, for repairing the Court-Houfe in
the faid County ; which was examined by a Committee appointed by the -Lower
Houfe, and the Gentlemen reported as followeth, to wit

" November ^d, 1759. The Subfcribers being appointed a Committee to audit
the within Account of Beriah Brozvn, Efq; do report that we have performed the
Service, and examined the Vouchers ; and find there is a Balance of Eleven
Hundred and twenty-five Pounds, fifteen Shillings and fix Pence, due to faid
Brown, y. Babcock,

fVm. Read:*

And the faid Report being taken into ConGderation, // // Voted and Refolved,
That the fame be and hereby is accepted ; and that the Balance in the faid
Report fettled, Jhall be paid the aforefaid Beriah Brown, out of the General
Treafury.

"Whereas 5^<iw:/f/ ^ATg'f/, Efq; who was Colonel of the Regiment raifed by this
Colony, for the Campaign againft His Majefly's Enemies in North-America, in
the Year One Thoufand feven Hundred and Fifty-feven. exhibitted an Account by
him charged againft the Colony, for his Table Expences, in Confequence of an Aft
made and pafled when he was chofen to that Office. Whereupon, a Committee of
both Houfes was appointed to audit tl>e faid Account. And the Gentlemen having
undertaken and performed the Service to them committed, reported as followeth.

" We

OSiober 1759.

" We the Subfcribers being appointed to examine the within Accounts, have ac-
cordingly done the fame, and made fuch Dedu(flions from the fundry Articles charg-
ed therein, as we think,juft,and do rc|X)rt,That We are of Opinion, that Fifteen
Hundred and Ninetyfive Pounds Eighteen Shillingi of the fame ought to be paid.

y. Gardiner,
Gideon Comjlock,
John Jepfon"

And the faid Report being taken into Confideration. // is Voted and Refiked,
That the fame be and hereby is accepted, and that the above mentioned Sum of
Nineteen Hundred and Ninety-five Pounds, Eighteen SliUings, be allowed and
paid unto the aforelaid Samuel Angel out of the General Trealury.

"Whereas the General AfTembly, at their SefTion begun and holden ^Providence
on Monday theTwenty-fixth of February lall, made and pafled an Aft, that Lawful
Intereft fhould be allowed and paid Col. Samuel Angel, out of the General Trea-
fury, for the Money he advanced to his Soldiers upon the Colony's Account, in the
Year One Thoufand feven Hundred and Fifty-fevcn, when he had the Command
of the Troops by this Government raifed, for that Year's Campaign, againft His
Majefty's Enemies in North-America. And as nothing further hath been hitherto
done in the Affair, // is Voted and Refolved, That the Committee of War be
and hereby are direfted to fettle the faid Interdf, and give an Order on the Ge-
neral Treafarer for the Payment thereof.

As there is the utmoft Neceflliy for a Bridge to be laid over Hunt's River, It
is Voted and Refolved, That Jabcz Bowen, Job Trip and y antes Helme, Efqrs;be
and they are hereby appointed a Committee to examine what Town or Towns, is
or are by Law, obliged to ercft fuch Bridge, and make Report thereof unto this
Allembly at their next Seffion.

Whereas the General AlTembly, at the SefTion begun and holden at Eafl-Green'

tvich, on Monday the Twentieth of Auguf laft, chofe James Honyman^ Jonathan

Randal, Peter Bours, Job Randal, Immanuel Northup and Othniel Gordon, Efqrs;

and appointed them or the major Part of them a Committee to examine all theiWcr/-

gages in the Grand Committee's Office ; and feleft each and every of them, whofe

Tenth Bonds have been put in Suit, and the Writs returned non ejl : And that afl

fuch Aior/^fl^fi fhould be immediately fued out, in the refpeftive Counties, thofe

excepted which the faid Committee fllould have good Reafbn to flop, if there

ihould be any fuch. And the faid Committee was likewife to feleft all the Mort'

gages for which no Tenth Bonds can be found, and order fuch of them, as they

Miould think proper, to be put in Suit : And alio examine all the Interejl Bonds in

the Handsof the General Treafurer, which have been fued, and the Writs returned

non ejl : And that fuch of the faid Mortgages unto which faid Bonds belong, as the

Committee might think proper, fhould be fued out by the Keeper of the Grand

Committee's Office. In Confcquence of which Appointment, Peter Bours, Job

Randal 2ixA Immanuel Northup^ Efquircs, undertook the Service above-mentioned,

and prefented the fubfequent Reports, to wit.

" The following is a Lift of Non Efi Bonds, belonging to the County of
Newport. The Deeds to which faid Bonds were given, are to be put in Suit,
by Order of the Committee appointed for that Purpofe.

Jofeph TVhipple, two Deeds. Newport fifth Bank.

Jofeph Whipple., two Deeds. Newport fourth Bank.

John Brown, Diftiilcr, no Deed in the Office. Three Bonds in thcfixth Bank.

Peter Ball, one Deed in New-Shoreham. Third Bank.

Tormet Rofe, one Deed, New-Shoreh*m, Sixth Bank.

D T>aniel

Ociober 1759.

'Daniel Rofe^ two Deeds, NewShoreham. Sixth and eighth Banks.
Nathanacl T)odge, two Deeds, New-Sboreham. Third and eighth Banks.
yolin Mott, two Deeds, New-Shoreham. Fourth and eighth Banks.
tVilliam JVarner, one Deed, NetuShoreham. Fifth Bank.

"Jeremiah fVeeden, two Deeds, Ne^vfort. Fourth and fixth Banks.

fViliiam Brown, one 'DttdL,Portfmouth. Fifth Bank.

Benjamin Brenton, three Deeds, Newport. Third, fifth and feventh Banks/

Benjamin Tuder, iwoDeeds, Port/mouth. Sixth and eighth Banks.

John JVing, one Deed, Portfmouth. Sixth Bank.

fVilliam Earl, two Deeds, Portfmouth. Third and fourth Banks.

William Coggejhall of Portfmouth. Ail his Deeds.

Peleg Carr, oi' Nexi'pori. One Deed, fourth Bank.

Sarah .Arnold, Newport. One Deed, third Bank.

Wi/liam Brown, Portfmouth. One Deed, fixth Bank.

Tfaniel Fifh, Portfmouth. Two Deeds, fifth Bank.

Salisbury Shearman., Portfmouth. Fifth Bank.

John Freeborn, Portfmouth. One Deed, fifth Bank.

Stephen Brayton., Portfmouth. One Deed, fixth Bank.

John Slocum, Port/mouth. One Deed, fixth Bank.

IVilliam Allen, Portfmouth. Two Deeds, feventh and eighth Banks.

Thomas Scranton, Jamejlown. Two Deeds, fixth Bank.

William Rock, New-Shoreham. Two Deeds, feventh and eighth Banks,

Thomas 'Dickens, New-Sboreham. One Deed, fixth Bank.

William Dodge, New-Shoreham. One Deed, eighth Bank.

George Mitchel, New-Shoreham. One Deed, fixth Bank.

Wejlon Clarke, Newport. One Deed, fifth Bank.

Ephraim Davis, Newport. One Deed, fifth Bank.

Jofeph Sabin, Newport. One Deed, feventh Bank.

John Gidley, Newport. All his Deeds to be fued.

Nathaniel Dier, Newport. One Deed, fifth Bank.

Thomas Mitchel, New-Sboreham. One Deed, fecond Bank.

Ehenezer Sheppard, Newport. One Deed, fifth Bank.

George Mitchel, New-Shoreham. Out Deed, fifth Bank.

William JoneSy Jun. Providence. Tvvo Deeds, fecond and fifth Banks.

Benjamin and Jofeph Wanton., Newport. One Deed, fifth Bank.

Efek Brown, Swanfey. One Deed, firftBankj

Jofeph Peckham, Netvport. One Deed, firfl Bank.

^chos Tofh, New-Shoreham. Qne Deed, fecond Bank;

Elifha Berry, King\-County. One Deed, fecond Bank.

Jfaac George, Newport. One Deed, fecond Bank.

JVilliam Hannah, Jnn. Newport. One Deed, fecond Bank.

Shadrack Keys, Providence. One Deed, fecond Bank.

Jofeph James, Newport. One Deed, fixth Bank.

Jfaac Brayton, Newport. One Deed, fixth Bank.

John Gould, Newport. One Deed, fixth Bank.

Newport, OBober 28, 1759.

Peter Bours,

Job Randal,
Jmmanuel Northup*

The following is a Lift o£Non E/l Bonds, in the Grand Committee's Office,
belonging to the County oi' Providence. The Mortgage Deeds, to which faid
Bonds belong, are ordered to be fued by the Committee appobted for that
Purpofe, viz.

Peter

OBober 1759.

Peter Button, three Deeds in Gloucejler. Eighth Bank, and two of the Old

Tenor.
Abraham Saline, one Ditto, In Ditto. Eighth Bank.
Elijah ^Deari, one Ditto in Providence. Eighth Banlc

*rhomas Herrandeen, three Ditto in Smith^eld. Sixth, feventh and cigth Bankj.
yohn Hopkins, one Ditto ia Providence. Eighth Bank.
Elijah Inman, two Ditto in Glocejler. Eighth Bank.
Samuel Ladd, one Ditto in Providence. Seventh Bank.
^edebiah Olney, one Ditto in Smithfield. Sixth Bank.
William Phillips., one ditto in ditto, Si.sth Bank.
Peter Roberts, one ditto in Providence. Sixth BarJc
Refolved IVaterman, one ditto in ditto. Seventh Bank.
John Rhodes, one ditto in Scituate. Sixth Bank.
yohn Thornton, four ditto in ditto. Sixth and feventh Banks.
Ebenezer Lie-u>s, one ditto in ditto. Eighth Bank.
yonalhan IVaid, one ditto in Glocejler. Fifth Bsnk.
James fValling, one ditto in ditto. Fifth Bank.
!David ff^aters, one ditto in ditto. Old Tenor.
Refolved Jf'aterman, one ditto in Providence. Old Tenor.
*David Aldrich, one ditto in Glocejler. Eighth Bank.
Stephen Thornton, one ditto in Providence. Fifth Bank.
John Trayce, two ditto in ditto. Third and fourth Bank*.
Jonathan Salisbury, one ditto in Glocejter. Fifth Bank.
John Salisbury, one ditto in ditto. Fifth Bank.
Ebenezer Sprague, one d'tto in ditto. Fifth Bank.
JVilliam Burrough, one ditto in Providence. Five Bonds,
Robert Briggs, one ditto in Scituate. Five Bonds.
Samuel Burlingame, one ditto in Providence. Five Bond?.
Roger Burlingame, one ditto in drtto. Fifth Bank.
Jmmanuel Roufe, one ditto in Smithfield. Si>:th Bank.
Jofeph Place, one ditto in Glocejler. Fifth Bank.
John Pearce, one ditto in ditto. Fifth Bank.
Zechariah Eady, three ditto in ditto.
Samuel Gary, one ditto in ditto. Fifth Bank.
Philip Smith, one ditto in Providence. Fifth Bank.
George Tkompfon. two ditto in Glocejler. Third and fifth Banks.
Henry Aldrich, one ditto in Smilhfeld. Old Tenor.
"Daniel Hicks, three ditto in Glocejler.
William Thornton, one ditto in ditto. Fourth Bank,
*David Herrindeen, one ditto in Smithfield. Fifth Bank.
John Walton, one ditto in War-wick. Fifth Bank.
^ary Rhodes, one ditto in Providence. Third Bank.
Margaret Tinion, one ditto in ditto. Fifth Bank.

Neupsrt, OHober 28th, 1759.

Peter Bours,
Job Randal,
Immanuel Northup^

" The following is a Lift of Ncn ejl Bonds belonging to theCounty o^ King's
County. The Deeds, to which faid Bonds were given, are to be put id
Suit, by Order of the Committee appointed for that Purpofe.

Norih-

OEiober 1 759.

North- King fttmn.

John Albro, four Deeds in North-King ftown. Two of the third. One of the

fourth, and one of the fifth Banks.
Benjamin Hyams, one ditto in ditto. In the Fifth Bank.
Ezekiel JVhitfori^s Deeds in ditto. All to be fued.
E,lnathan Sweet, one ditto in ditto. New Tenor.
yohn Gould, one ditto in ditto. Fourth Bank.
Benjamin Sweet, two ditto in ditto. Fifth ditto and fecond.
Thomas fakeways, one ditto in ditto. Fifth ditto.
"Job Lawion, two ditto in ditto. Fifth and feventh.
Thomas Eldred, one ditto in ditto. Old Tenor.
William Allen, one ditto in ditto. Second Bank.
JVilliam Havens, one ditto in ditto. Second ditto.
Charles Brov/n, one ditto in ditto. Old Teuor.
yohn Groonet, one ditto in ditto. Old Tenor.
Samuel Reynolds, one ditto in ditto. Sixth Bank.

South- King ftown.

Henry Knowles, all his Deeds to be fued.

Ebenezer Niles jun. three Deeds in ditto, two of the fifth and one of the fixth

Banks.
Ichabod Potter, one ditto in ditto. . Fifth Bank.
Samuel Worden, two ditto of ditto. Fourth and fifth Banks.
Jeremiah Clarke, two ditto of ditto. Fourth and fifth ditto.
Aaron Milliman, one ditto of ditto. Fifth ditto.
Charles Dickenfon, one ditto of ditto. Fifth ditto.
Jeremiah Fijhh Deeds of ditto. All to be fued.
Thomas Potter, one ditto of ditto. Fifth Bank.
Chrijlopher Helme, one ditto of ditto. Second ditto.
Stephen Gardiner, one ditto of ditto. Fourth Bank.
Benajah Carr, one ditto of ditto. Sixth ditto.

Wefterly,

Jojhua Chamtlin, one ditto in Wefierly. Fifth Bank.

Ifaac Sheffield, oUVeJlerly. All his Deeds to be fued,

James Cwfy, one ditto of ditto. Fifth Bank.

John Pooler, one ditto of ditto. Fifth ditto.

Roger Elderton, one ditto of ditto. Fifth ditto.

Richard Bennet, one ditto of diuo. Fifth ditto.

Thomas Rogers, one ditto of ditto. Fourth ditto.

Jfaac Thompfon's Deeds of ditto. All to be fued.

William Lewis of JVeflerly, one Deed. Fourth Bank.

Chrijlopher Champlin, of ditto, one Deed. Fourth ditto.

Jonathan Max/on, of ditto's Deeds. All to be fued.

Clement JVejl, of Charlejlown, two Deeds. Sixth and eighth Banks.

Caleb Church of ditto, two Deeds. Seventh and eighth ditto.

James Hyarns o? Exeter, two Deeds. One New Tenor, and one Old Tenor.

Edward Wing of Sandwich, one ditto. Seventli Bank. The Land lieth in

Exeter.
William Bently of Wefl-Greenwich, one Deed Seventh BanL

Newport, OBober 28th, 1759. Peter Bours,

Job Randal,
Jmmanuel Northup^

NEWPORT.

Neu-pjrt.

Thomas Salter
Thomas Brooks
Benjamin Belcher
Richard and Daniel

Chadwick
James Gardner
Jofeph Gardner
"V/illiam Gardner
William Jones
Jofcph James
Shad. Keys
Jofcph Knowlton
Eliflia Weft
William Wall
J.. Lillibridge
James Peckhara
Samuel Mott
William Phillips
William Allen
John Wall
John Wall
Samuel Dunn
Jofeph Rogers
John V/eHgate
Jofeph James
T. Wrightington
Sarah Sweet
N. Coddington
Eb. Sheppard

OSIober 1759.
N E IV P O R T.

Bcndi. Pounds,

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Port/mouth.

Bonds. {Pounds.

Jofhua Coggefliall
Jofeph Cogge/hall
Nathaiiiel Hal!
Thomas Freeborn
John Slocum
John Slocum
John Slocum
James Strange
Thomas Hicks, Jun.
Thomas Hicks, Jun.
Thomas Lawton
Jeremiah Talman
]ercmiah Talman

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John Slocum, Jun.
Jcanr.a Bennet
William Hall, Jun.
Nathaniel Hall
Joanna Bennet.

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OElober 1 759.

'Jamejl.

ame town.

Samuel Rathbunjun.
Thomas Mitchol
Henry Goddard
Jofeph Mitchel
Thomas Cranfton
William Batty
Thomas Eldred
Thomas Scranton

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3

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James Sweet
James Sweet
John Gjngdon
John Mumford, Jun.
William Lewis
William Lewis
Benajah Carr
Daniel Hix
Daniel Hix
Richard Thornton
William Thornton
Jonathan Salisbury
John Thornton
Jofias Spink
Samuel Whaley
Zechariah Eddy
Daniel Fifk
Jofeph Place
Jeremiah Thornton
John Peirce, M.
Thomas Walling
John Dollaf
Jonathan Wade
John Thornton
Samuel Carey, M.
Jeremiah Thornton
Jeremiah Tiiornton
Jeremiah Thornton

iV. Kirgftown.

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New Tenor.

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New Tenpf.

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South-Kingjloivn

Bonds.

Pounds.

Jofeph Power
John Webfter
Ralph Woolman
John Pearfe
John Pearfe
William Huftor»
William Hufton
Johu White

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OBober 1759.

\

Wil liamRemington

of Providence
James Charnplin

of Weflerh
Wm. Claik, "ihe i^

of Wcflerly
Benjam'm Brand
James Covey
James Covey
Robert Briggs
Francis Robin Ton
"William. Brand
Caleb Pcndieton,Jiin
Thomas Rogers
Jedediah Collins
John Lovelefs
Jedcdiah Collins
Jedcdiah Collins
Jofeph Maxfon, Jun.
JofephMaxfbn.the 3
Jofliua Chaniplin \

of i-P'efferly <

Jofiiua Champlin

of Wejleily
Willtam Lewis
William Lewis

Providence

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John Thornton
Daniel Aldrich
Jofeph Place, M.
JonathanSalisbury, M
John Pray
Peter Button, M.
Samuel Carey
Jonathan Wade, M.
Jam. Stafford, Sn'/wfl/f.
John Gibion
John Salisbury, M.
Thomas StatFord

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Thomas Jackwife
Benjamin Mowrcy

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o
o
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1733
I73I

1733
I73I
1737
1738

'733
1731

William

O&oki

^759'

William Eldred, jun.
Benjamin Sweet
Benjamin Sweet
James Brayman
James Brayman
James Brayman
Henry Hill
James Sweet, Jun.
Jeremiah Baley
James Sweet
James Eldred
Ebenezer Cahoon
Robert Hopkins
Jofeph Rodman
Timothy Wordin
Ichabod Enos
Nedebiah Olney \

of SmithfieU, M. 3

lo

3
I

3

8
I
2

5
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6

2

6

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1729

'733
1731

1733
1728

1731
1731
^1741
1738
1738

1728
1738
1743

1 741
1741

1.738
1739

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New Tenor.
New Tenor.

South-Ktngjlown. Bonds.

Pounds

\wben
Igiven

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Henry Knowles i 6100

JohnMumford i 2 17 o New Tenor

Aaron Milliman

Aaron Milliman

Ebenezer Smith

Jeremiah Filh

Jeremiah Fiih

CharlesDickinfon,jun

CharlesDickinfbnjun. 6 400

Charles Dickinlon i 3 700

Edward Enos | i o j 8 New Tenor.

Edward Eno? \ 21150

Edward Enos I 1 i ^ o o

I

I

9
6

I

2

2
a
6

3
I

2

1

6

2
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17

7
2

4

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3

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17
12

17

5

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8 9

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1744

1733
1728

1733
J733
1733
1731
1733
1734
I74J
1738
1738

Newport, OBober 28, 175:9.
The above and foregoing is a Lift of Treafurer's Bonds returned Nan efl in'
ventujt Peter Sours,

"Job Randal,
Immarwel Nor t hup**

Unto which Reports was added the following Account, to wit,

7 he Colony, — -^

To our Time and Trouble as follows.
To Job Randall, Efq; Six Days, at £.6 fer Day,
To Jmmamtal Northup, Efq; Five Days, at ^^.4
To Peter Bours. Efq; Four Days, at ^.4.

Dr.

/. 36 o o

20 o o
1600

£.1^ o o

Peter Bours,

Job Randall,
Immanuel Northup."
And the Prcmifes being taken into Confidertlon, // is Voted and Kefolved,
That the foregoing Reports be, and the fame are hereby accepted, and that the
above Account be allowed and paid unto Peter Bours, job Randal and Imnanuel
Northup, Efqrs; out of the General Treafury.

And

05lobcr 1759.

.4r.d\t IS farther Voted and Refohed, That b11 and every of the Mortgage
Deeds, ill ihe faid Reports mcmioned, be put in Suit by the Grand Committee, at
the next Inferior Court in each refpe^ive County ; and that the Tenth and Intereji
Bondi be annexed unto each of t'ne faid Deeds refpe^ively. Ami alfo that the
Committee who figned the aforefaidReports, be continued with Othniel Gorton ^'Eic^,
in Order to complear the Bufinefs, which theCommiitee herein firft mentioned were
appointed to.

"What folioweth is a Report made by the Gentlemen who figned it,

" We the Subfcribers being by the General Affembly appointed to examine the
Accounts of JahUel Brentor, Efq; with this Colony, beg Leave to report ; That
after lakicg great Care and Diligence in fearehing the Records and Papers relating
ID faid Affair, We find the following Articles, which appear to us to be Miftakes
in the laid Account, viz.

In June 1736, is charged againft the Colony, the Sum of
j^. 1330 ; and afterwards, in "January 1739, the fame Sum
is included in the Sum of j^.22, 577 % o, charged againft
the Colony. - - - ;^'33°oo

In February 1737, is charged the Sum of j£. 2067 10, which
appears to have been received of MclVirs.Coddinglon, Updihe
and Gi7/-/'jfr/m fmallBills emitted to exchange lornMoney. 2067 10 o

Alfo we find charged the Sum of ^.:i^jo and faid to be in the
Hands of MefHrs. Coddingion and Updike : We are cjf Opi-
nion faid Sum ought to have been charged againfl them,
and not the Colony. - - 370 o o

Mr. Brenton charges _^.8o for Mr. Richard fVard's Mort-
gogp, and fays, there were no Bonds given. But we find
on the Ba-ck of the Mortgage, Mr. Brentorth Receipt for
two Tenths. - - - - 16 o o

Mr. Brsntor, charges £,.20 for one Bond of ff'illiamRanduPi.
On the Back of theMortgage appearTen feperateReceipts,
figned by Mr. j5;f;?/o/?, and the laft in full. - 20 o o

Mr. Br^nlon charges £^. 100 for the Balance due on Colonel
Updike^ Deed (2d Bank) We find by the Lift, that Col,
Updjke returned of the Deeds and Bonds, by him received
of Mr. Brerton, on Account of four Bonds, ;^.ioo. So
that we think it highly probable the fame was included in
Mr. Updike\ Receipt to Mr. Brenton. And if fo,faid Sum
is twice charged - - - 100 o o

We find charged by Mr Brenton, for Judgments unfatisfied,
viz. Tjar-.iel ^bbot ^nd George LaTvtcn, £^.11<) los. Mr.
Bours informed one of us, that he would produce aReceipt
that faid Sum was paid. - - -1 39 too

"We find. aJfo a large Sum charged, in Grofs, for Judgments
unfatisfied ; and alfo fcvcnl particular Judgments unfatjsfi-
ed. And we arc at a LoJs to know if the Particulars are
not included in the general Charge.

We would alfoobferve, that in June l-^ii, we find a Vote
that ^.1590 5J. be burtir,and the fame is accordingly char-
god by Mr. Brenton as burnt. But that it was ever btirnt,
wc find no Proof, but faid Vote only ; except the marginal
Notes be allowed for Proof And what feems to us anAr-
gument that it never was burnt, is, that Mr. Breiton\ tirfl:
Charge is for £.66,0-; \ 15 6; which Sum wc find to be
received, exclufive of faid 2^.1590 p. to which if there be

F added

QElober 1 759.

added ^.65 13 197, which was received byMeffirs.iiijyziTrj,
Bours, and orhers.in y*/;?? I745' *'" make ^.72385 15 i;
which is exaftly the Sum that faidMeflii s. Hafzard, Boxrs,
&c. report to be the whole Sum that had been received and
burnt at that Time. ... ^^.15^0 •;

"U'e alfo find, by a Report in 1 741, that the Coinriiittee took
Notes of Mr. Brerton forj^.3293 4 5, which ihey left in
his Hands; and the Committee that received the Money
fay, that tbcy received ^".31 1 1 4 4 ; fb that there is a
Mtftalceof — 182 0

And the fame is noted in rhc Mar^iD of the Recofds.

o

/•5815 5 I

We alfo find a Lifl of Mortgage Deeds which Co\.Updike received of Mr, Brea'
ton, amounting 10^.4,680 134; and we apprehend the fame may be included
in Mr. J?/-f;?/i/;'s Charge of the Balance, due from Co\. Updike : And if fo, it is
wrong : But have no: had Time thoroughly to examine the fame.

As to the Charge of CommilTions, Houfc-Rencs, Journeys to Bsjlon, Salem, &:cj
amounting in the firft Account 10^/^.6,543 8 6 ; and in the other to ^^.7, 01 2 i 3 7.
Whatever Parr thereof appears to be due, we apprehend oitglit to be paid out of
the General Treaftiry., and not tafcen out of the Liuii Money,

There are feveral other Articles, which, from the Difficulties and Intricacies
^ftending tliJs Affair, we have iwst been able fully to examine.
All vvhicli js humbly iubraitted by

Gideon Comlhck,
yob Randall,
J a. Heme:'

And the faid Report being taken into Confideration, // is Voted and Rcfohei^
That the fame he and hereby is accepted ; and that the Committee who made it,
I be further continued, that they may conipleat the Bufmefs for which thev were
appointed.

Whereas Gideon Foxvler exhibited anAccount by him charged againft theCotony,
for attending, as a Waiter, on fbe General Aflembiy, four Days, at the SefTion
begun and holden at South-Kuig/lozvn, the laft Wednefday of O^obtr One Thou-
fand ieven Hundred and hfty-feven ; and as many during the prefent Sefllon : And
the faid Account being duly examined, // is Voted and Rtfoked, That the fame be
and hereby is allowed ; and that Sixteen Pounds, the Amount thereof, be paid the
laid Gideon Fo-wler out ot the General Treafury.

An ACT to prevent bringing The Murrain into
this Colony, from North^Carolina.

TJf7^HE.RF.AS there is a contagious "Dijlemper a! this Time, raging among

' ^ the Horned Cattle in North-Carolina, ivbich may prove of pernicious Coii'

fe^uence is the Inhabitants of this Government, if brought into t be fame ;

end of this there is great Danger, by Reafon large Quantities of Hides are brought

into the Colony, by Vejfels trading to and from that Province,

For Prevention whereof ;

Be it EnaSlei by this General Affembly, and by the Authority of the fame. It is
Enacled, That from and after the Publicaxion of tbi? Aft, no Mafter or Comman-
der

Ociober 1759.

dcr of any Ship or orhcr VelTel, coming into any Port, Haven, River or Creek with-
in this Colony, from the Vrow\nce of Nort/i-Quo/i/iiJ aforeGid, /hall import and land
any green oruntanned Hide or Hides, on any Pretence what (oever.

^nd be it farther enaBed by the ^uihorlty aforefcid, That if the Mailer or other
Commander of any Ship, or other VefTel, Oiall import into and land in any Port,
Haven, River or Creek, within tlii? Colony, any green or untanned Hide or
Hides, from the Province of North-Carolina aforetbid, fuch Mailer or Commaii*
der fhall forfeit and pay the Sum of One Hundred Pounds Lawful Money, to
and for the Ufe of the Government ; to be recovered by the General Treafiirer,
by Bill, Plaint or Information, in the Court of Common Pleas of the County in
which the OlTence fhall be committed. And the Offender /liall not be allowed
any Eflbign, Proteftion or Wager of Law.

^dnd he it farther enacled by the Authority aforefiid^ That the Colle^or and
Naval-Officer of this Colony, fhall, at the Time of Entry, adniinillcr the following
Oath to every Mafler or Commander of any Ship or other Velfcl, that lliall arrive
at or come into any Port, Haven or Creek, within this Colony, from the Province
o? North-Carolina aforefaid.

" yOif A. B. do felcmrj.y S-^o'ear, that you have net, directly cr indireclly, fince
the Publicalion of this AB, landed in any Port, Haven or Creek -within this
Colony, any green or untanned Hide or Hides, imported from the Province ij/'North-
Carolina. So help you GOD."

And this Aft fhall be immediately publiflied, and a Copy of the fame fee up iij
publick View, in the Offices of the CoUcftor and Naval- Officer.

// ts Voted and Refilved, That all Bufinefs lying before this Adembly unfi-
niflied, be, and the fame Ls hereby referred unto the next SeiTion. That the Secre-
tary publifh the Afts and Orders now made and palTed, by Beat of Drum, in the
Town of Newport, in Ten Days after the Riling of this Aflembly ; and within
Forty, fend Copies of the fame unto the feveral Officers, who, by the Laws of this
Colony, are appointed to receive and lake Charge of them ; and that this Afficmbly
be, and hereby is adjourned to the laft Monday oi February next.

GOD Save the KING.

Publijhei according to Order, the feve?ith 'Day of November, One Thoufand
feven Hundred and Fifty-Nine, by

Tho. Ward, Sea-clary.

A true Copy duly examined ;

Witness. M/^/^/^^/^cy

Printed at Bofion iii New-England,^ ^y Fdes^ Gill, 1760.

FEBRUARY, 1760.

At the General Affembly of the

Governor and Company of the Englijh
Colony of Rhode-IJland^ and Providence
Plant at ions ^ in Nevo^ England^ in America ^
begun and hold en by Adjournment at South-
Kingstown^ within and for the faid Colony,
on Monday the Twenty-fifth of February^
in the Year of our Lord, One Thoufand
Seven Hundred and Sixty, and Thirty-third
of the Reign of His Moft Sacred Majefty
George the Second, by the Grace of GOD,
King of Great^Britaifij and fo forth.

PRESENT

The Hon, Stephen Hopkins, Efq; Gov.

The" Hoi>. John Gardnek, Efq; Deputy Governor.

James Honyman, Efq-,
Jabez Bowen, Efq;
WiLtiAM Richmond, Efq;
Joseph Edmunds, El'qi

>
B

s

Jonathan Randal, Efq-,
Francis W.illet, Efq;
Henry Gardner, Efq-,
The Secrbtary.

D E P U 1^ I E S of the feveral TOWNS.
The Hon. Job Randal, Efq; Speaker j

NEWPORTj

Mr. Gideon JVanton, jun.
Mr. Jokn ypfouy
Peter Sours, Efq;
Col. jfofepb Wantony
Capt. Daniel Ayrault,
Mr. William Read.

PROVIDENCE ;

Capt. Jfaiah Hawkins,
Mr. 'Jofeph Turpin,

^,>^ Daniel JenckeSy Efq;

,^T^J G/VfO^i Ccmjiock, Efq-
Portfrnouth ;
Mr. John Shearman, iun.'
Mr. ^hcrnas Browne!,
Mr. Enoch Butts.

Warv.'ick ;
Capt. Randal Rice,
Mr. -James Rhodes,
Mr. Thomas IV i ekes,

Major

February^ iy6o.

Maj. Henry Rm.
Wefterly ;
Jojhua Babcock, Efq;
Capt. Nathan Bahcock,
Ncwfhoreham ;
None.
North- Kingftown ;
Col. Immafiuel Northup,
Capt. Daniel Fones .

South-Kin-gfto-w'n j
Rowland Robin/on, Efq;
Lieut. Col, Jofeph Hafzari,

Eafl:-Greenwich i
Maj. John Arncld,
William Spencer, Efq;

Jameftown j
Mr. John Eldred,
Mr. Jofiah Arnold, ]un.

Smithfield i
Thomas Arnold, Efq;
Mr. Jofeph Monvrey, jun,

Scituate ;
The Speaker.
Jeremiah Angel, Efq;

Glocefter ;
Mr. Silas Williams,
Mr. Oliver Arnold,
Charleftown ;
Gideon Hoxfie, Efq;
Mr- Jojeph Hoxfie.

Weft-Greenwich j
Capt. Charles Carr,

Coventry ;
Mr. Thomas Stafford, jpn.

Exeter j

Capt. John Reynolds.
Job Tripp, Efq;

MiddletowQ ;
Mr. Samuel Bal€y,\\ir\:
Mr. John Clarke.
Briilol ;
Jofeph RMffel, Efq;
Mr. Simon Davis.

Tiverton :
Phili/> Tabor, Efq;

Little-Compton ;
William Hall, Efq;
Capt. Benjamin Simmom.

Warren;
Ebenezer Cole, Efq;
Maj. JoJiah Hampbrey.

Cumberland ;
Job Bartlet, Efq;
Jeremiah Whipple, Efq;

Richmond ;
Jofeph Clarke, Efq;
Edward Perry, El'q;

Cranfton ;
Capt, Edward Arnold,
LieuL Col. John Potter.

Hopkinton ;
Capt. John M'Coon,
Mr. Roger White,
Johnfton ;
Thomas Owen, Efq;
John Waterman, Elq;

Josi AS Lyndon, Efq; Clerk of the Lower Houfe.

/

T IS VOTE D AND RESOLVED, That Capt.

Jofiah Arnold, with Mefli'rs William Read and Peter Harrifon, be,
and they are hereby appointed to put the Light-Houfe into good Repair ;
and that the Charge thereof be paid out of the Light-Houfe Money.

A N D farther it is Voted and Refolved, That the aforefaid Mr. Read,
Capt. Daniel Ayr ault, zT\6.}iit. Gideon Wanton, jun. or the major Part
of them, be, and hereby are conlHtuted a Committee, to audit the Ac-
counts of the Naval Officer, rc(^&&a\gi\\c Light-Houfe, and make Re-
port unto this Aifembly at their next Seiiion.

An

February^ 1760.

An A C T augmenting the Duties on Veffels for the better Support of

the Ligbt-Houfe.

TJ/'HE RE AS the Light-Houfe at Bea\'er Tail h at this Time very
^''^ much out of Repair j and it batb been found by Experience, that *►
the Duties arijing on the Navigation of the Cohiy, are not fujficientfor the
Maintenance of tbefaid Ligbt-Houfe^

DE it therefore EfiaQedby this General AJJembly, and by the Authority
■^ of the fame, It a Ena^ed, That for the Repairing, and better Mainte-
nance and Support of the aforefaid Light-Houfe, the Duty on Veflels
in this Colony fhall be, and hereby is augmented to the Sum of Three
Pounds Old-Tenor, on every Coafting VelTel, and to Eight Shillings of
the like Money /'fr Ton, on all other VeiTels.

And the Secretary is required to fend a Copy of this Adl unto the
^avab-Officer, upon the Rifing of this AlTembly.

Whereas David JVilkinfon, of "Provideyice, in the County of
Providence, Efq; exhibited unto this AiTembly an Account of One Hun-
dred and Thirty-five Pounds by him charged againft the Colony, for
the Ufe made of his Houfe by the Juftices of the Inferior Court of Com-
mon Pleas, and General Seflions of tht Peace, which began and was
holden at Prorcidence, within and for the Count); aforefaid, on the third
Tuefday oi December laft : And the faid Account being duly examin-
ed, // is Voted andRefohed, That Ninety Pounds thereof be allowed and
paid the laid David WiJkinfon out of the General Treafury.

It is Voted andRefohed, T\\2X\S David JVilkinfon, Efq; late Shcriflf
of the County of Providetice, fhall negledt to pay into the General
Treafury, what is due from him to the Colony by the Middle of April
next, the Treafurer be, and he is hereby dire(5led, andflilly impov/ered
to fue the faid David for the fame.

Itif VotedandRefolved, Th^t James Sheffield, Immanuel Northup,
and Jofepb Lippit, Efqrs. and Mi'. Simon Peafe, jun. be, and they, or
any Two of them, are hereby appointed a Committee, to audit the Ac-
counts of the Committee of War, as well M'ith Regard to what they have
received as to what they have paid, lince they were firft chofen ; and
fnake a fair State of the whole of the laid Accounts (both Debt and Cre-
dit) that have accrued fince the Commencement of the prefent War,
wid lay the fame before this AiTembly at their next SefBon.

An ACT for raiftng Twelve Hundred Dollars, in Order to re-efta-
blifh the Library, lately confumed by Fire, in the Town of Provi'
dence.

T/f/^H ERE AS the Proprietor s of the aforefaid Library preferred a
^ Petition and reprefented unto thisAffembly, That almofl all the Books,
and Papers cf which the faid Libraryivas compofed, loere, with the Book-
Cafes, dejlroyed, when the Court-Houfe in faid Providence was burnt ;
and thereupon prayed for Liberty to put forth a Lottery fujicient to raife
Twelve Uvnared Mill'd Dalian for re-ejlablifiing the faid Library.

Upon

February^ 1760.

Upon ducConfideratbn whereof, and as the Re-eflablifhing of the afore
faid Library is of a Public Nature, tending to promote Virtue, and
tl^e Good of Mankind,

73 £ It EmSted by this General Afjtmhly, andhy the Authority of the
■^ fame. It is EnaBed, That the Proprietors of the late Library, call-
ed and Jcnown hy the Name of, The Providence Library, which
was deflroyed as aforefaid, be, and they hereby are authonzed, and ful-
ly im powered to open and fet up a Lottery in me Town of Providence,
confiAing oi^ivelve Thoufand Dollars ; out of which a DeduQion of
'Ten per Or?/, fhall be made, for raifing'the aforefaid Sum of Twelve
Hundred Dollars, to be by the faid Proprietors apphed toward purchafuig
Books for re-eftablifhing the faid Library, and defraying the Charges of
the faid Lottery, which is to confift of Six Thoufand Tickets, at Two
Dollars each, whereof One Thoufand. Five Hundred and Twenty-nine
to be fonunate, to wit.

I

of

500

is

500

I

of

aoo

is

20c

5

of

lOO

are

5C0

10

of

5?

are

500

15

of

4<5

are

600

25

of

30

are

750

30

of

20

are

600

100

of

xo

are

1000

120

of

8

are

960

^5^

of

6

are

906

1071

of

4

are

4284

1529

io,8co

4471

Tickets at

Two Dollars

each.

i2oofortheLibr

6000

12,000

AND be it further F.naEied by the Auikcrity aforesaid. That Benjc-
minjCuJhingt and Samuel Nightingale, Efqrs. Mefs'rs Darius Sejfions^
Baulfion Brayton^ Job Sweeting, zndtJofephTurpin, be, and they are
hereby chofen Dire(ilors, and fully impowered to fign the Tickets to be
iffued in Confequence ofthisA<5l, and fo draw the Lottery aforefaid j
pay off the Prizes ; to adt, and do all Things nccefiary for compleat-
ing the Bulinefs unto them committed ; and Ihall alfo be t:nder Oath,
and give Bond with fuificient Sureties, for the faithful Performance and
Difcharge of the Truft aforciaid.

AND be it farther EnaHed by the Authority aforefoid. That for the
better facilitating, and more fpeedy filling up faid Lottery, if any Pcr-
fon who is not a Member of the faid Propriety, will purchafe Sixty Tic-
kets of the faid Lottery, tlie faid Perfon ihall be intitled to a full Right
in faid Library, and all Benefits and Immunities with the former Pro-
prietors.

AND be it farther EnaSled by the Authority aforefaid. That the faid
Lottery ihall be filled, ana the Drawing commence on the firlt Mon-
day

February^ 1760

di^y oi September ntiSX, orfooner, if full, before that Time. And, in
Order that there may be no Delay, all luch Tickets as fball remain un-
fold in the Hands of the Diredors, on the firft of Auguji next, ihall be
equally divided among all the Members of the faid Library ; and each
of them fhall depofit the Value of his, or their Part or Parts, in Money,
or give fuch other Security as the Dire<Sors fhall think, proper to take :
And all and every Peribn and Perfons that refufe or negleiit to receive
his or tlieir Proportion or Propoptions of the Tickets ib left, until after
tlie Fifteentli Day of the faid Month of ^i^'^/^, fhall be forever exclud-
ed, and have no Right, Beoefit, or Interell, in the faid Library} any
Law. Ufage, or Cuflom, to the contrary in any wife notwithftanding.

AND be it farther EnaSied by the Authority afore faid. That all Ad-
venturers in the faid Lottery fhall be intitled to fuch Prizes or Number
of Dollars, as fhall be drawn againfl the Number of his, her,
or their Tickets, and the fame fhall be paid by faid Dircdlors
in Twenty Days after drawing, without any Deduction : And the
Numbers of the fortunate Tickets (hill be pubhlhed in the Newport
Mercury, as foon as the Drawing of the faid Lottery fhall be compleated.

Whereas David Burr, who was keeper of his Majefty's Gaoi in the
County of Pr(?u/(/t?,7<r^, in the Year One Thoufand Seven Hundred and
Fifty-five, exhibited unto this Affembly, an Account by him charged
againft the Colony, for keeping the late Samuel Barikt a Prifoner m the
faid Gaol, committed by Order of the Superior Court, and one Sarah
Staples, by Order oifobn Dexter and feremiab Whipple, Eftjrs. two of
his Majefb)^'s JuflJces of the Peace in the Town oi -Cumberland; for the
Hire of three Men to guard the Gaol, by Order of Authority, nineteen
Nights, it being at the Time when Rliai Smith and fundry others were
committed on Account of counterfeiting Money ; for Drams, Firewood,
and Candles, furnifhed the Guard, and fo forth : And the faid Account
being duly examined, // ii Voted and Refolved, That the lame be, and
hereby is allowed, and that Eight)'-eight Pounds Nineteen Shillings,
the Amount thereof, be paid the faid David Burr out of the General
Treafury.

What follows is a Report of the Gentleman who figned it.

6 T T H E Subfcriber, being by the Honorable the General Afiera-
■*■ bly, appointed one of the Committee with Peter Boitrs, fob
Randal, and Imtnanuel Nortbup, Efqrs. to make Enquiiy into the Ge-
neral Treafurer's and Grand Committee's OfBce, concerning tlie non efi
Intcrefl and Tenth Bonds belonging to the County of JQnt, have in
Obedience to faid Appointment, carefully examined into faid Affair,
and found a large Number of faid Bonds, and have caufed Forty-one
Mortgage Deeds to be put in Suit at the Inferioi' Court of Common Pleas
begun and held at Eaji-Greenwicb, within and. for the County of Kent,
on the third Tuefday oi January lafl pafl, and have caufed faid non efi
Interefl: and Tenth Bonds to be annexed to each Mortgage Deed to
which they refpedrively belong : And there is fhll remaining a conlider-
able Number o'inon eft Bonds, the Mortgage Deeds to whidi fajd Bonds
belong cculd not be found in the Grand Committee's Othce when I was

B there -,

February^ 1760.

there; by which Reafon faid Mortgage Deeds are notyet put in Suit : But
Ihaveiince been informed, that Mr. Eenj. Nichols hath found feveral
offaid Mortgage Deeds that were miffing. I farther inform your Ho-
nors, that there is a great Number of mn eji Interefl; Bonds which were
out before the Year 1738, which I imagine cannot, by Law, be an-
nexed to the Mortgage Deeds. I find there are forty-five Bonds againft
John Dickinjhn under that Circumftance, amounting in the whole to
Seven Hundred and Forty-live Pounds Ten Shillings ; and there is like-
wife a confiderable Number of ?7W (ft Intereft Bonds agaiivft fundry other
Perfons that are upon the fame Foot that faid Dickinfons Bonds are.

Warivick, Feb. the 12th, A. D. 1760.

All which is fubmitted by Othniel GorTon."

Unto which Report, the faid Othniel Gorton (v^]dmtdL an Account by
him charged againft the Colony, for his Time, Trouble, and Expenccs,
in performing the Services in his Report mentioned. And the Premifles
being taken into Confideration, It is y'oted avd Rejblved, That the Re-
port aforefaid be, and hereby is accepted ; that the Account aforefaid
be allowed, and Sixty-one Pounds Ten Shillings, the Amount thereof,
paid the aforefaid Othniel Gonon, Efqr cut of the General Trcafury.

Whereas Jahez Bcnuen, "Job Tripp, and Jamei Hehne, Efqrs. were
appointed by this AlTembly, at their JaftSeffion, to enquire what Town
or Towns are by Law obhged to erect a Bridge over Hunt\ River, and
^0 forth. In Conformity whereto, the faid Jabez Bowen and Jama
iF/f//nf undertook tlie Service, and made a Report unto this Aficmbly,
adding an Account of Thirty-nine Pounds Nine Shillings and Four
Pence, charged againft the Colony, for their Time, Trouble, and "Ex-
pences : And the Premiiles being taken into Confideration, It is Voted
and Refolved, That the above-mentioned Report be not accepted, yet
the Sum aforeiaid, Ihail be paid the faid Jabez Bowen and James Uelme
out of the General Treafury.

And farther it is Voted and Refohedy That the Towns oi Warwick
and Eaft 'Greenwich eredt and maintain at their own Coft and Charge, a
good and fubftantial Abutment for a Bridge, on the North Side of
Hunt's River; thsX the To-wn of Norfb-Kingstown, at their own Coft
and Charge, eredt and maintain another good and fubftantial Abutment
for a Bridge on the South Side of the faid River : That the Abutments
to be fo eredted, fhall be thirty Feet afunder : And that the Govern-
ment at their own proper Coft and Charge, lay a good fubftantial
Wooden Bridge over the River aforefaid, from one of the faid Abut-
ments to theother.

It is Voted and Refohed, That Thomas Cranjlon, Peter Bours, and
JcbnTillinghaJl, Efqrs. be, and they, or the major Part of them, are
Jiereby appointed a Committee, to audit the Accounts of the General
Trcafurer, and make Report unto the Gencr al Aflembly as foon as con-
veniently may be.

What follows is a Report mad^ by the Gentlemen who figncd it.

'' Eafi-

February^ 1760.

"■ Eaft-Greenwkh, Feb. the i^h, A. D. 1760.
i C \ A/E the Subfcribcrs, being by the Honorable General AlTenibly,
' appointed a Committee to digeil and put in the bell Order we
could, the Papers, Files, and every Thing elfe belonging to the Office
of the Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Picas, and General
Seflions of the Peace, for the County of AV«/, and mai^e Report, have,
in Obedience to our faid Appointment, examined, digeilol, and put
in the beft Order we can, the aforefaid Papers, C^c. and jlind there are no
Judgments recorded iince yz//)' Term, A. D. 1754, and but a fmall
Part of the Cales tried at that Court. The Docquet for Jajmary Term,
1755, miffing, and likewife fome Deficiency in the Papers of almoft
every Court, iince it hath been a Court. Othntel Gorton.

D. HoWLAND."

Unto which Report, the Committee fubjoined the following Ac-
count, to wit :

" C 0 L 0 N K - - l)r..^

'Tp'O nine Days Service each, in examining and digefting faid Papers

■*■ at Five Pounds per Day each, £. 90 o o

Othniel Gokton, D. Howland."
And the Prcmiffes being taken into Confideration, It is Voted and
Refohed, That the aforegoing Report be, and hereby is accepted ; that
the above Account of the Committee be allowed, and the Sum of
Ninety Pounds by them charged againft the Colony, pakl unto the faid
Othniel Gorton and Daniel Howlandt Efqrs: out of the General Treaiury,

ItisVotedandRefched^ That Thomas Arnold, Efq^ and Mr. I^atba"
nUiyHfonht, and they are hereby appointed to receive of Col. John
Andrews, the Six Hundred Pounds which was granted by this Affembly
at their laft Seffion, to the Towns of Smthfield and Cumberland, for
repairing JVanfoket Bridge.

An A C T for raifmg One Tkoiifand Dollars by a Lotter}', in Order to
purchafe a certain Lot oi Land in the Town of Providencty whereon
to eredt a Court Houle.

JTf/'HE RE AS the General Afembly bath ordered a Court Houfe
'^^ to be ereSied in the Town of Providence, rchere a Lot of Land may
be piirchafed, very commodious and fuT,i able for Jetting the faid Court
Houfe upon, at the Price of One Thoufand Dollars,

n E it therefore EnaBedby this General Affembly., andhy the Authority
■*-* of the fame, It is EnaBed, That a Lottery of two Clafles be opened
and fet forth in the faid Town oi Providence, to raife the Sum of One
Thoufand Dollars for the Purpofe aforelaid, which (hall be drawn as loon
iis conveniently may be : And that the following be the Scheme of the
Firft Clafs, confifting of Three Thouland Three Hundred and Thirty-
four Tickets, whereof Nine Hundred and Seventy-nine are to be fortu-
nate, to wit :

1 of

February y 1760.

I of

200

is

200

I of

150

is

150

4 of

100

^re

400

6 of

SO

are

300

10 of

30

are

300

40 of

10

are

400

917 of

3

are

2751

979 P. tobe applied tow pu

rchafingtheLot, 500

2355 Blanks.

3334 Tickets, at z Dollar and an half, are 500 1

AND be it further EmSiedijy the /bithrhyaforejaid^ That Mefli'rs
Allin Br<imn, Nicholas Tillinghaji, Benjaniin Cujhing-, Darius SeJJions,
William Smithy and David Harris h^, and they are hereby conftitutcd
Directors ofnhe faid Lottery, with fliU Power to fign the Tickets, dif-
pofeof Jiefame, draw the Lottery, pay off the Prizes, and to do, adl,
tranfaft, and perform every other Thing needful and neceflary to be
done, afted, tranfadled, or performed, for finifhing and compleating
the faid Lottery j they giving Bond unto the General Tieafurer, for
the faithful Performance of the Trufl to them committed : Provided,
and this Adt is paflcd on Condition, that a good and lawful Deed of the
Lot aforefaid, be made to the Colony for the Ufe aforefaid

AND be it farther 'S.naSied, That the Act made and pafTed by
the General AiTembly, ait theji" Seilion begun and hoiden at Neviport,
on Monday the Eleventh of y«w laft, for railing Two Thouland Dol-
lars to build a Court Houfc in Providence^ and puichafe a Libraryhy
Way of Lottei^', be, and the fame is hereby repealed.

An A C T for raifing by Way of Lottery, the Sum of Tw^nty-fbunr
Thoufand Pounds, in Bills of Credit of the Old-Tenor, to be appro-
priated for the Erecting a handfom Buildings of two Stories, jn the
Town of Nenjuport ; the lower Part to be appropriated for a Market
Houfe jorexer^ and the upper to be made and converted into Stores-,
and fo forth.

Lf/'H E R E A S Mejfirs Henry Collins, Jofxas Lyndon, and
^^ Henry Ward, in Behalf of themfehes and others, the Proprietors
of the Long Wharf;/; theToicn s/' Newport, preferred a Petition , and
reprefented unto this Ajfefnbly, That the faid Proprietors being fenfble of the
getieral Benefit that "would accrue unto the faid Town, from a convenient
well ftuafed Market Houiie ; and taking alfo into Confideraiion, the great
Advantage the Poor of the faid Town -would^ in an efpecial Manner, reap>
from a public Grainary, did, at their Meeting hoiden on the twentieth
Day of the current Month, paf^ a Vote as folhweth, to wit : " That the
" Lot of Land in tievriport belonging to the Proprietors, being in Frorsf,
" w/io7? Thames Street, Thirty-eight Feet, and extending from faid Street
" JVeJierly, Fifty Feet ^ be, and it is hereby granted to the Toivn ^/' New-
" port, for erecting thereon a bcndjom Building : the loiver Part to be

«' appropriated

February^ 1760.

'' appropriated for a Market Houfe fotever, and to no other life whatfo-
«• e"jer^ unlefs it Jlxtll be fowid convenient to improve fome Part of it for d
" Watch lioufe, and that the upper Part offaid Building be tnade into
" convenient Stores for dry Goods, and let out to the beji Advantage ; and
" that all the Rents thereof together with all other Profits that Jhall arife
" onfaid Building, JJutll be lodged in the To%vn Treafury, to be applied to
" the pur chafing Grain, as a perpetual Fund for fupplying a public Grain-
" zvffcr the life offaid Town ; and that the faid Building be erected agree-
" able to a Plan tfjat Jhall be approved of by the Proprietors ; the Cojl of
'« luhicb to be efli mated at Twenty-four Thoufand Pounds Old-Tenor : And
" thatMcJi'rs Henry Collinsjoiias Lyndon, andHcnry Ward, be appointed
" a Cofnmittee to frefent a Petition to the General Affetnbly for a Lottery or
" Lotteries to raife that Sum, and fign the fame in Behalf of the Proprie-
' <■ tors, and alfo draw and frefent a Scheme to theAffembly with faid Pet it ion ."
And thereupon the faid Henry ColWns, Jofias Lyndon, c;;^ Henry Ward,
prayed for Liberty to open and fet forth a Lottery or Lotteries for the Ufes
aforejaid, and that the Direclors may be impoivered to divide the fame into
as many Claffes as they fhall think moji conducive for the propofed End.
And this Aflembly being delirous to countenance and encourage fo

laudable a DeCgn,
r\ O ENACT, and by the Authority vefled in them. It is EnaSied,
*^ That the Prayer of the Petitioners be, and the lame is hereby
granted, and the Scheme by them prefented, with their Petition, ap-
proved : And that Peter Bours, Thomas Cranfion, Jofms Lyndon, Efqrs.
MeiTi'rs 'John Wanton (^Son of Gideon) and Thomas Robinfon, Lieut. Col.
Job Bennet, and Mr. John Deckray, or any Five of them, be, and
hereby are conftituted Direftors to fign the Tickets, difpofe of the lame,
draw the Lottery, pay off the Prizes, and to do, ad, tranfad^, and per-
form every other Thing necelTary to compleat the Delign of railing a
fulRcient Sum for ereding and fanilhing the propofed Building : And
that the faid Diredtors give Bond to the General Treafurer for the
faithful Performance of the Truft repofed in them.

What follows is tlie Scheme of the Firll Clais of the Lottery hereby
granted. It was prefented with the Petition, and is to confill: of Six
Thoufand Six Hundred Tickets, at Six Pounds Old-Tenor each ; of
which Eighteen Hundred and Sixty-five are to be fortunate, as follow-
eth, to wit :

1800

1200

600

1500

1440

1440

1200

1980

4320

20520

X

of

x8oo

is

I

of

1200

is

X

of

600

is

5

of

300

are

6

of

240

are

8

of

180

are

10

of

I2Q

are

33

of

60

are

90

of

48

are

1710

Prizes

of
, amount

IS

to

are

1865:

4X45

Blanks.

36000

6600 at Six Pounds each, j^, 39600

Dcdudl for the Market Houfe, (^c. 3600

^. 36000 Whereas

February^ 1760,

Whereas Mr. 'jama Franklin exhibited unto this Aflembly, an Ac-
count by him charged againft the Colony, for printing the Adts and
Orders made and paffed by the General Aflembly at their Scffions in
February, May^ and yune laft ; for printing the Rate Bill ordered at the
SelEon laft mentioned, and for furniftiing Paper on thofe Occafions ; for
printing Two Hundred Proclamations and providing Paper, by Order
of his Honor the Governor, and for printing and providing Paper for
One Hundred Copies of the Bill propofed to be pafled into '* an Adt, for
vefting and diftributing Inteftate Eftates :" And the faid Accouat being
duly examined, // ii Vvtedand Refohed, That the fame be, and is hereby
allowed, and that Three Hundred and Forty Pounds, the Amount of
it. be paid the faid James Franklin out of the General Treafury,

An ACT for raifing One Thoufand able-bodied effedive Men, to
proceed on an Expedition againft his Majefty's Enemies flail remainmg
in Canada, and fuppiying the Treafury for the neceflary Charges
thereof.

pfyHE RE AS this Affembly bath receiv'd Ad-vice, by a Letter
^^ bearing Date the feventh Day c/' January /a/?, from the Right
IHonorable William Pitt, Efq-, one of his Maje^ys principal Secretaries of
State, That it is the King's Will and Pkafiire, that the War he fli II car-
ried on in North- America ; and that the moji vigorous and extenfii^e Efforts
be made for the Redu^ion of Montreal and othr Flaces in Canada, fill
remaining in the Enemy's Poffeffion : And being truly fcnfble of his Ma-
jeflys gracious Intentions therein, and ready to contribute their Ajffiance to
the utmoji of their Poiaer, and co-operate with the other Forces, for pro-
moting Jo important a Service^

nr'HEr DO enact, and by the Authority of this General
^ Affembly, It is EnaSied, That One Thoufand able-bodied effeBive
Men, Oncers included, be forthwith raifed in this Colony ; to be employed
in his Majefly's Service, until the End of the enfuing Campaign, and no
longer : That they be formed into one Regiment, over which fliall be
appointed one Colonel, one Lieutenant Colonel, and a Major, and
confift of Ten Companies ; each of which, fliall be commanded by one
Captain, two Lieutenants, and an Enlign, excepting three of die faid ten
Companies, which ihall be under the immediate Command of the three
Field Officers, and have only two Lieutenants and one Enfign to each :
All of whom ihall be chofen and appointed by this Aflembly. Provided
Neverthelefs, that no Officer fliall receive his Commiflion, until he fliali
have inlifted the fallowing Numbei- of Soldiers, to wit : Each Captain,
Twenty j each Firft Lieutenant, Fifteen ; each Second Lieutenant,
Twelve ; and eoch Enfign, Eight. Tet not-withjiattding the foregoing
Provifo, if any Officer fliall make it appear to the Governor and Coun-
cil, that he hath diligently and honeftly done his Duty, in endeavouring
to raife his Compliment of Men, he fnall receive his Commiflion, aldio'
he may have failed therein.

AND be it farther EnaSlcd by the Authority afcrefaid. That the faid
Officers of die Regiment fliall receive the following Monthly Wages

and

February^ 1760.

and Allowances io the Bills of this Colony called Lawful Money, and no
other, to wit : The Colonel, Fifteen Pounds ; the Lieutenant Colonel,
Twelve Pounds Thirteen Shillings and Six Pence ; the Major, Ten
Pounds Thirteen Shillings ; each Captain, Eight Pounds Twelve Shill-
ings and Six Pence ; each Lieutenant, Six Pounds Thirteen Shillings and
Six Pence ; each Enfign, Four Pounds Fourteen Shillings j each Ser-
geant zvA Drummer, Two Pounds Ten Shillings ', and each Corporal,
Two Pounds Five Shillings.

AND be it farther EnaSied by the Authority aforefaid. That Six
Shillings of the like Money be allowed and paid to any Officer, or other
Perfon, who (hall iplift a good able-bodied efFe(5live Soldier.

AND for the Encouragement of Men to inlift, Be tt further Enacted
by the Authority aforefaid. That every able-bodied effective Man, who
will inlift into this Service, (hall receive a Bounty of Nine Pounds Law-
fill Money, Six Pounds whereof to be paid on his Inliftment, and tht
Remainder at the Time of his marching ; and fhall alfo receive one good
Blanket, one Knapfack, and be provided with Billeting, from the
Time of his Inliftment until he leaves the Q)lony, at die Rate of Eight
Shillings Lawful Money per Week, and {hall receive Two Pounds
Lawful Money per Month Wages ; and farther, his Perfon, Eftate,
and Bail, ifanyhehath, (hall, during his Continuance in the Service,
be exempted from all Arrefbs and Executions, and releafed from Con-
finement for any Debt not exceeding Twenty Pounds Lawful Money,
due to one Pcribn.

AND for fupplying the Treafury with a Sum fiifEcient to carr}' this
hSi into Execution, Be it farther EnaSied by the Authority aforefaid.
That there be emitted and unmediately put into the Treafury, Sixteen
Tboufand Pounds Lmoful Money, to be printed from Types, and in the
following Form, to wit : " The Pofleflbr of this Bill (hall be paid by
" the Treafurer of the Colony oi Rhode-I/land, Thirty Shillings Laivful
" Money, at the Rate of Six Shillings and Nine Pence for one Ounce
" of Silver, W\th.\nt&rc^zi¥\vc per Cent, per Annum, on or before the
" tenth Dzy oi March, A. D. 1765. By Order of Alfembly, the tenth
" Day oi March, 1760."

AND be it farther EnaBed, That the faid Bilk be of the De-
nomination of Thirty ShiUings, Twenty Shillings, Ten Shillings, Five
"Shillings, Two Shillings, One Shilling, Nine Pence, and Six Pence :
That an equal Number of Bills of each Denominadon, be (truck off,
and figned by any Three of the Perfons heretofore appointed for figning
the Lawflil Money : Which Bills when (iniihed, ihall be received by
the Officers and Soldiers in all Payments for Bounties and Wages.

AND for the calling in and redeeming the faid Bills, It is farther
Enacted, That a Rate or Rates be affeffed and levied upon the Inhabi-
tants of this Colony, in fuch Time or Times, that the whole may be col-
Jedted and brought into the General Treafury in Seafon, lb as to redeem
the faid Bills, with the Intereft thereon, before or upon the tenth Day of
March, One Thoufand Seven Hundred and Sixty-five :- And that the
whole of the Rate or Rates to be made for that Purpofe, (hall be levied

in

February^ 1760.

in the fame Bills now ordered to be emitted, or in Silver at the Rate of
Six Shillings and Nine Pence ^tT Ounce, or in Gold at a proportionate
Value ; and that the Gold and Silver fo receiv'd into the Treafurj', be
immediately applied for the Redempticn of the Bills to be emitted by this
Aft.

AND be it farther Ena£ied by the Authority aforefaid. That for the
Payment of the Wages of the Officers and Soldiers to be raifed as afore-
faid, upon their Return from the Expedition, the Sum of Fifteen Thou-
fand Five Hundred and Forty-feven Pounds Lawful Money, be raifed
by a Tax, to be affefTed and levied upon the Inhabitants of this Colony,
in any of the Bills heretofore emitted, to be colleded and brought into
the Treaiury before or upon the laft Day of October next.

A ND be it farther EnaSled by the Authority aforefaid. That who-
ever fhall dlfcourage any Perfon from inlifting, and be convidted there-
of before any Juftice of the Peace in the County where the Offence is
committed, fhall be fined the Sum of Five Pounds Lawful Money, or
fuffer thirty Days Imprifonment

AND be it farther EnaSied by the Authority aforefaid. That who-
ever fhall fecrete, conceal, or carry off any Soldier injifled as aforefaid,
fhall fuffer all the Pains and Penalties to be infiided on fuch Offenders
according to the Laws of this Colony in thofe Cafes heretofore made and

provided.

AND be it farther Enacted by the Authority aforefaid, Thatwho-
focver fhall inlifl,, orperfuade, or entice any Perfon whatfocver, belong-
ing to this Colony, to inlifl into the Service of cither of the neighbouring
Governments, or Colony of iVlr^'-/cr^, for the enfuing Campaign, or
fhall be any Ways aiding or afTifhng therein, and be convidted thereof
before any Court of General Seffions of the Peace in this Colony, fhall
be fined Twenty Pounds Lawful Money : And the Jufliccs of the Peace
in this Colony,* are hereby required to apprehend and imprifon, or bind
over to the next Court of General Seflions of the Peace, in the County
where the Offence fhall be committed, all fuch Perfons as ihall be found
breaking this Law (his Majefly's regular Troops excepted) : And that
one Half of all the aforementioned Fines be lodged in die General Trea-
fury, for the Colony's Ufe, and the other Half paid to the Informers.

AND be it further E}ia£ied by the Authority aforefaid, That the Ge-
neral Treafurcr deliver unto the Committee of War, the Monies lodged
in the Treaiury in Ccnfequence of this Aft, or fo much thereof as they
may have Occalion of, for the Purpofes andUfes aforefaid : And that
the Committee of War have the fame Power and Airthority in all
Relpeft:3, for carrying this Adi into Execution, as they have at any
Time had by the Laws heretofore made : Excepting the Appointment
of OfBcers ; for which the Charter hath already prefcribed a Method.

WHf.reas there was exhibited unto this AfTe'mbly, an Account
charged againff the Colony by Mr. Richard Draper, oi Bofcn, in
the Province of the Maffachuftts-Bay, for furnifliing Paper and printing
Thirty-two Copies of the Afts and Orders made and paffed by the

General

February^ 1760.

General Affembly at their Seflion begun and holden at 'Eaji-Gremwich on
Monday the twentieth oi Auguft lart . And the laid Account being duly
examined, It is Voted and Refohfd, That the fame be, and hereby is
allowed, and that Four Pounds Ten Shillings Lawful Money of the
Province aforefaid, the Amount thereof, be paid the faid Richard out
of the General Treafury ; and that the Secretary draw the fame, and
fend it unto him.

Whereas there was exhibited unto this Affembly, an Account
charged againft the Colony by Mci^in Edes and Gi/l, oi Bcjhft, in tlie
Province of the Majfacbufetts-Bay, for furniftiing Paper and printing
ThJrty-tv»o Copies of the Adts and Orders made and pais'd by this
Affembly at theu" laft Seffion : And the faid Account being duly exam-
ined, Itii Voted and Refolved, That the fame be, and hereby is allowed,
and that Six Pounds Lawful Money of the Province aforefaid, the
Amount thereof, be paid the faid Rdei and GUI out of the General Trea-
fuiy ; and that the Secretary draw the fame, and fend it unto them.

An A C T in Addition to an Adt made and pafs'd by the General
Affembly of this Colony, at theu- Seffion begun and holden at New-
port, on the third Monday of ja«f. One Thoufand Seven Hundred
and Twenty-nine, entitulcd, " An Adforcllablifhing Inferior Courts
" of Common Pleas in the feveral Counties of tliis Colony,"

D E it Ena£}ed by ihii General Affembly, and by the Authority of the
-^ fame, It is Enacled, That each refpedive Superior Court of Judi-
cature, and InferiorCourt of Common Pleas, in the feveral Counties of this
Colony, fhall have full Power and Authority to pafs Fines and common
Recoveries as is ufuaJ in the Courts of Law in that Part oi Great-Britain
heretofore called England; any Law, Cuftom, or Ulage, to the contrary,
in anywife, notwithilanding.

It is Fated and Refohed, That when the Sterling Momy, granted by
Parliament, and allotted to ihis Colony, {hall arrive in America, his
Honor the Governor receive the fame, and giving proper Receipts, im-
mediately lodge it in the General Treafury, taking the Trealurer's Re-
ceipt therefor : And that the faid Money be by the Treafurer applied to
the Payment of fuch Money, of every Kind, as he hath hired of par-
ticular Perfons for the Colony's Ufe, and for redeeming all fuch Trea-
furer's Notes as are outflanding.

Whereas fob Clark o^CharleJicii-n, in the County oi Kings County,
preferred a Petition, and reprefentcd unto this Affembly, That about
Eleven o'Clock of the Night that enfued the fourteenth Day of this In-
ftant February, he bad the Misfortune to have his Houfe deftroyed by
Fire, with the greater Part of' his Houlliold Goods, all his Provifions,
Joiner's Tools, Three Hundred Pounds Worth of Joiner's Work ready
finiflied, and in Bills of Credit, to the Amount of Two Hundred and
Twenty-four Pounds Old-Tenor, Eighty-three Pounds whereof con-
Med of Old-Tenor Bills, and the Remainder was Lawful Money :
Wheraipon the faid fob prayed for Relief. On due Enquiry into, and

^ Conf'ideration

February^ 1760*

Confideration of the fubjed Matter of the Petition aforefeid. // // Vcted
andRefohed, That the Sum of Eighty-three Pounds Old-Tenor be al-
lowed the aforcfaid Job Clarke, and paid him by the Treaforer of the
Grand Committee, outof the Money paid in as Tenth; that the fame
be deemed as burnt ; and that the General Treafurer pay the faid Job
fo much Lawful Mojjey as is equal to the Sum of One Hundred and
Forty-one Pounds Old-Tenor, and charge the fame to fhe Colony.

Whereas it appears unto this AiTembly by the Oath of Stephen
Peckham oi Middktcwn, in the County of Newport, that in or about
tlie Month of Auguji- One Thoufand Seven Hundred and Fifty-eight,
he put loofe into his Pocket two Bills emitted by this Colony, to wit ;
one of Five Pounds, and the other was a Twenty Shilling Bill of that
Emiffion which pafleth Four for One, in all Nine Pounds Old-Tenor :
That the Garment in which faid Bills were put, was afterwards boiled
and wafhed in his Family, who knew nothing of the faid Bills being^ in
the Pocket : By Means whereof, the Bills were (o broken and crum-
bled, that he could make no Advantage of them : And the Remains
of the faid Bills being burnt in the Prefence of this Aflembly, // is Voted
and Refolved, That die Treafurer of the Grand Committee pay the afore-
faid Stephen Pf f/4/6tfw the Sum of Nine Pounds outof the Money paid
to the faid Treafurer for Tenths, and that the fame ba deemed as burnt.

Whereas Capt. fubez Cbamplin exhibited unto this AiTembly, an
Account by him charged againft the Colony, for repairing and cleanfing
a Number of Guns and Piflols belonging to the Government : And
the faid Account being duly examined. It is Voted and Refolved, That
the fame be, and is hereby allowed^ and that Fiity-one Pounds Nine-
teen Shillings, the Amount of it, be paid the faid Jabez Cbamplin out
of the General Treafury.

Whereas there was exhibited unto this AfiemWy, two Accounts
charged by Mr. Jofepl Bucklin againft Mr. Jofepb Sheldon, for repairing
the greatBridge in thcTownof Providence; which being duly examined,
the faid Jofeph Sheldsn paid the fame : On Confideration whefeof, It is
Voted ahd Re/olved, That the faid Accounts be, and hereby are allowed,,
and that Nine Hundred and Thirteen Pounds Ten Shillings and Six
Pence, the Amount of them, be allowed unto the faid JoJ^^ Sheldon,
and indorfed upon his Bond in the Hands of the General Treafurer ;
and that he the faid Jofeph be, and hereby is appointed to have the Care
and Overfight of the Bridge aforefaid for the future:

Both Houfes being refolved into a Grand Committee, chofe the fol-
lowing Officers to command the Regiment by this AiTembly ordered to
be raifed for the cnfuing Campaign".

Field Officers.
Cbrijiopber Harris, Efqj Colonel ; John JVhiting, Efq; Lieutenant
Colonel J and Thomas Burket, Efq; Major.

Captains.
Meffi'rs Samuel Rofe, Cbrifophtr Hargil, Ndthaniel Peck, Thmas
Fry, jun. Giles Rufel, Thomas Tew, and Jofhua Brown.

Firft

February^ 1760.

Firft Lieutenants.
Meffi'rs *Tihhiti Hopkins, 'Jeremiah Shaw, jun. Jonathan Sfear, Caleb
'Tripp, Samuel Stoneman, Thomas Rofe, Samuel tVatfon (of Bxfter) Mofes
Warren, Jfrael Peck, and JVilliam Pulling.

Second Lieutenants.
Mefli'rs Thomas Collins, Darnel Byrn, Afa Kimbal, JVilliam Eldred,
George Cornel ('Son of Clarke) Solomon Roffey, AJa Evwdijli, Jeffry
Wilcox, AbnerWeJl, &nd Mitchel Cafe.

EnfignSi

Mt{Ci'rs Peleg Slocum, John Manchejler. Arthur Fenner (oiCranfton)
Records Tabor, James Pearfe, Tamberltn Campbell, Stukely Stafford,
Hezekiah Saunders, Otbniei Tripp, and Thomas Mitcbel.

Lieutenant Samuel Stoneman, Adjutant.

Mr. Oliver Helme, Commiflary.

Mr. Thomas Rodman (Son of Clark£ Rodman, late of Newport,
Phyfician, deceas'd) Surgeon,

Mr. EdwardCrofs, an Enfign in the Room of the above-named Heze-
kiah Saunders, who refufed.

And Gideon Comjiock, Efq; is added to the Committee of War.

Il is Fated and Re/olved, That his Honor the Governor be, and hereby
is requefted to diredt the Colony's Agent at the Court of Great-Britain,
to apply for the Forty Shillings Sterling />i?r Head, for the Seamen raifed
in this Colony the laft Year, and fent to the Fleet up the River of St.
Lawrence, agreeable to Admiral Durell's Letter.

An A C T for the Encouragement of Deferters to return to their Duty,
and to prevent Defertion for the future.

E it Eni5led by this General Jffembly, and by the Authority of the
fame. It is EnaSfed, That all Defcrters.who furrender thertifelves un-
to any one of the Commitiee of W ar, before the twentieth Day oi March
next, fhall be, and hereby are pardoned for fuch their Offence of De-
fercion ; and ihall from the Time of furrendering themfelves go into the
Service, be entitled to fuch Wages, Billeting, and other Privileges
(Bounty excepted) as the otlier Soldiers are entitled to : But fhall not
be allowed or paid any Wages or Billeting due before their Defertion,
to the Time of Surrender.

A ND be it farther Enabled by the Authority aforefaid. That the
Committee of War caufe proper Lifts to be made of the Names of fuch
as {hall be afterwards inlifted : One of which (hall be be delivered to
the Naval Officer of this Colony, to be by him hung up, in public View,
in his Office : And that no VtQel of any Kind ihall be cleared
out at the faid Office, until the Mafter hath given Bond to the
Naval Officer in his faid Capacity, to and for the Ufe of the Colony, in
the penal Sum of One Thoufand Pounds Old-Tenor, under this Con-
dition, to wit ; that the faid Mailer ihall not carry, nor fuffer to go
away in his VelTel, any Soldier that is or (hall be engaged in the Co-
lony's Service : That the Colleger of his Majefiys Cujioms Ihall not clear

out

February^ 1760,

out any Veflel in his Office, on any Pretence whatfoever, until he hath
receiv d a Certificate from the Naval-Officer, that Bond hath been given
in his Office agreeable to this Adt : And that his Honor the Governor
grant no Commiffion unto any private Veflel of War, 'till the Captain
hath given Bond, with fufficient Sureties, in the penal Sum of Ten
Thoufand Pounds Old-Tenor, in the Secretary's Office, that no Soldier
Ihall be carried away in fuch Veffel of War : And that no private Veflel
of War belonging to and commiffioned by any other Government, ffiall
be permitted to inlift any Men in this Colony, until the Commander
give Bond in Manner aforefaid, on Pain of forfeiting the like Sum of
Ten Thoufand Pounds to and for the Ufe of the Colony.

AND be it farther EnaSfed by the Authority aforefaid. That the
Committee of War caufc the Subftance of this Adt to be printed in the
Newport Mercury ; and alfo caufe Advertiferaents, with every De-
ferter's Name inferted t)ierein, to be fet up in every Town of the Colony :
And laftly, that they the faid Committee of War, caufe all the Ads of
this Government relpedting Soldiers, to be carried into due Execution.

AND be it farther, EnaSted by the Authority aforefaid. That all and
every of the Perfons who have deferted from the Service of this Colony,
and do not furrender themfelves as aforefaid, ffiall be treated z%Deferter% j
and, upon their being apprehended, forthwith feat up to the Army.

AND it is farther Enabled, That every Perfon who fliall ap-
prehend any one of the faid Deferters, after the aforefaid twentienth
JDay oi March, and deliver him up to any one of the Committee of War,
(hall receive a Reward of Forty SbilHngs Laitfui Money of this Colony :
And ail Jufficesof the Peace and otlier Officers of the Government, are
hereby direded and required to fee this Adt carried into Execution.

Jt is Voted and Refoked, That what is due to the Officers and Soldiers
of this Colony, for their Services in the laft Campaign, be paid them
refpedtively, out of the Sixteen Thoufand Pounds La'uful Money, by
this Aflembly ordered to be emitted.

It is Voted and Refohed, That the Commiflary, by this Aflembly ap-
pointed for the Regiment now ordered to be raifed, for the enfuing
Campaign, be under the fame Regulation, and the like Bonds, as the
Commiffary for the laft Campaign was laid under.

Whereas Mr. Oliver Helme exhibited unto this Aflembly, an Ac-
count by him charged againft the ColcnV) for wafhing and fanding the
Court Houfe in the County oi Kings County ; for Wood and Candles by
him furnifhed for the Superior Court, and General Aflembly, at their
Seffions in OSiober laft j for the like at this Seffion ; and for liis Attend-
ance upon the General Aifembly at both of the faid Seffions ; And the
faid Account being duly examined, It is Voted and Refolved, That the
fame be, and hereby is allowed, and that Fifty-three Pounds, the
Amount thereof, be paid the faid Ohver Helme out of the General
Treafury.

Whereas

February^ 1760.

Whereas Gideon Foivler exhibited unto this AlTemblv, an Account
by him charged againil the Colony, for his Attendance upon them du-
ring the prefent Selfion : And the faid Account being duly examined,
It isVotedandRefclred, That the lame be, and hereby is allowed, and
that Twelve Pounds, the Amount thereof, be paid the laid GidcQn
Fowler out of the General Treafurv

It i^ Voted and Refohed, That the Committee of War, or the major
Part of them, provide a Dodor's Chefl:, with fuitable Medicines, on the
beft Terms they can, for the Regiment ordered to be raifed in this Co-
lonv for the enfuing Campaign : And alio enquire alter the lafl
Dodtor's Cheft.

It is Voted and Refohed, That all Bufinefs lying before this Aflembly
unfinilhed, be, and the fame is hereby referred unto the next Seffion :
That tlie Secretary publifli all the AAs and Orders now made and
pafled, by Beat of Drum, in the Town of Newport, in ten Days after
the Rifmg of this AlTembly, and within forty, fend Copies of the fame
unto the fevcral Officers, who, by the Laws of this Colony, are ap-
pointed to receive and take Charge of them : And that this AiTembly
be, and hereby is adjourned to the lail Monday of ^r// next, if
called at that Time by either of their Honors the Governor or Deputy
Governor -, bat if not called before nor at the laid Day, that then this
AlTembly fhall be, and hereby is diflblved.

GOD Save the KING.

Publijhed according to Order, the tenth Day cf March, One
Thoufand Seven Hundred and Sixty, by

THO. WARD, Secry,

A true Copy duly examined. Witness /^^T^/J^^^^^^^^y

NE WP ORT : Printed by J. Franklin.

MAY, 1760,

At the General Aflembly of the

GovERNOii and Company of the Englijh
Colony of Rhode-IJland^ and Providence
Plantations^ in New- England^ in America 5
begun and holden at Newport^ within
and for the laid Colony, on the Day before
the General Ele£lion, being Tuefday the
fixth of ^^5 in the Year of our Lord, One
Thoufand Seven Hundred and Sixty, and
Thirty-third of the Reign of His Moft Sa-
cred Majefty George the Second, by the
Grace of GOD, King of Great-Britain^
and fo forth,

PRESENT,

The Hon. Stephen Hopkins, Efq; Gov.

The Hon. John Gardner, Efq; Deputy Governor.

JAMES HONYMAN, Efq: "^ >

William Richmond, Efq^ I ^
Jonathan Freebork. Efqj r g

Jonathan Randal, Efq;
Francis Willet, Eiq;
Henry Gardner, Efq;
The Secretary.

DEPUTIES of the feveral TOWNS.

NEWPORT;

Mr. Gideon Wanton^ jun
*rhomaiCranJion, Efqj
Peter BourSy Efq;
Col. Jofepb Wanton,
Capt. Daniel Ayrault,
Mr. William Read.

Providence -,
Daniel Jenckes, Efq,
Capt. jofeph*Turpin.

Portfmouth
Mr. 'John Shearman, jun.
Mr. Thomas Brownel^
William Earl, Efq;
Mr. Rejicome Sanford.

Warwick j

None.

Wefterly ;
Jofjua Babcock, Efq;

Capt

May^ 1760.

Exeter ;
Capt. Jcbn Reynoldi.
Job Trifp, Efq;'

Middletown j
Mr. John Clarke.
Briftol ;
None.
Tiverton :
Philip Tabor, Efq;

Littlc-Compton ;
William Hall, Efq;
Capt. Benjamin Simmons.
Warren ;
None.
Cumberland ;
None.
Richmond ;
Samuel 7eft, Efq;
Maj. Richard Bailey,
Cranfton j
None.
Hopkinton ;
Jojhiia Clarke, Efq;
Johnfton ;
None.

Capt. Nathan Babcock. '*5'*^

Newflioreham ;
Capt. Edward Sands.

North-Kingftown ;
Col. Immanucl Nortbup,
South -Kingftown ;
Rowland Robin/on, Efq;
Lieut. Col. Jo/eph Ha/zard.
Eafl-Greenwich ;
None,
Jameftown ;
Mr. John Eldred,
Mr. John Gardner.
Smithiield i

None.
Scituate ;
Job Randal, Efq;
Mr. William Weft.
Glocefter ;
None.
Charleftown ;
Col. Chriftopher Champlin.

Weft-Green Wich ;
Preferred Hall, Efq;
Pardon Tillinghaft, Efq;

Coventry ; None. ^S)^

Thomas Cranston, Efq; was chofen Speaker : And
JosiAs Lyndon, Efq; Clerk of the Lower Houfe.

XXT H E R E A S all and ever)' of the Perfons, whofe Names are in-
'' ferted in the fubfequent Roll, have taken tiie Oath or Affirmati-
on, prefcribed by the Law of this Colony, againA Bribery and Corrup-
tion in choofing Public Officers, as it appears by proper Returns from
tlie refpetflive Town Clerks. It is therefore Vci<'d and Refohed, That
they, and every of them, be, and hereby are admitted Freemen of the
Colony, and conlequently may give their Votes to choofe Officers, not
only in their refpe<ftrve Towns, but alfo in the Choice of General Offi-
cers.

Newport;
Robert Lillibridge, Robert Lillibridge, ]nx\. John Fcrreftcr, Caleb
Godfrey, jun. Nathan Bull, Thomas Robin fon, Thomas Arnold, Willi-
am Giles, Alanfon Gibbs, James Card, Norbert Wigncron, jun. Jofeph
Abcrn, Ephraim Smith, Ichabod Potter, William Wanton, (Son oi Jofeph
Wanton, Efq;) Jofeph Arnold, Jofeph Huntington, David Brayton,
Caleb JefferSy Jeremiah Hall, Samuel Brenion, James Brenton, John
Mawdjliy, James Weaver, Henry Gardner, jun. and Gideon Davenport.

Providence j

Maj^ 1760.

Providence ;
George Rounds, Afa Fijk, Mojes Brown, Jo^ua Stooner, Henry
StivliKgy Samuel fi^Jl, Ezek Eddy, Thomai Hammond, Nathan Ar-
nold, Saunden Pilmnn, Jchn Saltjbury, Nathaniel Balcb,' Abraham
J-Lmkins, Arthur IVejlcott,^ (Benjamin Harding, Benjamin Brown,
Barnabas Carif Ebenezcr Jkompfon, Benjamin Olney, Nathaniel Greene,
and Thomas Lindfcy

Portsmouth ;
Joiliua Allen, JohnShcldcn, James Grecnman, Earl Weftgate,
and Thomas Cook.

Warwick >
Olney Rice, William Keves, and William Colegrove.

Westerly ;
JelTe Babcock, John Teft, Ebenezer Hall, John Lewis, John .^. ,

Brand, Sylveiler Pendleton, John Varfe, EphraimiYUhie.^; Nathan f,^:^^'^''^'^
Hilcox and William Gavit.

Newshoreham i
John Mott and Jofi:di Sheffield.

North-Kingstown ;
Fones Smith, James Smith, Ezekiel Gardner, jun. and James
Congdon ( Son cj Jcfepb) .

South-Kingstown ;
Thomas Smith, Samuel Hafzard, Henry Williams, Caleb Chuppel,
Thomas Steadm^n, jun. and Thomas Carpenter, jwi.

East-Greenwich j
Peleg Weaver, Thomas Spencer [Son of Abner) Benjamin Spencer,
(Son oj fVilham) and William Soule.

Jamestown ;
Azariah Tew. and Samuel Slocuni, jun.

SmiTHFIELD ;

Daniel Read, Stephen Goldtwayte, Jonathan Comftock, Pliilip
Mowrey, jun. Daniel Matthew-ton, Luke Arnold, and Jacob Wilkinfon.

Scituate ;

John Potter, John Taylor [Son of Thomas) Benjamin Carpenter,
John Durfee, William Randall, Jeremiah Fifk, John * Mowrey, Ro-
bert Baxter, Thomas Salifbury, Mafon Hulet, Amos Hammond (the
third), Samuel Sprague, Abner Willbur, David Hopkins and John
Bennett.

Glocester ;

Enos Eddy, Elijah Hawkins, Hofanna Brown, jun. Jofeph Harris,
William Dean, John Grov^r, Edward Carpenter, Charles Aldrich,
Dudley Wade, Samuel Thornton, Paul Wheelock, William Mar-
tin, John Barns, Benajah Whipple, Eleazer Bowen, Jacob Walling,
John Walling, yf/«. John Aginton, Ifaac Benfon, Edward Inman,
jun. Jofeph Barns, Benoni Tucke.'", Arnold Lewis, Jeffe Brown, and
Thomas Thornton.

ChARLESTOWN;

Charles Church.

West-Greenwich ;
Robert Hafzard, Jonathan Capron, Edward Buriifon, Henry
Sweet, Oliver Myub, Thoma- Mattelon, Jeremiah Auftin, Ifhmael
Spink and Robert Hal]

Coventrv

May, 1760

Coventry;
Jeremiah Blanchard, William Ofborn, Griffin Sweet and John

Nichols.

Exeter;

Caleb Gardner, >«. Oliver Colegrowe, Job Babcock, Andrew AI-
drich, Benoni Albro, Oliver Reynold?, Solomon Sprogue, William
Tame's, Job Wilccx, Robert Wilcox, Faflco Auftin, jufi. Samuel
Weight, (theThird) Caleb Weeden, Illimael Wilcox, Thomas Mum-
ford, Oliver Reynolds, and Jonathan Reynolds.

MiDDLETOWN ;

Salifbury Stoddard and Jofeph Peckham.

Bristol;
Thomas Peck, Grindal Reynolds and Allen Ufher.

Tiverton ;
Jonathan Greenhill, Nathaniel Grcenhill, and Daniel Dwelly

LiTTLE-CoMPTON ;

Fobes Litde, jun. William Davenport and Jofeph Salifbury

Warren >

William Arnold, John Petty, Benjamin Miller, jm. James Miller,
Caleb Child, Samuel Kent, John Adams, jun. and Eliflia Phinney.

Cumberland ',

Chriftopher Shippec, Jonathan Nutting, Benjamin Goold, Ifaac
Kelly, Samuel Bknding, Nathaniel Goold, Daniel Miller, jun.
Ephraim Blanding, and Roger Alexanders.

Richmond ;

John Webb and Thomas Kinyon, jun.

Cranston;

William Knight, jun. John Sheldon, Philip Potter, Zuriel Water-
man, Joieph Baker, Thomas Baker, Stephen Arnold and Jabez Bur-
lingham.

Hop KIN TON :

Benajah Slack, WilKam Bennet, Benjamin Auftin, Nathan Tan-
ner, Jofhua Whitford, Ifrael Bromley, Jofeph Collins, Simeon Bab-
cock. Oliver Babcock, jun. John Babcock, Joieph Babcock, Elias
Burdick, Sylvanus Maxfon and Caleb Ney.

Johnston ;

William Latham, Samuel Henry, Thomas Gibbs Ilrael Carpenter,
John Cohvell, jun. Thomas Clements, Abraham Matthewfon, Jo-
feph Harris, Jeffe Sprague, Daniel Hawkins and Caleb Vincent.

At

May^ 1760.
At the General Affembly of the

Governor and CoiMpany of the Englijh
Colony of Rhode-Iflandy and Providence
Plantations^ in New-England^ in America 5
begun and holden at Newport^ within
and for the faid Colony, on the firft Wed-
nefday oHMay^ in the Year of otir Lord, One
Thoufand Seven Hundred and Sixty, and
Thirty-third of the Reign of His Moft Sa-
cred Majefty George the Second, by the
Grace of GOD, King of Great-Britain^
and fo forth.

PRESENT,

The'Hon. Stephen Hopkins, Efq^ Gov.

The H:)n. John Gardner, Efq; Deputy Governor.

JaM£S Honvman, Efq;
Jabez Bowen, Efqi
NtcHOL/Hs Cooke, Efqi
William Richmond, Elq-,
Jonathan Freeborn. Efq;

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a

3

Joseph Edmunds, Efq;
Jonathan Randai, Efq;
Francis Willet, Efqj
Henry Gardner, Efq;
The Secretary.

>

a

DEPUTIES of the feveral TOWNS.

NEWPORT;

Mr. Gideon Wanton-, jun.
Thomas Cranjlon, Efq;
Teter Bours, Elq;
Col. Jofepb Wanton,
Capt. Daniel Ayrault,
Mr. William Read.

Providence j
Daniel Jenckes, ,Efq,
Capt. Jofepb Turpin,
Capt. Jfaiab Hawkins y
Capt. Stephen Rawfon.

TUai

Portfmouth ;
Mr. John Shearman,
Mr. 7'homas Brownel^
William Earl, Efq;
Mr. Rejlcome Sanjbrd.

Warwick ;

Capt. Randal Rice.

Mr. James Rhodes,

Mv.TkmasWickes, ( Son tfjobn)

Maj. Henry Rice.
"^^W^ Wefterlv ?

## Jo/hua Babcock, Elq;

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Capt.

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May^ 1760.

Capt. Nathan Babcock.
Newfhoreham j
Capt. Edward Sands.

North- Kingftowu ;
Col. Immanud Nortbup^
Capt. Daniel Fcnes.

South^Kingftown ,
Ro'wland Kobinjon, Efq;
Lieut. Col. 'jofeph Hafzard

Eafl-Cireenwich ;
Maj. John Arnold,
Maj. James fVightman.

Jameftown ;
Mr. John Eldred,
Mr. ^ohn Gardner.

Smithiield j
Thomas Arnold, Efq:
Capt. Jofefh Mowrey.

Scituaie ;
Job Randal, Efq;
Mr. William Weft.
Glocefler ;
Richard Steere, Efq;
Mr. Silas Williams.
Charkflown ;
Col. Ckrijlopher Champlin.
Capt. Robert Potter,

Weft-Greenwich ;
Prefirved Hall, Efq;
Pardon Tillinghajl, Efq;

Coventry j
Caleb Greene, Efqj
Lieut. Col. Stephen Potter.

Thomas Cr AN ST6N, Efq; was chofeu Speaker : And
JosiAs Lyndon, Efq; Clerk of the Lower Houfe.

Exeter ^

i&i&ssj Capt. yohn Reynclds.
Job Tripp, £%

Middletown
Mr. Sii^uel Baley,
Mr. John Clarke.
Briftol
Mr. Simcn Davis.
Capt. Jofeph Reynolds

Tiverton :
Samuel Durfee, Efq;
Philip Tabor, Efq:

Little-Compton ;
William Hall, Efq;
Capt. Benjamin Simmons.
Warren ;
^h Maj. Joftah Humphrey.,
^ 4^ Ebenezer Cole, Efq;
1^^^ Cumberland ;

(^3^ Jeremiah Whipple, Efq;
^^ John Dexter, Efq:

f^^h Richmond ;

^^v*?->\ Samuel Teft, Efq;

^Wi Maj. Richard Bailey,
^^' Cranfton ;

^^ Capr. Richard Seark^ jun.

/cg^^,\ rlopJanton ;

'^W Maj. Jo/2)Wfl C/ar-J?,

@® Cz^i.Edivard Wells, jun.
^,^ Johnfton ;

^5?:^ i/fwry Harris, Elijr

^pl^ Richard Fenner, Efq;

np HIS being the anniverfary EledKon of Officers both Civil and
■*■ Military, the Gentlemen whof Names are fet down in the fubfe-
quent Lift, were chofen to ftrvc the Colony in the Offices afcribed to
their refpedive Names,, to wit .

The Hon. STEPHEN HOPKINS, Eiq; Governor ; Engag'd
The Hon John Gardner, Efq; Dep. Governor ; Engag'd,
jfames Honyman, Efq; Firft Afiiftant, Engag'd.
Nicholas Eafton, Efq; Second AfTnlant, M$g^f^
Jabcz Boiaen, Efq; Thii^Affiftant, Engag'd.

Nicholas

May^ 1760. [7]

Nicholas Ceoke, Efq; Fourth Afliftant ; Engagd.

William Richmond, Efq; Fifth Affiflant ; Engagd.

Jonathan Freeborn, Efqj Sixth AlTiftant ; Engagd.

Jofeph Lippiit, Efq; Seventh Affiftnnt ; Engagd.

Jonathan Randal, Efq; Eighth AlTiftant, Engagd.

Francis Willet, Efq; Ninth Aflillant ; Engagd.

Henry Gardner, Elq; {Son of Nicholas) Tenth AlTiflant; Engagd.

Thofnas Wardy Elq; Secretary, Engagd.

Augujlus John{hn, Efq; Attorney General, Engagd.

Thomas Richardfon, Efq; General Treafurer, Engagd.

His Honor the Dep. Gcverncr, Chief ^ Juftice of the Superior Court

Jonathan Randal, Efq; Second of Judicature, Court of

William Richmond, Efq; Third > Affize, and General Gaol

Jcftfh Lippitt, Efq, Fourth Delivery, in and through-

Jofepk, Clarke, Mj; Fifth J out the Colony.

Jojeph Wanton]f£,{c^, Colonel of the Regiment of Militia in the Coun-
ty of Ne^vport. ^'^

John Andrenni, Efq; Colonel of the Regiment of Militia in the
County of Providence.

Jofeph Hafzard, Efq; Colonel of the Regiment of Militia in the
County of Kings-County.

Thomai Greene, Elq; Colonel of the Regiment of Militia in the
County of £r;y?(?/.

Benoni fVaterman, Efq; Colonel of the Regiment of Militia in the
County of Kent.

Job Bennett, jun. Efq; Lieutenant Colonel of the Regiment of Mi-
litia in the County of Newport.

Barzillai Richmond, Efq; Lieutenant Colonel of die Regiment of
Militia in the County of Providence.

Jojeph Stanton, Etq; Lieutenant Colonel of the Regiment of Mili-
tia in the County of Kings-County.

Nathaniel Pearfe, Efq; Lieutenant Colonel of the Regiment of Mi-
litia in the County of Brijlol.

James Arnold, jun . Eiq; Lieut. Colonel of the Regiment of Militia
in the County of Kent.

Jonathan Otis, Efq; Major of the Regiment of Militia in the Coun-
ty of Newport.

John Angel, Efq; Major of the Regiment of Militia in the County
of Providence.

George Wightman, jun. Efq; Major of the Regiment of Militia in the
County of Kings-County.

Jofiah Hum'phrey, Efq; Major of the Regiment of the County of
Brijicl.

James Mghtman, Efq; Major of the Regiment of Militia in the
County of Xi?^/.

Edward Scott, Peter Bows, William Earl, Jo7iathan Freeborn, and
Thomas Gould, Efqrs. Julfices of the Inferior Court of Common
Pleas and General Seflions of the Peace, within and for the County of
Newport.

Daniel Jenckes, Job Randal, Thomas Lapham, Richard Steere, and
Thomas Arnold, Efqrs. Juftices of the Inferior Court of Common

Pleas

May^ 1760.

Pleas and General Sefliona of the Peace within and for the County of
Providence,

Stephen Hafzard, Immanuel Norihup, Chrijiopher Cbamplin, Tbotnas
Brcivn, and JBenoni Sbill, Efqrs.Juilices of the Inferior Court of Com-
mon Pleas and General Seffions of the Peace, within and for ^e Coun-
ty of Kings-County.

Matthew Alkn^ James Smithy Nathaniel Munro, Nathaniel Pearce,
&nd John Kinnicuity Efqrs. Juftices of the Inferior Court of Common
Pleas and General Seflions of the Peace within and for the County of
Bri/ioL

Philip Greene, fViJiiam Spencer, Othniel Gorton, Caleb Greene, and
Jofej>h Nichols, Efqrs. Juftices of the Inferior Court of Com-
mon Pleas and General Seffions of the Peace within and for the Coun-
ty of Kent.
Clerks of the Superior Courts of Judicature, Courts of Affize, and

General Gaol Delivery within and for the Counties afcribed to their

refpedhve Names.

John Grelea, jun. Efq; Neuporf.
John Fofter, jun. Efq; Providence.
Benedidl Helme, Elq; Kings-County.
John U(her, jun. Efq; Bri/iol.
Thomas Aldrich, Efq; Kent.

CLERKS of the Inferior Courts of Common Pleas and General Sefli-
ons of the Peace within and for the Counties aicribed to their refpec-
tive Names.

Jofias Lyndon, Efq; Newport.

Mr. Nicholas Brown, Providence.

Mr. Stephen Hafzard, jun. Kings-County.

Royal Paine, Efq; Brijlol.

Daniel Howland, Efq; Kent.

SHERIFF^ of the feveral Counties, afcribed to their refpedtive

Names.

George Gardner, Efq; Newport > Engag'd
Allen Brown, Efq; Providence ; Engag'd.
Bcriah Brown, Efq; Kitigs County ; Engag'd.
Nathaniel Bofworth, Efq; Brijlol, Engag'd.
Stephen Arnold, Efqj Kent.

The Hon. Gideon Wanton, Efq; Benjamin Nichols, James Shef-
iield, Obadiah Brown, Samuel Chacc, James Arnold, and Nicholas
Ealton, Efquires, the Grand Committee, or Colony's Truftees for
figning Bills of Public Credit.

And the aforefaid Benjamin Nichols is chofen, and efpecially appoint-
ed to take and have the Care and Charge of the Colony's Mortgages
and Bonds for Tenths; and to receive the Money due, and to be due
thereon : and alfo to make and give proper Acquittances and Difcharg-

es

May^ 1760. [9]

es Upon the Mortgages, or otherwife when he receives any of the Coio-
ry's Money : And in Cafe of Non-payment, to put in Suit, the Bonds
and Mortgages of all fuch as rcfufe or negledl to make due Payment.

Mr. Edward Thurfton General Scaler of Weights and Meafures
thrtnighout die Government.

Henry Paget, Efq- Public Notary for the TowTi and County of
Prcvidence*

J U ST I C £ S of the Peace in the feveral TownS-

N E PF P O Rr ',

Martin Hov/ard, Samuel Collins, Charles Bardin, Thomas Ward,
Peter Eafton, Jofeph Sylvefter, Barnabas Hargil, Daniel GoddarU,
John Grelea, jun. John Davis, jun. and Jonathan Eaflon, Efqrs.
PROFIDENCEi
Jofeph Snow. Ebenezer Jenckes, James Angel, Samuel Nightin-
gale, Samuel Cnace, and John Fofter, jun. Efqrs.
PORTSMOUTH;
Robert Dennis, John Almy, Weilon Hlckes and John Shearman,
jun. Efqrs.

WARWICK;
John Warner, jun. Barlo Greene, Ebenezer Sloctim, Richard Ef-
tiF, Samuel Gorton, [Son of Samuel) Airikam Pcarce, and Jame5
Arnold, jun. Efqrs.

IV E S T E R L r-,
William Heme, John Larkin, Richard Berty, Jofeph Cfandal,
Tho.mas Gardner, and James Biiven, Efqrs.

NORTH- K'INGSroWN;
Nicholas Northup, jun. William Hall (Sowc/'i^o^fr/) Jofeph Cafe,
Samuel Browning, jan. George Wigh. man, jun. and Ephraiaj Gard-
ner, jun. Efqrs.

SOUTH - K I N G S r 0 IV N\
Samael Tefft, John Cafe, Job Babcock, William Browning,
Jereoiiah Crand^l, John Lilhbridge, and Adam Gould, Efqrs.
EASr-GREENlVICH;
Thomas A! Irich, Giles Pierce, Samuel Sowle, George Vaughan,
Thomas Shippev, Benjamin Sweet and Edmund Andrews, Efqrs.

S M ir H F I E L D ;
William Arnold, Thomas Steere, Daniel Mowrey, Daniel Mow-
rey, jun. Stephen Sly, Samuel Winfor and Jofeph Kelly, Efqrs.

s c ir u Ar E. I

Gideon Harris, Charles Harris, John Fifk, Samuel Dorrance, Je-
remiah Angel, Benjamin Slack, Thomas Brown and Timothy Hop-
kins, Efqrs.

C L O C E ST E R\
Andrew Brown, Thomas Barns, Benjamin Smith, Ifjrael Arnold,
Jonah Steere and Jonathan Harris, Efqrs.

" CHARLES^OF/N;
Pelcg Crofs, John Champlin, and Job Taylor, Efqi

IVEST -G REENlViCH;
William Comftock, Samuel Hopkins, Ifaac Johnfon, Amos Stn'^

C fcrd,

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ford, Oliver Mius, and Jedediah Aylfworth, Efqrs,

coy £ NT RT;
Stephen Potter, Joha Greene, John Bucklin, and W3IIara BatcSj

Efqrs.

Exeter ;
Stephen Richmond, Samuel Albro, Berjamln Heynolds, Caleb
Arnold, Daniel Barber, and Amo& Gardner, Elqrs.

MiDDLETOWN J

John Taylor, John Barker, and Jofeph Peabcdy, Efqrs.

Bristol ;
Sheaijaihub Bourn, Leverit Hubbard, Royal Paine, Hezckiah Uih-
er, and Samuel Church, Efqrs.

TlVERTOKT ;

Samuel Hickes, Philip Tabor, Reftcome Sanford, Thomas Antho-
ny, (Son of Jojepb ) zx\^G\dtoi\^i\co%. Efqrs.

LiTTLE-CoMPTON;

Jofeph Wood, Thomas Church, John Irlfh, and Conftant South-
worth, Efqrs.

Warren -,
John Cole, James Brown, John Adams, Ebenezcr Cole, and Jofliua
Bicknal, Efqrs.

Cumberland j
Job Bartlet, John Dexter, Jeremiah Whipple, and Robert AldrJch,
Efqrs.

Richmond >
John Webfter, Samuel Tefft, Sylvefter Kinyon, Thomas Kusyon,
and Edward Perry, Efqrs.

Cranston ;
William Burton, John Dexter, Matthew Manchefkr, and Thomas
Potter, (Son of^ahn) Efqrs.

HoPKINTON ;

Daniel M'Coon, Simeon Perry, Hezekiah Collins, Lawton Pal-
mer, John Latham and John Maxfon ; jun. Efqrs.

Johnston ;
Henry Harris, Thomas Owen, Nathan Pearce, and Jofiah King, Efqrs.

John Record, Efq; a Jufliceof the Peace for the Town of South-
Kingftown, in the Room of Jeremiah CrandaJ, Efq; whorefuled.

COMMITTEE of War.

tlis Hon. the Deputy Governor, Daniel Jenckes, Thomas Cran-
fton, Peter Bours, Jofeph Hafzard, Nathan Rice, Abraham Smidi,
Kklioias Gardner, and Thomas Greene, Efqrs.

William Mumfcrd, Captain of the Fort.
John Beard, Lieutenant of the fame.

BefTJamin Sheriiurn, Captzin ; Henry Sowle, Lieutenant; Peter Mum-
ford, Cornet ; and Jfaac Dayton, Quarter-Mailer of the Firfl Troop of
Horie in the County of Newport.

Thomas

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Thomas Church, Captain ; Aaron Wilhore, Lieutenant ; "Job Almy,
(Son of Samuel) Cornet ; and Jofeph Taylor QuarterMafteroftheSecond
Troop of Horfe in the County oi Neu'port.

Benjamin Bowen, Captain j John Fenner, Firft Lieutenant, 'Jama
Hoily Second Lieutenant, and Jofeph NaJJ:, Cornet of the Troop of
Horfe in the County of Providence.

Jonathan Ociiy Efq; refufing to ferve as Major of the Regiment in
the County of A^!2W/'or/, Benjamin Sberburn, Efq; was chofen in his
Stead, and thereupon Henry Sow/e w^s chofen Captain, Peter Mum-
ford Lieutenant ; Ifaac Dayton Cornet ; and Alexander Bradford Quar-
ter Marter of the firft Troop of Horfe in the County oi Newport.
OFFICERS to command the refpedive Companies or Train-
ed Bands in this Colony.

Nenvport. 1. Caleb Gardner, jun. Captain-, Charles Spooner,
Lieutenant ; and John Gardner [Son of William) Enfign.

Jofeph Belcher, Captain ; Thomas Richardfon, jun. Lieutenant j
and Ebenezer Davenport, jun. Lnfign.

3. Tunodiy Balch, G!7/'/^/« ; Edward Simmons, L/Vft/^/^^? ; and
May Davis, Enfgn.

4. J abez Champlin, Captain -, Timotny Ingraham, Lieutenant ;
and Jofeph Ho wland, "Enjign.

Providence, i . Knight Dexter, Captain ; Amos Atwell, Lieuts^
nant ; and Bernard Eddy, Enfgn.

2. Thomas Whipple, jun. Captain ; Benjamin Whipple, jun.
Lieutenant ; and William Brown, Enjign-

3. Stephen Jenckes, Captain; James Olney, (Son ofjofeph) Lieu-
tenant ; and Ephraim Wheaton, Enjign.

Porijmouth. I . Benjamin Hail, Caj4ain ; Caleb Siflbn, Lieute-
nant ; and Thomas Cooke, Enjign.

2. Jofhua Allen, Captain-^ Thomas Allen, Lieutenant; and
John Sheldon, Enjign.

Warwick. \ , William Warner, Captain ; John Lippitt, Lieu-
tejiant ; and Thomas Stafford, Enpgn.

2. Elilha Wightman, Captain; Job Arnold, Lieutenant; and
Thomas Sweet, jun. Enjign.

3. Thomas Greene (Son of Fones) Captain; Stukely Stafford,
Lieutenant ; Ebenezer King, Enjign.

Wejterly. \. Abraham Lewis, Captain ; Matthew Maxfon,
Lieutenant \ and Jofeph Lewis, jun. Enjign.

2. James Bliven, Captain ; Thomas Rofs, Lieutenant ; and
William Scrivens, Enjign.

Ncw-Sboreham. George Gardner, Captain ; Jofiah Sheffield,

Lieutenant ; and Nathaniel Littlefield, (Son Son of Nathaniel) Enfgn.

North-Kingitonjun. i. Palmer Tanner, Captain; Samuel Hunt,
jun. Lieutenant ; and Jofeph Clarke, Enfgn.

2. William Northup, Captain ; John Sweet, (Zon of Benjamin^
deceas'd) Lieutenant ; and Samuel Bifftl, Enfign.

South-Kingstown, i. Charles Hull, G?/-/^?)?; Jonathan Babcock,
{Son of David) Lieutenant ; and Jonatlian Card, Enfgn.

2. Daniel Sherman, jun. Captain ; Chriftopher Gardner, jun.

Licutenani »

[i2] May^ 1760.

Lieutenant, and Thomas Gardner, jun. Enjlgn.

Eajl-Greenivicb. i, Caleb Sheffield, Captain-, Ebenezer Her-
imgton. Lieutenant ; Thomas Spencer, (Sonof Abner) Enfgn.

2. Elijah Johnfon, Captain ; Samuel Sweet, Lieutenant , and
Richard Briggs, {So7i of John) Eftjign.

Jamejio'vun. Samuel Slocum, C5r/»rtf;« j Thomas Bentley, X/Va/f-
nant ; and Benjamin Sheffield, jun. Enjign.

Smithfield. i . Chriftopher * Brown, Captain j John Wilhinfon^
Lieutenant ; and Nathaniel Mowrcy, Enjign,

2. Stephen Arnold, Captain ; Arnold Paine, Lieutenant j and
Samuel Aldrich, jun. Enjign.

3. Joleph Mowrey, jun. Captain, Chrillophcr Angel, Lieittf
nant ; and Noah Smith, Enfign,

Scituate, 1 . Nicholas Edwards, Captain j Ezeklcl Phillips, LieU'
tenant, and Robert Potter, Enjign.

2. John Herrenden, Captain; Thomas Ben net, ju n. L/ea/^^^a/ ;
and Nathaniel Herrenden, Enifgn.

4. Hezeiciah Walker, Captain j Jofeph Weatherhead, Litute^
nant \ and John Round, Enjign.

Glocejier. i, Chad Brown, Captain; William plawkins, LieU'
tenant; and Richard Eddy, Enjign.

2. Noah Arnold, Captain; Eleazcr Ballou, Lieutenant, and Silas
Cooke, Enjign.

Charlefiown. i . Tobias Saunders, Captain, Jolhua Card, Lieute^
nant ; and Elijah Champlin, Enjgn.

fVeji -Greenwich, i . Job Spencer, Captain ; Robert Carfj Lieu-
tenant; and Joieph Hopkins, [S,Qn of Willi am) Enjign.

2. Shebna Spmk, Captain; Amos Mattcron, Lieutenant; and
George Dyre, Enfgn.

3. Simeon Draper, Captain; jcdedrah Aylfworth, Lieutenant;
and Sylvefter Gardner. Enfign.

Coventry. 1. Joab Stafford, Captain; Jofeph Johnfon, Lieute-
nant; and Jonathan Mattefon, Enfgn.

2. h'rael Bowen, Captain ; Robert Love, Lieutenant ; and Samuel
Greene, Enfign.

Exeter. I. Job Babcock, Cd'/>to« i William Gaidncr, L/Va/^wawr ;
and Thomas Weeden, Enfign.

2, Nathaniel Barber, Captain ; Jofeph Rathbun j Lieutenant j and
Thomas Bendy, Enfgn.

Middletcwn. Jonathan Weeden, C<z^to;: j Silas Peckham, LieU"
tenant ; and John Card, Enfgn.

Brijlol. Nathaniel Cary, Captain ; Daniel Bradford, Z,/Wf«<j«f >
and Jonathan peck, Enfgn. -

Tiverton. 1. Tiiomas Gray, jun. Captain; William Sanfoid,
Lieutenant ; and Thomas Corey, Enfgn.

2. Ohver Cooke, Captain ; Stephen Tallman, Lieutenant ; and
William Durfee, (Son of Samuel) Enfgn.

Little.'Compton. David Hillyard, Captain ; Thomas Burgis, Lieu-
tenant ; and Henry Wood, Enfgn.

Warren, i . Thomas Cole, Captain ; Benjamin Cole, Lieute^
nant ; and John Kelly, jun. Enfgn.

2. Samuel

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7.. Samuel Allen, Captain j James Bowen, Lieutenant •■ and
John Low, Enfi^n.

Cumberland, i. Nathaniel Whipple, C7^/<K>7 j Benjamin Tow-
er, Lieutenant ; and John Grant, Enjign.

2. Gideon Tower, Captain ; Ariel Ballou, Lteutenanti and
Paniel Whipple, jun. Enjign.

Richmcnd. Nicholas Larkin, Captain j Barnet Siflbn, Lieutenant }
and John Thom^i, Enjign.

Cranjion. 1. Richard Seark, jan. Captain-, William Carpenter,
jun. Lieutenant ; and Zephaniah Randal, Enjign.

2, William Fenuer. Captain ; Peleg Arnold. Lieutenant j and
Nathaniel Sp^ague, Enjgn.

3 . Peter Burlingham, (the third) Captavi ; Philip Burlingham,
Xneufenanti and William Knight, jun. Enfign.

Hrpnintcn. I JohnM'Coon, Captain i Eber Crandal, LieutS'
nam ; and Jofeph M'Coon, Enjign.

2. Lawtan Palmer, Captain; Christopher Wilbore, Lieutenant;
and John Larkin, Eryign.

Fcnjcmin Tayer.^ Adjutant of the Regiment of Militia in the Coun-
ty oi Newport.

IT is FoteJ and Rejolved, That the Election of OfEcers for the fol-
lowing Companies, or trained Bands, to wity the third oi' North-King/l
to^n; the third d Scituate ; the third oiGhcefier ; and that of Jibn-
Jimiy be, and the fame is hereby referred unto the next Seflion of this
/ijlembly ; and that the Gentlemen now in Commifiion hold their
Foils with as lull Power, and ample Authorit}' to all Intents and Pur-
pofes, as tliey have at any Time had, fince they were chofen, commiiji-
oned andfworn.

An ACT for fhortening the Time of drawing FitoviD£NCE-

LlBRARY-LoTTERV.

TT/^HE REJS the General Affembly at their Seffion begun and boU
'^''^ /i'^^/ South-Kingftown, on M>W<7;y //;^ Twenty-Mh tf^Febru-
ary laji, made and pajfed, " ^n ASifor raifng twelve hundred Dollar f,
*• in Order to reejtamijh the Library, lately confumed by Fire in the
" To-wn o/'Providencc," wherein and ivhereby among other Things, If
v*as EnatSed, That the jaid Lottery Jhvuld be filled, and the drawing ccm-
mence on tho fir fl Monday of September next, orfooner, ififull, "^^ and in
" Order thatthere might be no Delay, allfuch Tickets as Jhould remain un"
*' fold in the Hands oj the Directors on thefirfi o/Auguft next, Jhould be
" equdly divided among all the Members of the faid Library, and that
" each of them (hould depcfit the Value of his or their E art or Parts in
" Money, or givefuch other Security as the DireSiors fhould Jhink proper
" to taiie : And. all, and every Perfon and Perfons rejufing or negleSiing,
" to receive his or their Proportion or Proportions of the Tickets fo left un-
** til after the fifteenth Day of the faid Month of Auguft, pould be for.

D „ ever

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ever excluded, and have m Right, Benejit^ or Interefi in the [aid
Library:'

AND whereas Capt. ^ofepb Turpin^ being efpecially appointed
by the Proprietors of the Library aforefaid, did requeft that the Time of
drawing the faid Lottery might be Shortened, and fo forth.

On Confidcration whereof,

|>E itEnafledliy this General Afemhly, and by the Authority of the
*^ Jame^ It is Enacled, That the Time by the Aft aforefaid, appointed
for drawing the Lottery aforeiaid, be, and hereby is fhorrened, and
fhall conamence on the Twenty-third Day of June next. And in Or-
derthatthere maybe no Delay, all fuchTicketsaslhall remain unfold in the
Hands of the Dire;2ors, on the thirty-firft Day of this Inftant M7y,(hall be e-
qually divided among all the Members of the faid Library, and each
of them fliall depcfu the Value of his or their Part or Pai ts, in Money,
or give fuch other Security as the Diredors (hall think proper to take ;
And all and every Perlbn and Perfons that refufe or negleftto take his
or their Proportion or Proportions of the Tickets fo left, until after the
tenth Day of the faid Month of June, (liall be forever excluded, aivl
have no Right, Benefit, or Intcrefl: in the faid Library, any Law,
Ufage, or Cuftom to the contraiy. notwithltanding.

It is Voted and Refohed^ That the Committee appointed by theGene-
rsl Affembly at their lall Seflion, to audit the Accounts of the Com-
mittee of War, be Continued for that Purpofe, and that they meet on
the firll Tuefday of 7^"?^" next> at Newport, to proceed upon the Bufi-
nefs, and compleat the fajne, k> as to iriake Report unto the Geneial
Alfembly at their next Seffion.

Be it Enabled ly this Ge?ieral Affemhiy, and by the Authority of the
fame, ItisEnaBed, That when, and fo often as any Bill of Coft is not
taxed, within the Time limited by Law, any two Juftices of the Court
where Judgment hath or Hull be obtained for fuch Coft, be and here-
by are impowered to grant Liberty for taxing fuch a Bill of Coil as is a-
forefaid.

Whereas Mr. Gideon Want on, jun. Cs.pt Daniel Ayroult, and Mr.
William Read, were appointed by the General AiTembly, at their lall:
SelTion to audit the Accounts of the Naval Ofitcer» reipedzng the Light
Houfe, but have not nnidied that Service,

It is therefore Voted and Re fohedt That the Committee aforefaid, be
and hereby are continued for the Purpofe, aforefaid, and that they com-
pleat the faid Bullnefs fj as to make Report unto this AiTembly at the
next SciTion.

And it is farther Voted and Refohed, That the Committee appomted
to infpedt the Accounts of Jahkei Brenion,. Efqj make Report unto this
Affembly at dieir next Seflion.

Whereas

Majy 1760. [15]

Whereas His Honor the Governor, hath laid before this Aflembly,
a Letter from his Excellency the Governor of the Province of the Maf~
fachufets-Bay, fetting forth the great Cakmity of the unhappy Perfons
that fuffered by the late great Fire in the Town of Bojlorit and requeuing
his Honor to recommend it unto the People of this Government, to
contribute towards the Relief of the aforefaid unhappy Suflerers.

It is therefore Voted and Refohed, That his Honor the Governor, be,
and hereby is requefted toiflue a Proclamation as foon as conveniently
may be, and recommend unto e\'ery Congregation of Chriftiam in
this Colony, the Relieving the above mentioned diflreflcd Perfons by
Way of Contribution : And that what ever ihall be collected be deli-
vered to his Honor the Governor, who is delired to tranfmit the fame
unto the. fele<ft Men of the Town of Bojion.

An ACT for printing Ten Thoufand Pounds Laijaful- Money, to
payoff the Troops, and get them to Albany, and the Sum of One
TiioiUand Pounds of the like Money, to carry on the BuDding of the
Court-Houfe in Providence.

AIT" H E R E A S there v/as emitted the Tenth Day oi March lall:,
^^ the Sum of Sixteen Thoufand Pounds in Bills of Credit, called
Lanvful' Money, for raifing, equipping, and paying One Thoufand able
bedied efFet^ve Men, to proceed on an Expedition againft His Majef-
ty's Enemies, ftiU remaining in North-America : And there is ftill
wanting a large Sum to pay off the Troops, and get them to Albany ^
the Place of Rendezvous

AND whereas the General Treafury is defHtute of Money, which is
abfolutely neceffary for the Purpofes aforefaid,

D£ ii tfjeref ore EnaBed by thii General AJJemhIy, and by the Authori'
^ tyof the fame. It is Enacted, That the Sum of Ten Thoufand
Pounds in the Bills of Credit, called Lawful" Money, be forthwith flruck
off from Types, and in the Form following, icwii.

« The Poffefibr of this Bill fhall be paid by the Trcafurer of the Co-
" lony of Rhode-Ifjand, Thirty-Shillings, Lawful-Money, at the Rate
" of Six Shillings, and Nine-Pence for one Ounce of Silver, with Inte-
** rtdzl Five per Cent, ^it Annum, on or before the rath.Day ofiliizv,
« A. D. 1765. By OrderofAflembly, the I2th Dayof A%', 1760V'

AND be it farther Enacted hy the Authority aforefaid. That the
faid Bills be of the Denomination of 7"i6/r/y, twenty, -Tfw and Five
Shillings ; of each an equal Number, and figned by Benjamin Nichols^
Jeremiah Lippitty Augiiftus Jobnflon, Jofepb Clarke, James Shejield,
^Jonathan Eafion, of Newport, and John Dexter, of Cumberland,
Efqrs. orany three of them. Which Bills, when finifhed, fhall be
received by the Officers and Soldiers, in all Payments for Wages and
Bounties.

AND

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AND, for calling in, and redeeming the faid Bills, Be it farmer
Bnaciedby the Authority aforefaid. That a Rate or Rates be afieffed up-
on, the Inhabitants of this Colony, infuchTime, or Times, tiiat the
whole may be colleiled and brought into die General Treafury in Sea-
fon, fo as to redeem the faid Bills with the Intereft thereon, before or
upon the twelfth Day of May, in the Year of our Lord, One Thousand
Seven Hundred and Sixty-five. And that the whole of the Rate or
Rates, to be made for that Purpofe, (hall be levied in the fame Bills
now ordered to be emitted, or in Silver at the Rate of Six Shillings and
nine Pence per Ounce, or in Gold at a proportionable Value, and
that the Gold and Silver by thofe Means drawn into the General
Treafury be immediately applied to redeem the Bills to be emitted
by this Aft.

AND be it farther Enacted by ike Authority qforpfaid^ That the
General Treafurer deliver unto the Committee of War, the Money
lodged with him in Confeq^aence of this Ad, or fo much thereof as
they fliall have Occalion of for the Purpofes and Ules aforefaid. And
the Treafurer is hereby ftridlly prohibited and reflrided from paying any
Orders or Demands that may be on him for any of the aforeiaid Mo-
ney, faving for the Purpofes aforeiaid.

AN D it is farther Enacted, That the Committee of War, have the
fame Power-and Authority in all Refpeds for carrying tliis Adt into
Execution as they have at any Time had, by the Laws heretofore made,
excepting in the Appointment of Officers.

AND is it farther Endcled, That the Sum of One Thoufand
Pounds in the Bills of Credit, cuMed Lawful- Money, be made for the
carrying on the Building of the Courr-Houfc in the County of Provi~
dence, and delivered unto the Committee appointed to build the faid
Hou(e. Andthatthe IflldSumof One Thoufand Pounds beprintedjligned
and funk- in the fame Manner with the aforefaid Ten Thouiaixi Pounds.

IT isVofedandRefolved, That John Whiting, Efq; who was cho-
fen Major of the Regiment railed by this Colony for the lafl Campaign,
but aded as Lieutenant Colonel, throughout the fame, be allowed
Lieutehant-Coloneh Pay, from the Time that Daniel Wall, who was
diofen Lietiten^nt-Colonel o( tht Regiment, delivered up his CommifTi-
on, to wit, the Twenty-fecond Day of Augufi^ vmtil he the faid John
Whiting was dilcharged.

Whereas George Lawton, Keeper of His Majefty's Gaol in Neivport,
exhibited unto this Aflembly, an Account by him charged againft the
Colony for the Subfiftance of John Shearman, wlio was committed on
a Sufpicion of his robbing a ^panijh Church on Hifpaniola. And the
faid Account being duly examined, It is Voted and Refohed, That the
fame be, and hereby is allowed, and that Ninety-four Pounds, the A-
mount thereof, be paid the faid Grorge La-^ton, out of the General
Treafury.

Whereas

May^ 1760. [17]

Whereas Hetiry WalL o^ Ncrth-Kingstcwn, in the County o{ Kifigs^
County, and Colon V aforefaid, aid Tbofna^ Hafzard oi Newporf, iiithe
County of Newpcn, m the faid Colony, Merchants, preferred a Petiti-
on, and reprefented unto this A'reoibiy, that they, at their own Cofts
and Charges, equipped a private Ship of War, againft His Majefty's
Eneinies, under the Command of Capt. j^M iMichiner. That the faid
Ship, in her Cruize, took. aVelTel belonging to the SubjecSs of theFr^«<rA
King, and brought her into the Port of AV-zf^^or? aforefaid, with Ele-
ven Men, Subjeds of rhe faid French King, who are now Prifoners of
War \n Newport aforefaid, and fupported at the fole Expence of the
Petitioners. Whereupon they prayed that they might be permitted to
fit out and fend a Veftel with a Flag of Truce, to carry the aforefaid
Eleven Frenchmen to the IVejl-Indies, and there deliver them unto the
Commander in Chief of fuch Port or Place as they (hall fend to.

And the fubjec^ Matter of the Petition aforefaid, being duly en-
quired into, and confidered,

It is Enacted by thh General Ajfembly, and by the Authority of the fame,
That the Prayer of the faid Henry Wall and Thomas Hafzard, in their
aforefaid Petition made, be, and the fame is hereby granted, provided
that they caufe fo many Englijh Prifoners to be bro't back unto New-
port, as the Veflfel they Ihall fend will carry. Provided alfo, that the
Veflel to be lent be under the fame Regulauons and Reftriftions with
others going to the Colonies, Ports, or Harbours of the Enemy, with a
Flag of Truce.

It is Voted and Refolved, That the Commictee appointed to put in
Suit the non eft Mortgages and Bond?, be farther continued for that Pur-
pofe.

Whereas 'Jonathan Jeffers, exhibited unto this Aflembly, an Account
by him charged againft the Colony, for repairing the Glafs Windows
Sn the Court-Houfe, at Newport. And the laid Account being duly
examined,

It is Voted and Rejohed, That the fame be, and hereby is allowed,
and that Fifty-two Pounds Five Shillings, the Amount thereof, be paid
the faid Jo7iatban feffen, out of the General Treafury.

It isVoted and Refolved^ That all Bufmefs lying before this Affem-
bly unfiniihed, be referred to the next Seflion, which is hereby ap-
pointed to begin on the fecond Monday of June next.

GOD Save the KING.

At the General AlTembly of the

Governor and Company of the Ert(jlijh
Colony of Rhode-IJlandj and Providence
Plantations^ in New-England^ inAMERiCA ;
begun and holden by Adjournment at Nexx)-
porty within and for the faid Colony j on
the fecond Monday of jft/ne^ in the Year
of our Lord, OneThouiand Seven Hundred
and Sixty, and Thirtynthird of the Reien
of His Moil Sacred Majefly George the
Second, by the Grace of GOD, Km^y of
Great-Britain^ and fo forth.

PRESENT,

The Hon, Stephen Hopkins, Efq^ Gov.

The Hon. John Gardner^ Efq; Deputy Governor.

James Honyman, Efq-, "]

Jaeez Bowen, Efqi^ I I"

Nicholas Cooke, Efq-, > H
WiLfciAM Richmond, Efq;

3

Joseph Lippitt Efq;
JoNATHAx Randal, Efq;
Francis Willet, Efq;
Henry Gardner, Elq;
The Secretary.

D E P Lf T I E S of the feveral TOWNS.
The Hon. Thomas Cranston, Efq-, Speaker.

NEWPORT;

Mr. Gideon Wanton, jun

The Speaker.
Pett;r Bours, Efq;
Col. Jofefb Wanton,
Capt. Daniel Ayrault,
Mr. William Read.

Providence ;
Daniel 'fenckes, Efq,
Capt, Jcfepb Turpin,
Capt. ifaiab "Hawkins^
Capt. Stephen Haivjcn.

<>i.<

Poitfmouth ;
John Shearman, jun. Efq;
Mr. Thomas Broivnel,
William Earl, Efq;
Mr. Rejicome Sanjcrd.

Warwick i
Capt. Randc^l Rice.
Mr. James RJjcJes,
Mai- Ilenry Rice.

Wefterly ;
Jojliua Bahcock, Efq;

Capt.

[ip] June^ 1760

Capt. Nathan Babcock.
Newfhoreham ;
Capt. 'Edward Sands,
John Liltlefield, Efq;

North-Kingftown «
Col. Jmmanuel Northuft
Capt. Daniel Fane:

South-Kingftown ;
Rou'land Robinfon, Efq;
Col. Jofeph Hafzard.

Eaft-Greenwich ;
Maj. John Arnold,
Maj. James fVightman.

Jameftown ;
Mr. 'John Eldred,
Mr. John Gardner.

Smithfield ;
Thomas Arnold, Efq:
Capt. Jofeph hlcnrey.

Scituate ;
Job Randal, Efq;
Mr. miliam Weft.
Glocefter ;
Richard Steere, Efq;
Mr. Silas IVilliams.

Charleiiown ;
Col. Chrijiopher Champlin.
Capt. Robert Potter,

Weft-Greenwich ;
Fardon TiUingha/t., Eiq;

Coventr}' ;
Caleb Greene, Eiqj
Lieut. Col. Stephen Potter.

f^ii

Um^

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Exeter -,
C^pt. John Reynolds^
Job Tripp, Efqj

M:ddIetown >
Mr. Samuel Baley,
Mr. John Clarke.

Briftol ;
Mr. Simon Davis,
Capt. Jofeph Reynolds.

Tiverton j
Samuel Durjce, Efqj
Pkilip Tabor, Efq;

Litde-Compton -,
Wtlliam Hall, Elq;
Capt. Benjamin Simmons.

Warren ;
Maj . Jofiah Humphrey,
Ebenezer Cole, Efq;
Cumberland ;
J ere mi ah Whipple, Efq;
John Dexter. Efq;

Richmond ;
Samuel Teft, Efq;
Maj. Richard Bailey,

Cranfton ;
Capr. Richard SearU, jun.
Jofeph Harris, Efq,
Hopkintoh ;
Maj. Jofhia Clarke,
Q&^i. Edward Wells, jun.

Johnfton :
Henry Harris, Efq:

JosiAS Lyndon, Efq; Clerkof the Lower Houfe.

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Wkat follovieth isa Report 7nc!de by the Gentlemen 'who Jigned the fame.

WE the Subfcribers, by the Appointment of the Honorable
General Allembly, have examined the Naval-Officers Ac-
Counts in Regard to the Light-Houfe, and do find a Ballance of
Ninety-fix Pounds Ten Shillings and Eight Pence due to the Colony,
fince the Ia(t Settlement, from the faid Naval Officer ; Alio two
Barrels of Oil, that coll: One Hundred and Thirt\Mix Pounds Two
Shillings, befides the Charges. The faid Officer informs us, were
loft after he fent them over the Ferry, at JameJlown ; which we
are of Opinion, faid Officer, or th^ Perfon he delivered them to,

' ought

June^ 1760. [20]

«•■ ought to be accountable for, as the Commiffions, Ferriage, and

" Carting arc charged to the Colony."

" William Read,
" Daniel Ayrault, jun.
■' Gideon IVantcn, jun."
And the faid Report being duly con£dered, // it Feted and Rejohedy

That the fame be, and hereby is accepted.

Whereas the Town-Council of Richmond m Kirrgs-Coimty, repre-
fented unto this Aflembly, Th^t-'Jobn Lilliiridge, Efq; and Mr. Ni-
cholas Hoilivav, who appraifed the Perfonal "ZHtsxe oi Richard Dye , late
oi Richmond, Yeoman, deceas'd, who died of the Small-Pox, had in-
formed them the faid Town-Council, that there was a Quantity of
Bills of Credit, chiefly of the 0/i-TV-^or, by them inventoried, as Part
of the faid Richard' i perfonal Eftate : Which Bills have not yet been
purged from the Infection of the Diftemper aforefaid, and being very
much patched, cannot be cleanfed fo as to pafs current, without great
Pains, befide; Danger of fpreading the faid Diftemper. Whereupon
they the faid Town Council prayed chatfome proper Perfon or Perfons
might be appointed to receive and burn the aforefaid Bills of Credit,
giving the Adminillrator of the faid Richard a proper Receipt.

On due Enquiry into, and Consideration of the fubjedt Matter of
the Petition aforefaid, It is EnaSfed by this General AJfembh, and hv the
Authority of the fame, That the above-named John hillibridge and
Nicholas. Holway, be, and they are hereby appointed and impowered
to receive the Old-Tenor Bills of Credit aforefaid, and give a Receipt
for the fame • That they burn them, and make Report of their Doings
unto this AfTembly at their next Selfion.

An A C T to prevent Difputes concerning the Attachment of Goods
or Lands in Civil Aclions.

TJ/'HEREAS feveral Contr over fie s and Law Suits have ariftn,
' ^ ni'here Govds cr Land hath been firft attached on a Writ of mefne
Procefs, and afterwards taken by Execution at the Suit of another, before
the Judgment obtained by him who made thefirji Attachment^ hath been
fatisfed.

Wherefore, aad in Order to fettle fuch Difputes

JJE tt EnaBed by this General Ajfembly, and by the Authorif^ of the
■^ farm. It is Enacled, That it is, and hath always been the true In-
lent and Meaning of the Laws of this Colony concerning Attachments,
that he, whofirft procures any Goods or Land to be attached, for any
due Debt, agreeable to the Laws and Cullom of this Colony, is, and
ihall be entitled to have fuch liis Debt for which he firfl attached fuch
Goods or Land, firft paid and fatisfied before any other Debt for which
the fame Land or Goods, may have been att ached or feizcd by Execu-
tion at the Suit of any other Perfon.

1^21 J June^ 1760.

It n Voted and Refolved, That the Captain of the Fort, procure at
the Colony's Qiarge, a good Boat for the Ufe of faid Fort, not exceed-
ing r&venieen Feet j and that he dilpofe of the old one, with her Ap-
puitenances for the moft they will fetch, for the Ufe of the Colony.

Whereas there is a Ntimbec of Mortgage Deeds in the Office of the
Grand Coijimittee, and no Bonds yet found agreeing with them : It
is therefore Voted and Refclved, That y</b Randal, Benjamin Nlchch^
Gideon ComPock, and Jamei Heime, Elqrs be, and they, or any two
of them, are hereby conftituted a Com-Tiittec to examin the faid Mort-
gage Deeds, and fet up Notifications with a Lift of them advcrtifing
all Perfons therein concerned to bring in unto the faid Committee, or
anyone of them, all luch Bonds that have been taken up, as agree
with the faid Deeds, if any they have, by the firft Day oiOSiober next.
Otherwile, all and every of the laid Deeds will be put in Suit, by
Beniamin Nichols, Efq: Keeper of the aforefaid Office. Unto whom
the Committee now appointed, or any one of them, are to return a Lift
of fuch as are to be fued as is aforclaid.

A ND it is farther Voted and Refohed, That if any Perfon fhall
rcfde or negleit to bring in the Bonds taken up, or fuch other Vouch-
ers, as will prove the Payment of the Money, mentioned in any Mort-
gage Deed, to fome one of the Committee hereby conftituted, and
iuch Perfon, being afterwards fued on a Mortgage, fhall ihew in
Court, that the Money hath been paid, fhall pay the Coftsof the Suit
commenced on Occafion of fuch negleft.

And farther. That the Notifications above mentioned, be put up m
every Town in the Colony, and contain therein, not only the Name
of the Perfon that gave the Mortgage, but alfo, his, her, or their Name
or Names that is or are now in PofTefTion of the Land mortgaged, who
is, or are liable to be fued.

What foUoweth Is a true Copy of an Account charged agamft the Go

vernment.

1759. TA^COLOiVro/Rhode-Ifiand, - - Dr

June J 1' ^ O auditting the Grand Committee's Accounts,
J[ receiving and burning the Money, viz.
To John Tillingbaji, 9 Days, sxbof. - ^T, 27

To Peter Bours, 25 Days, 6of. - - "j^

To James Shejield, ly T>i\.\.o, bof - - 81

To Thomas Cranfion, 25 Ditto, tof - '75

To exchanging 17,000/. good Money for old broken ">

ragged Money, which will appear by Mr. Nichols, |- 170
to whom we gave our Receipts, at i per Cent, J

\-ommittee.

Peter Bours ffor John Tillinghafy
Peter Bcurs (for himfelf)
James Shefie/d,
Thomas Cranflor}.

And

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June^ 1760. [22]

And the faid Account being duly examined, It is Voted and R£-
fched, That the lame be, and hereby is allowed, and that Fouf
Hundred and Twenty-eight Pounds, the Amount thereof, be paid the
afore faid John Tillhghiiji, Peter Eour\ J^ime: SheffieU, and Thomai
Cranfio/ii out of the General Trealury .

Whereas Mr. 7^'7'f^ TranfUln-, Ot I^Zi-'/ort, exhibited unfo this Af-
fembly, an Account by him charged again ft the Colony, for printing the
Proceedings of the General AiTembiy, ac their Seflion begun and hoJdsa
at South'KingJb'wn, within and for the Gilony aforefaid, en Monday the
Twenty-fifth of Felnuiry lali , and (or furnilliing Paper for the Work :
And the faid. Account being duly examined. It is Voted ar2d Refjhc^,
That the fame be, and hereby is allowed, and that Seventy-nine Pounds,
the Amount thereof, be paid the faid Jama FrankVux^ ouc of the Gene-
ral Tccafury,

Whereas Mr. Ntah Mafon, ol Providence ^ in the County of PrcrJ-
dence^ Innholder, exhibited unto this Affcmbly, an Account by him
charged againft the Colony, for the Ufe m ade of his Houfe by tixs Jaf-
tices of the in.^erior Court of Common Pleas and General SelTions of
the Peace, a: the Term begun and holden there, within and for the
County aforefaid. on the Third Tud'dayof y^/sr". One Thoufand, Se-
ven Hundred and Fifiy-nine : Which Account being duly examined,
// is Voted and Rejohed, That the fame be, and hereby is allowed, and
that Thirty-fix Pounds, the Amount thereof, be paid the • faid Noah
Mafon out of the General Treafury.

What foliovireth is the Account of J^anielfenchs, Eiq; one of the
Committee of War, and a Report on the fame, made by the Gen-
tlemen who ligned it.

" Dr — Cckmy ^Rhode-Iiland, in Account current 'Mt/j Daniel
Jenckes, one of the Committee of War.

Aug. II J I 'O the Amount of my
J[_ Account, as pafs'd
the Audit this Day, ^^.9676 2 I
To my Commiffions on

faid Sum, zt 2 per Cent. 193 10 o JT. 9869 12 i

1756. Tothe Amount of my Ac-
Fei>. 20. count, a.~ pafs'd per

Audit this Day, 26910 16 8

To my Commiffions on

faid Sum at 2 /i^r Cfw/. 5^8 4 o

£, 27449 o 8

1757. '^^ ^^ Amount of my
April 2g. Account auditted this

Day, ^.60237 18 10

To my Commiffions on

faid Sum, siiz per Cent. 1204 16 o

£. 61442 /4 10
June

[^3] June^ 1760*

^une ic To Amount of Ditio,

Ditto, £. StoB 7 6

Commiflions oa DittCy at

I and an \i^ per Cent. 121 12 0

0(30. 2 2. To Amount of DittOt

Ditto, 19342 14 11

Commiflions on Ditto, at

I and an Half/>er C<j»f . 155 2 6

8229 ^9 *

1758- "4-97 17 J

OSl. 24, To Amouflt of I3;//c,

Ditto, 48988 16 lO

Commiffions on Ditto, at

I and an Half /fr Cwf. 734 17 o

49723 13 20

1. 167212 18 4

Ballance due to the Colony, 6017 11 i

1758. Old-Tenor, £. 173230 5) 5

0<f?. 24. To Amount of my Ac-

cou nt auditted this Day, j^ . 2 3 1 5 i i
To my Commiffions on
faid Sum, at i and an
Half per Cent. 34 1 4 ^

— — Law/uiy

I- 2349 ^5 7
1760. To Amount of Ditto,

Jum JO. Ditto, 7829 5 4

My Commiffions on Ditto,

at 1 and an Half per

Cent. ^^7 3 o

Creditor.

7946 8 4
£. 10296 3 n

By Cafh received of the
General Treafurer, at
different Times, from
the 5th Jpril, 1755, to
13th i^f/^. X759, as per

Orders and Receipts, /. 173230 9 5

1760. By Ballance of the above
Account due in Favor
of the Colony m Old
Tenor, l-doij n

Equal in Lawful Money to 328 t4 Jx

9S"-7 '

yufie^ 1760. [24]

By Ca{h received of the
General Treafurer at
different Times, from
March loth. 1758, to
/r/5?yJ5' ^7(><^ as *fr Re-
' ceiptsinLawfulMone)',
By 30 Spanijh mill'd Dol-
lars, 180/. Old Tenor,
is Uwtul, 9 t^ ^,

^«T£' xo.Ballance due ia Favor of

Daniel Jenckes. 446 15 lof

£. 10296 3 II

The Account current here prefeoted, being carefully examined by
us the Subfcribers. we find the Amount of the feveral Sums charged
above to be juft and right, agreeable to the feveral Audits ; and that
the Commiffions thereon are alfo right cafL And farther, that the
Credit here given, is right and juft, compared with the Certificate pro-
duced from under the Hand of the General Treafurer : And that on
'the whole, there appears to be a Ballance of Four Hundred and Forty-
fix Pounds Fifteen Shillings and Ten Pence Two^fifths Lawful Money,
due to Daniel Jenckes, Efq;

Witnefs our Hands m Newport^ June loth, 1760.

James SheJicIJ, ,
Jofeph Lippitt."

And the PremilTes being duly confidered, It is Voted and Refdhed,
That the foregoing Report be, and is hereby accepted i and that the
Ballance of Four Hundred and Forty-fix Pounds Fifteen Shillings Ten
Pence and Two Fifths of one Penny Lawful Money, be paid the afore-
faid Daniel Jcnckes, Efq; out of the General Treafury.

Whereas JVilUam Dirfcy, of Tiverton, in the County of Newport^
and Colony nforefaid, preferred a Petition, and repreiented unto this
Aflembly, That he the Petiuoner in the Year One Thoufand Seven
Hundred and Fifty-nine, was part Owner of a certain Sloop called
the Eagle, commanded by Robert Colltns : That the frrid Sloop in a
Voyage defrgned from Titrks^IJlands, in the WeJlAndiei^ unto this
Colony, was taken by a Frmch Brigantine, with a Letter of Marque,
then on her Paflage to Nants : That the faid Robert Collins being fo
taken, ranfomed hiij Sloop for the Sum of Two Hundred Pounds
Sterling, and to fecure the Payment of the fame, pledged the Body of
PclegDurfey, who was his Mate, as an HoAagc. That the French
Brigantine aforcfaid, hath been to France., and is now returned to
Auxcayes, on the Illand of St. Domljigo 5 whither fhe brought the
Hodage aforcfaid : Who will undoubtedly be detained there a Prifo-
ner, ontil the Ranfom afore faid is paid. And riiereupon the faid
h^'^illiam Durfey, prayed for Liberty to fend a Vclfel properly commif-
fionatedunto Auxcayes atbrefaid, in Order to redeem die aforcfud T'f-
leg Durfey

[25] June, 1760.

And the fubjeft Matter of the Petition aforeraid being duly enquir-
ed into and confidered, It is EnaHsd hy this Geveral 4ffemifyy and bj
the Authority of the fame. That the Prayer of the aforefazd William ]^ur»
y^y therein contained, be, and the fame is hereby granted^

An.A C T to impo-sver the Marflial of the Court of Vice-i^dTiniralty in
this Colony to czW Jpecial Ccttrd.

0£ it Er.a^ed h^ iPjis General Ajfemhh, and hj the Authority of the
'-' fame. It is EnaBed, That when, and (o often, as theMarihal of
the Court of Vice-Admiralty fhall fell or difpofe of any Goods, Warei,
Merfhandize or Effcd:s whatfoever, in Coniequence of an Order, Sen-
tence, or Decree of the faid Court ; and the Conditions of Sale fhali
not be complied with; by the Purchafer or Purchafers, he tlie faid
Marfhal fhall have the fame Power of calling ^ Jpecial Court, with the
Vendue Mafters of this Government, and {hall alfo be liable to have
Jpecial Courts called upon hini in d:e like Manner, for any Goods,
Wares, Marchandize or Effeifts whatfoever, that have been, or may
hereafter be fold by him, purfuantto any Order, Sentence, or Decree
of the faid Court. Any Law, Cullom, or Ulage to the contrary here-
of, in any wife, notwitliilanding.

An ACT to prevent the laying Vejjels to, and lading and unlading Woody
cr heavy IVares, or Merchatidisie, upon the Sridge over Opponaug
River.

VX7 H E R E A 5 the laying VefTels to, and lading and unlading
^^ Wood, ajid other Kinds of heavy Wares and Mercliandize at,
or upon a certain Bridge in the Poft-Road, over Opponaug River, in
the Townfhip oiWaru'ick, hath been attended with many Inconveni-
enices.

Z> E it therefore EnaBed by this General AffemUy, and by the Authon-
■^ ty cj the Jame, It is EnaSied, That from and after tlie Publi-
cation of this A6J-, noPerfonorPerfons, on anv Pretence whatfoever, fbal!
lay or bring any Sloop or other VefTel unto the Bridge aforefaid, or there
lade or unlade any Wood, or other heavy Wares, cr Merchandize,
upon the Penalty olT'wenty Pounds for every Offence, to be recovered
of the Perfon or Perfons fo offending, before any two Juftices of the
Peace, in the Town aforefaid. O.ie Half whereof fholl be to the Ufc
of him, or them who will inform and fuefor the fame, and the other
Half for the Ufe of the Town of Warwick. Any Law, Cuftom» or U-
fage,totIiecontrray ofthis Ad, notwithflanding.

What foUoweth is a Report made by the Gentlemen that figncd it.

"fX/" H E R E A S, we the Subfcribers, together with Philip,
' ' GresnCt Efqj at the Dividing of Cratjhn fpom Providence,

were

June^ 1760. [16]

were appointed a Comroitee to fettle the Debts that were due from the
Town of Providence, to particular Peribns, and the then Poor, and
to apportion to each Town their Parts of the Poor,
and alfo, what Part of the Debts the Town of Crariflon fhould pay,
We report, that the Tcwn cfCrtf«/?c« fhall pay the Town Treakirer
01 Providence, Three Hundred and Fifty Pounds Three Shillings,
Old-Tenor, which appears to be their Proponion of the Debts ; and
that the Town oi Cranjion pay Three Tenth Parts of all the Charge
and Expence that Iball arife to the Town o^ Providence, on Account
of a poor decrepid Child, called Tracey, being long lame, and

maintained by the Town oi Providence, and alfo Three Tenth Parts of
all the Charges that fliall arile to faid Town, on Account ot a poor
Child called Card, and having been maintained by Providence

heretofore. The above Account was fettled in April, 1760. The
Towns of Fro^/Vt'«^f andyo/6/;//(j;?arc to be at the other feventli Part
cf the Charge arifxng on Account of the twoCfuldren aforelaid.

Darnel yenckes, ) ^

Jonathan Randal. ^ {Committee.

And the Premiffes being duly conlidered, It is Voted and Refolved,
that the foregoing Report be, and hereby is accepted.

An A C T for apporuoning unto and upon the feveral Towns in this
Colony, the Rate or Tax lately ordered to be aflefled and levied
upon the Inhabitsuits of dae fame.

TJ/^H EREAS the General Ajfcmbly, at their, Seffion begun and
'^^ bolden by Adjournment «/ South-Kiagrtown, within and jcr the
Colony aforefaid, on Monday the z^th &/" February Jaji, made and pajfed
an Ad, that a Rate or Tax of Fifteen Thoufand Five Hundred arJ Forty
Seven Pounds in Bills of Credit emitted by this Government, called Lawful
Money, Jhould be ajfejfed on the Inhabitants of this Colony, and levied,
colJeSied, and brought into the General Treafury by the lajl Day o/Oftober
next, for paying off the Government's Troops upon their Return from the
Expedition : JVbicb Rate or Tax hath not been apportioned as yet ;

DE it therefore EnaBed by tiii 5 General AJfembly, and by the Authority
*-^ of the fame. It is EnaSfed, That the Rate or Tax aforefaid, rtaall be,
and hereby is apportioned unto and upon the feveral Towns, at the
fame Rate and Proportion as the laft Colony Rate was, that is to fay :

The Town oi Newport

The Town of Pn

ovidencc

fhafl pay

/. 3110 0 fliall pay

£

. 945 »o

Portfmoutb

699 0 Smitbfield

897 3

Nezv/horeham

329 0 Scituate

398 0

Jafneiiown

350 0 Ghcejier

3q6 10

MiddUtown

478 0 Cumberland

259 7

Tiverton

514 0 Cranjion

602 3

Little-ComptoH

505 12 Johnjian

C

234 12

373' , 5

The

[27] June^ 1760.

The Town of £n>/
5 fhall pay
5 JVamn

411 t3

379 18

345

0
0

The Town offVarwid

791 n

236
322

4
10

Jhall pay
Eaji-Cremwich

Wejl-Crarmkh

401 6
255 17

7406

4

Coventry

255 17

The Town of Weflerly

fliall pay I- 39 »

Nortb-Kitigflcwn 704

Sou'.h-Kmgliozvn

Churlejhwn

Exeter

Richmctid

HopkintoK

ib^2 8

AND be it further EnaSled by the Autht-ity aforefald. That the
AfleflbrsorRatemakers ofeach refpecftiveXown, fliall affefs and ap-
portion the Rate or Tax atbrefaid, unto and upon the Inhabitants
thereof, and return a true Bill or Lift of the fame unto the Clerk of the
Town to which they refpedively belong, within twenty Days after
the Rifing of this Affembly : And that the Town Clerk lend a Copy
thereofin fix Days, after his receiving the fame, unto the General
Treafurer, who is hereby direded and required to iffue his Warrants
within fix Days after he has received the faid Bill or Lift, unto the fe-
veral Colkdors of Rates or Taxes in each refpe(5tive Town,

AND belt alfo Enabled, That the Colledors of Rates or Taxes
in this Colony, (hall receive Lawfiil Money for this Rate or Tax, reck-
oning Intereft thereon until the laft Day of OBober next, at which
Time, the faid Rate or Tax is to be paid into the General Treailiry.

AND it is farther Enabled, That the General Treafurer be, and
he is hereby directed, and fully inipovvered, to iffue a Warrant of Dif-
trefs againft the Eilate of every Colledor that iliall negle<St to pay into
the Trealury by the faid lall Day of Oiiobtr, the Proponion of the faid
Rate or Tax, which fhall be committed unto him to colledl , and for
Want of fufficicnt Eflate, to commit the Body of fuch delinquent
ColleftortoGaoI.

AND beit farther EjjaSfed by the Authority aforefaid. That the
Collectors be, and hereby are directed to receive for the abovementioned
Rate or Tax, Bills of Credit of the Old Tenor, at the Rate of Eighteen
and a Third for one, of fuch Perfons as fliall choofe to pay their Rate
or Tax in the fame.

AND the Secretary is hereby required to publifh this A<51, and
fend a Copy thereof unto every Town Clerk in the Colony immediately.

It is Voted and Rcfohed, That the Committee of War, tranfmit un-
to his Honor the Governor, witliin fix Days after the Rifing of this Af-
fembly, an attefled Account of all tlie billeting Money of each Offi-
cer and Soldier employed in the prefent Campaign, that his Honor may

fend

June^ 1760. [28]

(end the Tame (with the former Accounts) unto the General, in Order
for Paymentr

TAf/^HE RE AS the General Ajpmbly at their Seffion begun and hol-
^ ^ den at South- Kingftown, on Monday the Tiventy-Jifib of Febru-
ary laj}, made andpajfed, " An ABfor raifing One Thoufand Dollars,
" by a Lottery , in Order to purchase a certain Lot of Land in the Town
<■' o/Trovidence whereon to erect a Court-Houfc." And whereas tlx
Directors ofibefaid Lattery find it extremely difficult to difpofe of Tickets
for Dollars, and in all Probability, if the Lottery Jhoiild continue in the
fame Circumjiancesy it will cccafion a great Delay in the Sale of the Tickets.

T}E it therefore Enacted by this General Affemhly, and by the Author i-
■*^ ty of the fame, It is Enacted, That the Diredtors of the Lottery a-
forefaid, be, and they are liereby authorized andimpowered to diipofe
of the faid Tickets at and after the Rate of Nine Pounds Old-Teuor,
and that the Prizes be alfo reduced to Old Tenor, at, and after the
Rate of Six Pounds for each Dollar, and that they alfo exprefs upon
every Ticket before Sale, that the Benefit Tickets will be paid off in
Old-Tenor, at the Rate aforefaid.

Wliereas Peleg Rogers, Town Serjeant of Newport, and Richard
Wilfony exhibited unto tliis Airenibiy, an Account by them charged
againft the Colony, for looking after the Colony Houfe in Newport
lart: Year; for iweeping and cleanfing the fame on Occafion of the
holding leveral Seffions of the General Ailembly, and other Courts
therein, for cutting and carrying in Wood for their Ufe, and fo for:h.
And tlie faid Account being duly examined, // is Voted and Refohed,
That thefame be, and hereby is allov/ed, and that Fifty-four Pounds Six-
teen Shillings, tlie Amount thereof, be paid the (z\d Peleg aadRichard,
cut of the General Treafury.

It isFctrdand Rfohed, Thii Othniel Gorton, Efq; be, and he here-
by is added unto the Committee appointed to infpedi thole Mortgage
Deeds in the Office of the Grand Committee, that have no Bonds yet
found, agreeing with them, and fo forth.

It is Voted and Refolved, that the Committee appointed to audit the
Accountsof the Committee of War, be, and they arc hereby farther
continued to compleat the Buiineis to them commtted ; and that they
the faid Committe, givs Gideon Com/lock, Efq; Noticeof the Time and
Place of their meeting, and when they fliall be ready to fettle his, the
faid Cw///?(?r^'i Accounts, as one of the Committee of War, and re-
ceive what (hoU appear to be due unto the Colony from him ; tiiat
they give the faid Gideon, a Receipt for the fame, and deliver the Mo-
ney unto the General Treafurer, taking his Receiot lor it, and make
Report unto this AfTembly, at their next Seflion.

In Anfwer to the Motion of his Honor the Governor, It is Voted and
Refohed, That the Committee of War (hall, within fix Days after tiic
R'dingofthis AlTembly, deliver his Honor the exafteil and trusiT: Ac-

coua

[29] June^ 1 76c.

counttheycan of the Bounty and Expe nee paid the Seamen, by this
Colony, furni/hed unto His Majefty's Fleet laft Year, and alio of the
Number of Troops railed by this Government for the laft Campaign,
and tlie Expence of levying, paying, and clothing them. Tnat the
Governor may be enabled to write and inform the Agent, and to direi^
him to make Application for an Allowance from the Crown.

ItisVofed and Refohed, That Lieut. Col. EaTJamin Wickham, be,
and he hereby is appointed to get new painted all thac Part of the Out-
fide of the Colony-Houfe in A'i'r^/'ffr^, which was heretofore painted,
and that the Expence thereof be paid out of the General Treafury.

It is Voted and Refohed, That all Bufmefs lying before this AiTem-
bly unfiniflied, be, and the fame is hereby referred unto the next Seffion :
That the Secretary publifh by Beat of Drum in the Town of Newport,
all the Adts and Orders now made and palled, in ten Days after the
Riling of this AlTembly, and within Focty, fend Copies of the fame, ac-
cording to Law, together with Copies of the K&s and Orders made and
palled at the laft Seflion, uruo all and every of the Town Clerics in this
Colony, and to the Sheriff" of each refpeilive County: And that this
Alfembly be, and hereby is adjourned unto the Third Monday of Au-
gtiji next.

GOD Save the KING.

Fublifked according to Order the Sixtsnth Day of June, Orse Thoufand
Seven Hundred and Sixty , by

Tho. Ward, Secfy.

A true Copy duly examined,
Witnefs y^^U^^:^

AUGUST, 1760.

^t

At the General Affembly of the

Governor and Company of the Englifh
Colony of Rhode-IJIand^ and Providence
Plantations^ in New-England^ in America;
begun and holden by Adjournment at Nm:-
port^ within and for the faid Colony, on
Monday the Eigh J e enth oiAuguJl^ in the Year
of our Lord, OneThouiand Seven Hundred
and Sixty, and Thirty-fourth of tlie Reign
ofHisMoft Sacred Majefty George the
Second, by the Grace of GOD, King of
Great-Eritain^ and fo forth.

PRESENT

The Hon. Stephen Hopkins, Efqj Gov.

The Hon. John Gardner, Efq; Deputy Governor.

James Honyman, Efqi
Jaeez Bowen, Efqv
Nicholas Cooke, Efqi

3

JP

JOWATHAK RAXDAt, Efq*.

Francis Willet, Efq;
Henry Gardner, Efq;
The Secretauv.

DEPUTIES of the feveral TOWNS.
The Hon. Thomas Cranston, Efq; Speaker.

NEWPORT;

The Speaker,
Teter Bonn, Efq^
Cul. 'Jojepb Wanton,
Capt. Daniel Ayrault
Mr. William Read.

Providence j
Daniel 'fencke^^ Efq,
Capt. Jofepb Turpin^
Capt. Ifaiah Hawkim,
Capt. Stephen Ru'wfcn.

'i

PortiiTiouth i

^^^ Jchn Shearman, jun. Efq;

i^^P' Mr. Tho?nas Broicn^ly
%^ JVUliam Earl, Efq-,
^^^p^ Mr. Rejieome Sanford.

^^^ Warwick ;

^^ Capr. Randal Rice,

1^^ Mr. James Rhodes,

f^l%^ Mr.Tho. Wickes, (Sun of John)

S^ Mai. Henn Rice

Wcfterly ;

(30 Augufi^ 1760.

Wefterly ;
Jajhua Babcock, Efq;
Capt, Nathan Babcvck.
Newflioreham >
None.
North-Kingftown ;
Col. Immanuel Northupt
Capt. Daniel Fones.

South-Kingftown ;
Rowland P.obinfoti, Efq;
Col. Jofeph Hafzard.

Eaft-Gfeenwich ;
Maj. John Jrncldy
Maj. James IVightman.

Jameftown ;
Mr. 'Jchn Eldred,
Mr. John Gardner.

Smithfield ;
Thomas Arnold, Efq:
Capt. Jofeph Mowre^f.

Scittiate i
Job Randal, Efq;
Mr. miliam JVeJi.
Glccefter ;
Richard Steere, Efq;
Mr. Silai Williams.
Charleftown ;
Col. Chrijlopher Champlin.
Capt. Robert Potter,

Weft-Greenwich ;
Preferved Hall, Efq;
Pardon Tillinghajl, Efq;

Coventry ;
Caleb Greene, Efqj
Lieut. Col. Stephen Potter,

Exeter ;
Capt. John Reynolds,
Job Tripp, Elq;

Middletown ;
Mr. John Clarke.

Briftol ;
Mr. Simon Davis,
Capt. Jofeph Reynolds.

Tiverton ;
Samuel Dur fee, Efqy
Philip Tabor, Efq;

Little-Compton ;
William Hall, Efq;
Capt. Benjamin Simmons

Warren j
Maj. Jijiah Humphrey,
Cumberland ;
Jeremiah Whipple, Efqj
John Dexter, Efq;
Richmond
Samuel Teft, Efq;
Maj. Richard Bailey,

Cranfton ;
Capt. Richard Searle, jun.
Jofeph Harris, Efq;
Hopkinton ;
Maj. Jofhua Clarke,
Cz^i. Ed'ward Wells, jun.

Johnfton ;
Henry Harris, Efq:

JosiAS Lyndon, Efq; Clerk of the Lower Houfe.

'Ji^'SX^ Vli'

"fXT" H E R E AS Mr. J^r^i^ Franklin exhibited unto this Aflembly,
' ' an Account by him charged againft the Colony for, priming the
Proceedings of the General AfTembly, at their Seffions in May and
June laft ; for printing the Rate Bill feparately, and furnifhing Pa-
per for thofe Services. And the faid Account being duly examined,
It is Voted and Refolved, That the fame be, and hereby is allowed, and
that One Hundred and Thirty-eight Pounds, the Amount thereof, be
paid the faid James Franklin out of the General Treafury.

Whereas Gideon Comflock, Job Randal, Othniel Gorton, James
Helme, and Benjamin Nichols, Efqrs. were appointed to examin the
Accounts oijableel Brenton, Efq; with the Colony, but have not yet
been able to compleat the faid Bufinefs : It is therefore Voted atid Re~
fohed, That die Gentlemen abovenamed, be, and hereby farther are

continued

Auguft^ 1760. (32)

continued a Committee for that Purpofe, and that they, or the major
Part of them, .be, and hereby are diredted and impowered to adjuft,
fettle, and compromire with the aforefaid Jahleel Brenton, the whole
of the Controverfy between him and the Colony, and make Report of
their Doings unto the General AiTembly, as foon as conveniently may
be. And that the Secretary furnith the Committee, and Mr. Brenton
alfo, with a Copy hereof.

It isVotedandRsfohed, Th.:\.i Thomas Cranfion, and Peier Bours,
Efqrs, and Mr. Solomon Tonvvfend, be, and they or the major Part oi
them are hereby conftituted a Committee to audit the Accounts of the
Grand Committee and to receive what Money is paid into the faid
Grand Committee's Office for Tenths, and burn the fame, and make
Report unto the General AiTembly, as foon as conveniently may be.

It is Voted aud Refohed, Th^iLkut. Col. James Arnold, and John
Dexter of Cumberland, Efq; be, and they are hereby appointed to re-
pair Patuxet Bridge at the Charge of the Colony,

It is Voted and Refohed, That Two Hundred and Fifty Pounds,
Old-Tenor, be allowed and paid out of the General Trcafury, unto
the Perfon that rtiall bring the Money granted by the Crown, from
the City of New-Tor k, to Newport aforefaid.

Whereas Lieut. Co\.Jofeph Champlin, who was appointed to re-
pair Paucatuck^x\6g&, hath removed out of this Colony : It is there-
jore Voted and Rejolved, That Mr. Benoni Smith, be, and he is here-
by appointed to carry on that Service, m the Room of the faid lofeph
Champlin, at the Charge of the Colony, and that he prefent his Ac-
count unto the General Alfembly.

Whereas Bridget iVait oiHopkinton, in the County of Kings-Coun-
/j, Widow, and Relidt of Thomas fVait, late of faid Hopkinton, who
went in ihe Service of this Government, and was killed in the Adion
that happened between the Enemy and his Majefiy's Troops at Ti-
conderoga, in the Year One Thoufand Seven Hundred and Fifty-
eight, preferred a Petition, and reprefented unto this AfTembly, that
(he was left a poor Widow, with eight Children, three of whom are
yet under feven Years of Age, and the eldcft not fifteen : That hav-
mg taken out Letters of Adminiftration on her faid late Hufband's per-
fonal Eftate, (he hath paid out the whole Amount thereof, and above
Two Hundred Pounds over : That there is a very poor Piece of Land
chiefly wild, which is now feized by a Writ upon a judgment of Court
at the Suit of Giles Pcarce, of Liitk-Compton, who hath laid his Da-
mage to the Value of Five Hundred Pounds, and there arc many other
Debts yet unfatisHed, to the Amount of three or four Hundred Pounds,
andfeveral of her Children not able to earn any Thing, nor yet to be
bound out: Whereupon ihe the faid Bridget Wait, prayed to have
fome Relief, according to the Law of the Colony made and pafTed in
Newport, oil the feventh Day of M<^_7, One Thoufand, Seven Hun-
dred and Eighteen, entitulcd, " An Adl for relieving fuch as fhall be
" maimed, and the Widows Parents or Relations of fuch as /"hall be
" killed, m the Colony's Service,"

And

(33) Augu/t, 1760.

And the fubject Matter of the Petition afbrefaid, being duly enquired
intOj and coniidered, It is EnaDed by this General /^Jfembly, andby the
Autkoritj d" the fume. That Two Hundred and Fifty Pounds Old-Tenor,
be allowed to the Petitioner, in ConHderationof herdiftrefled Circum-
ftances, and that the fame be paid out of the General Treafury, unto
the Town-Council of Hopkinton, to be by thenn appropiated to the
Difcharging of the Debt abovementioned, or for the Support and
Ma'nteiiance of the Petitioner and her Children, as the faid Town-
Council ihall think moft advifeable.

It ii Voted and R^ohed, That Lieutenant Col. Benjamin Wickbam
be, and he is hereby impowered to draw out of the General Treafury
what fhali be necefTary to pay for new' painting the Colony Houfe in

Ncsiport.

Vi^hcrzzi Stephen Cclegro-vi exhibited unto this Affembly, an Ac-
count of Sixty-two Founds Five ShilHngs, by him charged againft the
Colony for the Ufe of his Horfe, wliich was impreflt-d in the Year One
ThoLifand Seven Hundred and Fifty-feven, when one Sixth Part of
the Mihtia was raifcd, and for keeping the faid Horfe after his Return,
he being rendered unik for Service, and fo forth. And the faid Ac-
count being duly examined, 7/ is Voted and ^efolved. That Fifty
Pounds thereof be allowed and paid the faid Stephen Colegrove, out of
the General Treafury.

It isVoted and Refolved, That Lieut. Col. Job Bennei, and Mr
JohnJVanton (Son oi Gideon) be, and they are hereby appointed a
Conamittee to buJd the Market Houfe with Stores over jt, in JV>a^r/,
for which a Lottery was granted in February lalt ; provided that the
fame be done without any Charge to the Colony, and that the faid
Committee be careful not to proceed to the Building faid Houfe, until
the Diredlors of the faid Lotteiy are fully fatisfjcd that thev fhall
be able to raifc Money enough to finiih the fame, and fhall give Orders
accordingly

Whereas Jonathan ^ejfers, exhibited unto this A/Tembly, an Ac-
count by him charged againfl; the Government, for repairing the Glafs
Windows of the Colony-Houfe in Newportt And the faid Account
bieing duly examined, If :s Voted and Refohed, That the fame be, and
hereby is allowed, and that Seventy-fix Pound? Nineteen Shiliiogs,
the Amount thereof, bo paid the {iid Jonathan Je^ers out of the General
Trcafurj'.

Whereas the Town-Council of /?/V/6wW, in Kings-County, reprc-
fentcd unto this Afiembly, at their Sefhon begun and holden at New-
port, on the iecond Monday of June laft, that John Lillibridge, Efq;
and Mr. Nicholas Holu-ay, who appraiied the perfbnal Eftate of Rich-
ard Dye, hxc o[ Richmond ii.{ovci&i6, Yeoman, deceas'd, who died
of the Small-Pox, had informed them the faid Town-Council, that
there was a Quantity of Bills of Credit, chiefly of the Old-Tenor,
that had not been purged from the Infcdion of the Diftemper aforefaid.
Whereupon thefaidAffembly appointed and impowered the faid Lii-

lihridge

^ugufi, 1760. (34)

libriage and Hokvay, to receive the Old-^enpr Bills ot Credit aforefaid,
and giving a Receipt for the fame, burn them, and make Report of
their Doings. And the Committee aforefaid having undertaken and
performed that Service, reported, " That in Obedience to the afore
" faid Adt, they had received of John Dye, the Adminifl:rator, the
" abovementioned Old-Tenor Bills, amounting to Two Hundred
" Fifty-one Pounds four Shillings, and immediately burnt the fame,
^ and gave the faid Adminiftrator a Receipt tor faid Sum, in Behalf of
" the Colony." Unto which Report they fubjoined the following Ac-
count. " The Colony of Rhode -IJland, Dr.— to 'john Ltilibridge
" and Nicholas Hoiivay, for receiving and burning the aforefaid Bills
»< ofCredit;^. 10 9 o' And the Premises being taken into Con-
fideration, It is Foied a?id Refohed, That the aforefaid Report be, and
hereby is accepted, tb.e aforefaid Account allowed, and that the faid
Ten Pounds Nine Shillings be paid them the faid Jch?: Ltilibridge^
and Nicholas Holway^ out of the General Treafury.

Whereas 'John Warkman, o^ Newport, Blackfmith, exhibited unto
this Aflembly, an Account by him charged againft the Colony for Iron-
work done for the Court-Houfe, for putting Irons on feveral Perfons
committed to His Majefty's Gaol in Newport, for taking them off,
-and fu forth. And the faid Account being duly examined. It is Voted
and Refohed, That the fame be and hereby is allowed, and that Seven-
ty-two Pounds Two Shillings the Amount thereof, be paid the faid
John JVarkman, out of the General Treafury

Whereas Thomas Arnold., Efq; exhibited unto this Affembly, an
Account by him charged againft the Colony for fundry Journies by
him made into the Province of the Majfachufetts-Bay^ to wit ; Unto
■the Towns of Mendon, Medway, Medfield, Dedham, Bcllingham, and
Wrentham; to fearch the ancient Records of tliofc Towns, and taking
Copies offome of them, in Order to prepare a State of the Cafe re-
fpedting the Boundary Line between this Colony and the faid Province,
for a Journey by him made to Hartfotd in the Colony of CoymeBicut^
to meet with a Committee of that Government, and for his Horfc hire
and Expences, in the faid Journies. And the faid Account being du-
ly examined, It is Voted ajid Refohed. That the fame be and hereby is
allowed, and that One Hundred and Ninety-fix Pounds the Amount
thereof, be paid the faid Thomas Arnold, Efq; out of the General Trea-
fury.

An ACT augmenting the Wages of the Town Sergeants and other
Waiters on the General Affembly, Superior and Inferior Courts,

"^U" H E R E A S it hath been reprefented unto this Affembly, that
the Allowance made thofe Perfons who attend as Waiters on the
General Aflembly, Superior and Inferior Courts, is fo very low, that
they cannot live by it, efpecially as all the Neceflaries of life are rifen
very much.

On

R

(35) ^^g^fty I7^0'

On Confideration whereof ;

B E it Enacted by this General AJfembh^ end by the Authority of the
fame. It a Enacied, That from and after the Publication of this A&.,
the Wages oftiie Town Sergeants, and all other Perfons who attend
as Waiters on the General Alfembly, Superior and Inferior Courts, in
and throughout this Colony, ihall be, and hereby are augmented to
Two Pounds Ten Shillings Old-Tenor ^ for every Day of their attending
on any or either of the abovementioned Courts.

Jt is Voted and Rt'fohtd, That Lieut. Col. Benjamin Wickham, be,
and he is hereby appointed to take Care of the Cellar under the Colony
Huufe in Neivfort', to let the fame out, and lodge the Rent in the Ge-
neral Trealury, and alfo enquire whether any Rent is due for the Time
part, and render an Account of iiis Doings unto the General Allem-
bly.

An A C T to augment die Fees of the Attorney General.

►E it EnaEied by thii General Ajfembh , and by the Authority of the
fame. It is Enailtd, That the Allowance to tiie Attorney General,
for attending on the General AiTembly, and other Courts in the Co-
lony, be raifed to Three Shillings Laivful-Money, per Diem
for the future. And that a Certificate from the Clerk
of the Lower Houfe of AiTembly, theClerksof the refpective Superior
and Inferior Courts in the leveral Counties declaring the Number of
Days in which he attended on the reJpeftive Courts ihall be full Proof
of the Matter.

Whereas Job Randal, Benjamin Nichols, Gideon Comflock, 'James
Helms, and Othniei Gortcn, Efqrs. were at the lafl Scfllon of this
Ailembly appointed, and any two of them authorized to examin a
Number of Mongage Deeds in the Oifice of the Grand Committee,
where no Bonds had then been found airreeing with the faid Mort-
gages : It is therefore Vcted and Rejlhed, that the faid Committee,
and each of them be, and hereby are veiled with Power to adminifler
an Oath or Engagement to any Perfon or Perfon who ihall produce
a Bond or Bonds of the third or fourth Bank whenever any Perfon
fhall be fulpedled of Fraud : Or at the Requeft of Jahkel Brenton,
Efq;

It isFoted and Refohed, That the Committee appointed to audit
the Accounts of the Committee of War, be farther continued for that
Purpofe, and make Report unto the General Aflemblv as foon as may
be.

It is Voted and Refohed, That the General Trealurer be, and he
is hereby directed and fully impowered to employ two Men to guard
his Houfe at the Government's Expence, in Order to fecure the Mo-
ney granted by the Crown unto this Colony, not exceeding fourteen
Nights after thst he fhall have received the fame. And that the Ge-
neral Treafurer upon his receiving faid Money, immediately give public

Notice

Auguji^ 1760. Ts^J

Notice thereof in the Newport-Mercury, (o that all Perfons unto whom
the Colony is indebted may come, in and receive what is due unto
them, agreeable to the Act of Affembly made and pafled at SoiUh-
Kir^ihwn, on Monday the Twenty-iitth of February laft.

An A C T regulating (he General Election.

rr/'HE R E A S it h found by lo?jg Experience, that the Freemtn go-
'^'^ ingto'NQVJY'^n to put in tketr [^'otes for General Officers, at the
EhSiion, is very injurious to the Interefi and public Weal of the Colony,
and occafons a very great Lofs of People's Time, at a Seafon of the Year
•when their Labor is abfolutely necejfary for preparing the Ground, and
planting the Seed ; on which the Produce of the -whole Summer mujl de-
pend. And as all the Ends of voting for General Officers may be as fully
attained, by the Freemen s putting in their Proxy-Votes at the Town-
meeting in their o-vun Towns , appointed by Law J&r that Purpofe, agree-
able to the ancient and laudable Cuflom of mof! of the prudent Freeinen :
Therefore be it Enadled by this General Aficmbly, and by the Autho-
rity thereof, It is Enadted, That for the future, every Freeman, laho
is difpofed togive his Suffrage for the EleSf ion of General Officers in this
Colony., Jkall do it by putting in a Proxy-Vote, in the Toimn-ineeting, in
the Teiiin to which he belongs, on the third JVednefday in April next, pre-
ceding the General Election, agreeable to the Law, and nvell knovin
Cujiom ofproxing. And no Freeman ff^all be permitted to vote for Gene-
ral Officers^ at the General Election held at Newport on the fir ft IVednef'
day in May, but only fuch as be Members of the General Affembly. And
be it further Enadted by the Authority aforefaid, That no Perfon in
this Colony, for the future, fall Vote and Act as a Freeman in any Cafe
Uihatfoever, but fuch only, 'who at the Time of voting fhall le truh and
really pofeffed of Land or Real Efate, to be valued and detoynined agree-
able to 1 he former Laws, of the full Value of Forty Pounds Lawful-Mo-
ney, or that will rent yearly for Forty Shillings, Lawful-Money, or
the eldeft Son of fuch a Freeman. That etery Perfon newly admitted Free
of any Town, fhall be admitted to put in his Proxy-vote for General-Offi-
cers, in the Town Meeting at his own Town, and fuch of them as Jhall be
admitted Freemen of the Colony, by the General Affembly, their Praxes
fiall be received and numbered at the General Election, and fuch as Jhall
not befo admitted Free by the Ajfembh, fiall be rejected and thrown out.

Both Houfes being Refolved into a Grand Committee, chofe the fol-
lowing Officers, to wit.

James Arnold, jun. Efq, Colonel of the Regiment of Militia in the
County of Kent; — James Wightman, Efq; Lieut. Colonel $ and
fchn Waterman, Efq; Major of the fame.

«v 1 rr 7 7 r^r r , 1 J"^^" °^ ^^^ Inferior Court of

JobnHolden, Efq: fourth, and I Common Pleas and Gen. Sefli-
Cakb Creeene, Elq; fifth r of the Peace, witlvin and for the

J County of Kent,

Robert

(37) Augufi, 1760.

Robert Burririgton, jun. 2Xi^'John IVard, Efqrs. Juftiees of the
Peace for the Town of Fortfmoutb.

Henry Spencer, Efq; a Juftice of the Peace for the Town of North-
Kipglto'wn, in the Stc&d of Jofefb Cafe, Efq; who rcfufed.

Benjamin Rodman, Efqj a Juftice of the Peace for the Town of

South-Kingjlcrjun.

Thomas Mattijon, Efq; a Juftice of the Peace for the Town of
Coventry, in the Room of John Bucklin, Efq; who refufcd. And
John Rice, Efq; a Juftice for the faid Town.

Abi el Tripp, Efq; a Juftice of the Peace for the Town oi Exeter,
in the Stead oi Amos Gardner, Efq; who refuled.

Benjamin Randal, Efq; a Juftice of the Peace for the Town o^Hop-

kinton.

Jojhua Pearce, Captain ; Thomas Pkillips, jun. Lieutenant ; and
Stephen Northup, (Son ofjoffph) Enfign ; of the third Company,
or trained Band m the Town of Ncrth-Kingftcwn.

John ISorthup, Lieutenant of the Second Company, or Trained
Band in the Town of North-Kingstown, in the Room of John Sweet,
who refufed.

Bernard Haile, Captain ; James Wheeler, Lieutenant ; and Ste-
phen Siveet, Enfign, of the third Company, or trained Band in the
Town of Scituate.

Abraham Waterman, Captain ; Benjamin Barret, Lieutenant*
■^n^Thtjmas Collins, Enfign ; of the third Company, or trained Band
in the Town of Gloce/l'er.

Robert Carr, Captain, Jojeph Hopkins, (Son of JVilliam) Lieute-
nant, 2nd Samuel Hopkins, jun. Enfign of the fii ft Company, or
•(rained Band in the Tovjn of fVeJl ^Greenwich.

Thomas Wilcox, Lieutenant of the hrft Company, or trained Band,
in the Town of Rxeter ; in the Room of William Gardner, who re-
fufed.

Caleb Gardner, (Son of Thomas) Enfign ; of the Second Compa-
ny, or trained Band, in the Town of Ew^fr ; in the Room of Tho-
mas Bentlcy, who refufed.

John Thomas, Lieutenant, of the Company, or trained Band, in
the Town of Richmond, in the Rcx)m of Barnet Sijfon, who refufed. :
And Ezekicl Tefft, Enfign of the faid Company.

William Carpenter, ]nn. Captain, Zephani ah Randal, Lieutenant;
3.ndJoJI:uaTur7ier, jun. Enfign ; of the fir ft Company, or trained
Band ir> the Town of Cranjfon.

Ifreel

Auguft^ 1760. C38)

IJrael Carpenter, Captain ; Daniel Thornton^ Lieutenant ; and
Zebedee Clemence, Enfign j of the Company, or trained Band in the
Town of Joknjion,

T)E it Enacted by this General Jfembly, and by the Authority of the
-^ fame, Itis Enaded, That the Allowance to the feveral Prifon-
Keepers in this Colony, for all fiich as are, or (hall be confined for
criminal Offences, and by them the faid Prilbn-Keepers vidlualled, be,
and hereby is augmented to Four VoMnds per Week.

Whereas there was exhibited unto this Aflembly, an Account
c\\2iV^td'by Jonathan Bowers, againft William Mumford, Efq; Cap-
tain of the Fort upon Goat-Ifland, in the Townihip of Newport, for
a Boat, Oars, and fo forth, by the faid Jonathan provided for the Ufe
of the faid Fort. And the faid Account being duly examined, // is
Foted and Refolved, That the fame be and hereby is allowed, and that
Four Hundred and Four Pounds, Three Shillings and Six-pence, the
Amount thereof, be paid the faid Capt. Mumford out of the General
Treafury.

An A C T for reviving the Superioi Court of Judicature, Court of Af-
fize, and General Gaol Delivery, In the County of Newport.

VXT H E R E A S the Court abovementioned, which was begun and
^^ holden at Newport, within and for the County of Newport, on
the firftTuefday of March hii, flood adjourned unto the Monday next
after the laft General Eledion fell through, whereby a Stop was put to
all Bufinefs then pending in the faid Court.

TT/'HE RE FORE, he it Enacted by this General A/embly, and
^^ by the Authority of the fame. It is Enacted, That all Balinefs
that remained unfinifhed in the laid Court, be proceeded in at the
next Seffion thereof, heard, tried and adjudged upon, as fully, am-
ply, and effedtually to ail the Intents and Purpofcs, as if the fame had
been continued from the laft Court unto the next. And that this Ad
be publifhed immediately :

Which was done accordingly, on the Twenty-third Day of Au^

guji, One Thoufand Seven Hundred and Sixty, by

Tho. Ward, Secfy.

It is Voted and Rfolved, Th.2.i Martin Howard, jun. and John
Grelea, ]\in. Efqrs. be joined with his Honor the Governor, and Au-
guftus Johnjlon^ Efq; in reviling the Laws of the Colony.

It is Voted and Refohed, That all Bufinefs lying before this AfTem-
bly unfinlfhed, be, and the fame is hereby referred unto the next Seffi-
on : That the Secretary publifh by Beat of Drum in the Town of

Newport

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^uguji^ 1760.

Neii^ortf all the Afts and Orders now made and pa fled, in ten Days
after the Rifing ofthis Aflcmbly, end withfn Forty, fend Copies of
the fame unto the feveral Officers, who by the Laws of the Colony
are appointed to receive and take Charge of them ; and that this Af-
fembly be, and hereby is adjourned to the laft Monday of October
next, if called at that Time by either of their Honors the Governor
or Deputy Governor : But if not called before or at the faid Time,
that then this Aflembly be diffblved.

GOD Save the KING.

Publtjhed according to Order, theT^'wenty-fixth Day o/' Auguft, One
Thoufatid Seven Hundred and Sixty, by

Tho. Ward, Secry.

A true Copy duly examined.
Witnefs

OCTOBER, 1760.

At the General Aflembly of the

Governor and Company of the KngUjh
Colony of Rhode^IJlavd^ and Providence
Plantations, in New-England^ m America j
begun and holden at Providence^ within
and for the faid Colony, on the laft
Wednefday of OElober^ in the Year
of our Lord J One Thou fand Seven Hundred
and Sixty, and Thirty-fourth of the Reign
ofHisMoft Sacred Majefty George the
Second, by the Grace of GOD, King of
Great-Britain^ and fo forth.

present.
The Hon. Stephen Hopkins, Efqj Gov.

The Hon. John Gardner, Efq; Deputy Governor.

James Honyman, Efq;
Jabez Bowen, Efq;
Nicholas Cooke, Efqj

JosEPN LlPPITT, Efq;

Jonathan Randal, Efqj
Francis Willet. Efq;

>

The Secretary.

DEPUTIES of the feveral TOWNS.

NEWPORT;

Mr. Gideon Wanton., jun.
Thomai CranJlonj.E^q;
Peter Bours, Efq;
Col. Jofeph JVanton,
Capt. Daniel AyrauU^
Mr. miliam Read

Providence ,
Daniel Jenckes^ Efq,
Abraham Smithy Efq;
Capt. Ifaiab Hawkins,
Capt. Stepbefi Rawfon.

PortGnouth j
David Anthony, Efq;
Mr. Oliver Earl,
Mr. George BnywneL

Warwick ;
Philip Greene, Efq;
Col. Stephen Lew,
Mr. Tljomas Rtce.

Wefterly ;
Jofma Baicock, Efq;
Capt. Nathan Babcock,

NewlhorehaiTi ;

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OSlober^ 1760.

Newflioreham j

None.
North-Kingftown j
Col. Immanuel Northup,
James Gardner, Efqj

South-Kingftown j
Mr. William Potter,
Mr. Hezekiah Babcock.
Eafl-Greenwich ;
Lieut. Col. James fVightman,
Capt. Benjamin Greene.

Jameftown j
Capt. William Hafzard,
Mr. John Gardner.

Smithfield j
Mr. Bauljlon Brayton,
Capt. Jofeph Mowrey.

Scituate ;
Job Randal, Elq;

Glccefter ;
Richard Steere, Efq;
Capt. Timothy Wilmarth.

Charleftown ;
Capt. Robert Potter,

Weft-Greenwich -,
Mr. Benjamin Gardner,
Pardon Tillinghajl, Efq;

Coventry ;
Caleb Greene, Efq;
Lieut. Col. Stephen Potter.

Exeter ;
Capt. John Reynolds,
Mr. John Chapman,
Middletown ;
Mr. James Barker, j\xn,
Mr. Jonathan Eajlon.

Briftol ;
Mr. Simon Davis,
Capt. Jofeph Reynolds.

Tiverton ;
Thomas Anthony, Efq;

Little-Compton ;
William Hall, Efq;
Capt. Thomas Browne l.

Warren ;
Maj. Jojiah Humphrey,
John Kinnicut, Efq;
Cumberland ;
Jeremiah IVhipple, Efq;
John Dexter, Efq;

Richmond ;
Capt. Benjamin Barber.

Cranfton ;
Mr. Benjamin Burton,
Maj. Benjamin Potter.

Hopkinton ;
Capt. Benjamin Ratidal,
Cz^t. Edward Wells, jun,

johnfton ;
Capt. Jcjiah Thornton,
Mr. Obadiab Brown,

Thomas Cranston, Efq; was chofen Speaker : And
JosiAS Lyndon, Efq; Clerk of the Lower Houfe.

TTTHEREAS E^illiam Hunter, of Newport, in the County of
V\ Newport, Phyiician, preferred a Petition, and reprefented unto
this Membly, that Jojeph Rodman of the fame Ne-wport, Mariner, pro-
fecuted an Ejeftment againft him, for the Poireflion of half a Houfe in
faidTown, and Iffuebeingjoined thereon, in a Matter of Law, the Infe-
rior Court which fat at Neuport in May laft, gave Judgment for the faid
William Hunter ; when the faid Jojeph being difTatisfied, made his
Appeal to tlie next Superior Court ; and when the fame came before
the Judges to be heard, tv. o of the Juihces, to wit, his Honor the De-
puty Governor and Mr. Juftice Clarke, were nearly related to the faid
Jofeph Rodman, and declined giving Judgment in the Cafe : And the
Petitioner beingwilling to be determined by the remainingthreejuftices;
but Mr. JRc^OT<?/; moved, that the Caufe might be continued untd the

General

OBober^ 1760. (42)

Affembly fhould be applycd to, to fill the Court for the Caufe aforefaid j
and the Cafe was continued accoidu\gly. Whereupon, he the i-sx^WtU
Ham Hunter prayed this Affembly to appoint two fpecial Juftices, for
hearing and deciding the Caufe aiorelkid, at the next Sitting of the
Superior Court in Newport.

On Confideration whereof,

It is Enaciedby this Ajfcmbh, and by the Authority of the fame. That
Francis Willet., znA James He/me, Elqrs. be, and diey are hereby ap-
pointed J udges in the Cale aforefaid, in the Room of iiis Flonor the
Deputy Governor, and Jofeph Clarke, Efq; and to fit in their Places.
an^d that they be commnnflioned accordingly.

Whereas Mr. 5f«o«/ ^;«//i, oi IFeJlerly, was by the General Aflem-
bly, at dieir laii SeffK)n, appointed to repair Paucatuck Bridge, at •che
Charge of the Colony : Which having done, he the faid Bcnofii, exhi-
bited his Account, and die lame being duly examined. It is Vot^d and
Rejll-ctd, That k be, and hereby is allowed, and that Eight Pounds
Fourteen Shillings and Nine Pence, Laitful Money, the Amount there-
of, be paid the laid Benoni Smithy out of the General Treal'ury.

Whereas John Andreius. oi Providence^ Efq; reprefented unto this
Affembly, that Benjamin Nichols, Efq; keeper of the Grand Commit-
tee's Office, hath fent him a large Number of old Mortgage Deeds, be-
longinsj to the County oi Providence, in Order to their being iued out,;
And the General 1 reafurer hath ahoient a large Number of Bonds be-
longing to the laid Deeds. And as the fame will be attended with more
Expence before Trial, than all the Fees allowed by Law, for fuing
and profecuting the fame, will amount to, • no Perfon can poffibly do
the Colony and himl'elf Juftice, without a farther Allowance fordoing
fuch BuDnefs, or an Augmentation of the Fees, andfo jorth.

On Confideratioa whereof,

It is Voted and Refoived, That the faid John Andrews do immediate-
ly fend a Lift of the Colony's Mortgage Deeds now in his Hands, to
each refpective Town Clerk in the County of Providence. And the
faid Town-Clerk-s are hereby required to difcover as foon as poHible,
who thcPerfons are that ftand polTeffed of the Lands pledged to the
Colony, by the faid Mortgages, and to inform the faid John Andrews
thereof immediately, after Difcovery fiiall be made as aforefaid, he be-
ing obhged to put out Writs within three Weeks from this Time.

Whereas Mr. Silas D<nioner, exhibited unto this Affembly, an Ac-
count by him charged againft the Colony, for making out Mufter-RoUs
for the Troops that were in the Government's Seivice, this and the laft
Year, and for making out Certificates for the faid Mufter-Rolls. And
the laid Account being duly examined, It is Voted and Refoived, That
the fame be, and hereby is allowed, and that Ninety-feven Pounds

Fifteen

(43) OSiober^ 1760.

Fifteen Shillings, the Amount thereof, be paid the faid Sila^ Downer ^
out of the General Treafury.

Whereas his Honor the Governor prefented unto this Aflembly, the
Muftcr-Rolls of the Regiments railed by this Government, for the Cam-
paigns of this and the laft Year, to be laid before his Excellency Gene-
ral Amherft^ to obtain Payment of the Four Pence per Day, allowed by
the Crovv'n. // is therefore Voted and Refolved^ That his Honor the Go-
vernor, be, and he is hereby requeited forthwith to impower Col. Hen-
ry Babccck, to wait on the General with the faid Mufter-Rolls, in Or-
der to receive what is due thereon, to the Colony, in Cafh, if pofhble :
But if that be not to be had, then in Bills.

And his Honor the Governor, is alfo requefted to fend the Mufter-
Roll for the Year One Thoufand Seven Hundred and Fifty-fevcn,
which hath been omitted hitherto.

yind it is further Voted and Rejohed, That Sixty- Dollars be allowed
andpaid the aforefaid Col. i?tf/^fcr^outof the General Treafury, for
his Time, Trouble, and Expence in the faid Affair. And, that what
Money or Bills he fhall receive, be, by him lodged in the General Trea-
fury, and he take the Treafurer's Receipt therefor.

Whereas Mr, James Franklin, exhibited unto this AfTembly.
an Account by him charged againft the Colony, for printing the
A<Ss and Orders made and pafi: by the General Aflembly at their late
Seflion in ^wg'w/?, for providing Paper for that Service, and for pub-
lilhing in his, News-Paper, two Advertifements, one in January, and
the other in February, for calling and pollponing a Court of Enquiry,
and for publifhing a large Advertifement ordered by the General Ai^
fembly, refpedling Mortgages and Bonds, due from Perfons in the
County oi Newport. And the faid Account being duly examined. It is
Voted and Rejohed, That die fame be, and hereby is allowed, and that
Sixty-fix Pounds the Amount thereof, be paid the faid James Franklin^
out of the General Treafury.

Whereas Mr. George Lawton, keeper of His Majefly's Gaol in New-
port, exhibited unto this Aflembly, an Account by him charged againfl
the Colony, for the Board, and Jo forth, oi Samuel Parcks, and Benja^
min Hawkins, who were lately executed at laid Newport, for Piracy,
Robbery, and Felony, done, and committed upon the high Sea. And
the faid Account being duly examined, It is Voted a^d Refohed, That,
the fame be, and hereby is allowed, and that Forty-three Pounds
Eight Shillings, the Amount thereof, be paid the faid George Lawton,
out of the General Treafury.

Whereas Nehemiab Ward, o^ Providence, Carter, preferred a Petition,
and reprefented unto this AfTembly, That in the Month of January,
One Thoufand Seven Hundred and Fifty-fix, he and his Team were
imprelTed at Providence, to carry from thence to Ballon, a Number of
fick Soldiers, belonging to a Company commanded byone Capt. Doug-
lafs, who was marching with liis faid Company from New-Tork to Bof-
ton. That he the Petitioner, performed the Bufmefs in a mofl feverc
Seafon, and violent Snow-Storm, whereby he was much retarded, and
put to very great Expences, which he was oblig'd to lay out of his own

Pocket,

O^obery 1760. (44)

Pocket; for which Service and Expcnccs, thdixANthemiah prayed a
reafonable Allowance, as he never had received any Pay or Satisfadion
for the fame.

And the fubjeft Matter of the Petition aforefaid, being duly enquir-
ed into, and confidercd, It is P''oted ami Refohed, That Fourteen Dol-
lars, or Eighty-four Pounds, Old-Tenor, be allowed and paid unto the
aForefaid Nebemiah Ward, out of the General Treafury ; arid that the
Government apply unto his Excellency General Amberjl, to be reim-
burfcd.

Whereas Amos Atii;ell, of Providetite, Blackfmith, exhibited unto
fhis Alfetnbly, an Account by him charged againft the Colony, for a
Pair of Shackles by him made; to put on Jcfeph Hews, who was con-
fined in His Majcfty's Gaol, at Prwidencs , for Hinges, Staples, and
Other Ironwork, by him the faid Amos done and provided for the faid
Gaol. And the faid Account being duly examined, It is Voted and Re-
jclved, That the fame be, and hereby is allowed, and that Twenty -fe-
ven Pounds SLx Shillings, the Amount thereof, be paid the laid Affios
At we!/, out of the General Treafury/.

Whereas fundry ofthe Regiment, laft raifcd in this Colony, for his
Ma'iefty's Service, did not march out of the Government, and others left
the Regiment, before its Arriv^il at Albany. It is therefore Voted and
Refohed, That the Committee of War, call upon all fuch Perfbns to
refund what Money they receiv'd from ihe Colony ; and upon Refufalj
or Negledt of Payment, to fue for the fame. And that every Perfon.
who at any Time deferted from the faid Regiment, be taken up, and
profecuted according to LaWi

It is Voted andRefokedj ThatThurCday the twentieth Day of the next
Montis, be obferved as a Day of General Thankfgiving, throughout
this Colony, for the Succefs of His Majcfty's Arms, in the Reduction
oi Canada. And his Honor the Governor is requeued to iffue a Procla-
mation accordingly, and therein forbid all lervile Labor on the faid Day.

T>E it EnaBed by this General AJJanhly, and by the Authority of the
■*-* fame, That the Ferriage between Newport and Jamejlown, and
between fameflown and North and Sotcth^King/lonjort, be, and hereby
is augmented and ftated, at the following Prices, in Old-Tenor, to ivit.

For every Footman^ - - ' -^.040

For afmgle Perfon, ivho will have the Boat put off, 080

For a Man and Horfe, - - - 080

For every Drift Horfe, - - - - o i c o

For txery Neat Bca/i, above two Tears old, - 0120

For every Neat Beaf, under two Tears old, - o 10 o

For every Calf , - - - -030

For every Hog, - - - --030

For

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For every Sheep, ^ - - f--02Q

Eor every Lamb, - - y - o 2 o

For every Hcrfe and Chaife, or Chair, - - 2 o o

And it is farther Ena^ed, That the Ferrymen be under the fame
Regulaticajs and Reftriftions, in every other Refpeft, as the Laws now
ftand.

B E it Ena3ed by this General JJfembly, and by the Authority of the
fame, Jt is Enadled, That all the Officers, and Soldiers, now in the
Pay of this Government, be diibanded, by Proclamation, to be iflucd
by his Honor the Governor, at the End of Fifteen Days after they (hall
have receiv'd their Difcharge from theGeneral, with Orders for march-
ing Home, excepting fuch as fha]l make it appear to the Committee of
War, that they have been detain'd by Sicknefs, or fome other unavoida-
ble Accident. And that all the Officers and Soldiers who have left the
Regiment, fince its tirll; Avnv^l^i Albany, ffiall not receive theit Wa-
ges, until they lliall produce to the Committee of War, proper Fur-
loughs, or Certificates, from their commanding Officers, that they
had full Liberty for leaving the Regiment. And that the Committee
of War pay all the Wages they fnall ftnd to be due to the Officers and
Soldiers, at the Time they lliall be difbanded, and that the whole of
the Tax, now colJeding and paying into the General Treafury, be ap-
propriated to the Paying oif the Officers and Soldiers, and that the Mo-
ney, remaining in the Tjeafury, when that fhall be compleated, be ap-
plyed to the Paying the other Charges of the Expedition.

And be it farther Enacted by the Authority aforefaid. That the Com-
mmittee which was appointed to audit the Accounts of the Committee
of War, be continued for that Purpofe, and that Mr. Solomon Townfend,
be appointed one of the faid Committee, in the Room of Mr. Simon
Peafe, jun- who refus'd : And that diey take an Account of the Money
received by faid Committee of War, out of the General Treafury, as
well as of the Money by them paid to the Officers and Soldiers. And
that the Committee of War, procure their Accounts, to be audited,
and laid before the General Afiembly, at their next Seffion.

It is Voted and Refolved, That his Honor the Governor, bCj and
hereby is requefted, to iffue forthwith, a Proclamation, prohibiting, the
Inhabitants of this Colony, and all others reliding within the fame,
from trading, or having any Commerce with the Subjeds of the French
King, during the Continuance of the prelent War ; and if any prefume
to tranfgrefs, he or they Ihall be puniffied with the utmoft Severity.

Jt IS Voted and Refolved, That his Honor the Governor, be, and
hereby is requefted, with the Advice and Confent of the Honorable
the Upper-Houfe, to write an Anlwer to the Letter of Mr. Secretary
Pitty and lay a Copy thereof, before this AiTemblj', at their nextSeffi-
on-

OSioher^ 1760. (46)

It is Voted and Refohed, That all Bufinefs lying before this Aflembly,
unfinifhed, be, and the fame is hereby referred unto the next Seffion :
That the Secretary publiih the Acts and Order?, now made and pafTed*
bv Beat of Drum, in the Town cf Newport, within ten Days
aher the Rifing of this Affembly, and within Forty, fend Copies of
the fame unto thefeveral Officers, who by die Laws of this Colony
are appointed to receive and take Charge of them ; and that this Af-
femblybe, and hereby is adjourned to the Iz^MonAzyoi February
next, then to meet at £<2//-Grf/'««;jV/j, in the County of iC^;^/.

GOD Save the KING.

Tublijhed according to Order, the /Jc^ Da;: £/" November, One
Thoufand Seven Hundred andSixt;^, hy

Tho. Ward, Secr'y.

A true Copy duly examined.

I DECEMBER, 1760. |

At the General Afiembly of the

Governor and Company o^ the Englift:)
Colony of Rhode-Ijhnd^ and Providence
Plantations^ in Ncw^Rngland^ in America^
begun and holden (in Confequence of a War-
rant iiTued by his Honor the Governor) at
Providence, within and for the faid Colony,
on Wednefday the Thirty-firft Day of De-
cember^ One Thoufand Seven Hundred and
Sixty, and in the Thirty- fourth Year of the
Reign of His Mod Sacred Majefty George
the Second, by the Grace of GOD, King of
Great-Britain^ and fo forth.

PRESENT,

The Hon Stephen Hopkins, Efq^ Gov.

Jamis Hokfm>«in, ETo;
Nicholas Easton, Efc^i
Jabez Bqwbn, Efc:
Nicholas Cooke, Efcj-,
JojJATHAH Fresborn, Efq;

>

Joseph LippiTT, Efc);
Jonathan Randal, Efq-,
Francis Willet, Efq;
HfNRv Gardner, Efq;

The S^CRETARV.

DEPUTIES of the fevera) TOWNS.
The Hon. Thomas Cranston, Efq-, Speaker.

NEWPORT:

Mr Gibson Wanton, jun.

The Speaker.
?eter Bours, Efq-,
Col. Jojeph Wanton,
Capt. Daniel Ayrault,
Mr. Wiliiam Read.

Providence ;
"Dahid yenckes, Elq,
Abraham Smith, Efq-,
Capt. Ifaiah Hcivkim.,
Capt Stepher, Raivfan.

Portsmouth ;
yofm Shearman, jun, Eiq-,
David Anthony, Efq;
Mr. Oliver Earl,
Mr. George Bro'wnel.
VVarwick^
Philip Greene, Efq;
Col. Stephen Low,
Mr. Richard Greene.
Mr. Thomas Rice.

Westerly ;
Capt, Nathan Bahcock.

Neu'fhoreham •

December, 1760*

Njsw-Shoreham }
None.

NoRTH-KlNGSTOWN >

Col. Immanuel Nortbtip^
James Gardner, Efc);

SoUTH-KlNGSTOWN ;■

Mr. IVilliam Poller,
Mr. Hezekiab Bobcock.

East-Greenwich -,
Lieut. Col. Jamei IVightman^
Capt. Benjamin Greene.

J AM FS TOWN J

Mr. John Gardner.

Smithfield ;
Mr. Bau/flon Brayton,
Capt. Jokph Moivrey,

SCITUATE >

"yob Rtindai, Elq;
Mr. William Wejl.

Gl.OCESTER ;

Capt. Tiinahy M'llmarth.
Charlestown ; Nonc.
West-Geeenwick ;
Far don Tillivghaft, Efqj

Coventry ;
Caleb Greene, Efq^

Exeter ;
Mr. John Cbcpmun.

sSs^"^

MiDDLEToWN }

Mr. 'Jonathan EaJIon.
Bristol ;
Mr. Simon Davis,
Capt. Jcfeph Reynolds.
Tiverton ;
None.
Little-Compton
None.

WaRRE.N' ;

Maj. Jo/lab Humphrey,
John Kinnicut, Efq;

Cumberland ;
Jeremiah fVhipple, Efq;
John Dexter, Efq;

Richmond j
Major Richard Bailey,
Capt. Be?ijamin Barber.

Cranston ;
John Burton, Efq;
Maj. Benjamin Potter.
Hopkinton ;
None.

Johnston ;
Capt. Jojiab Thornton,
Mr. Ohadiah Brown.

JosiAs Lyndon, Efq; Clerk of the Lower Houfe.

An ACT toimpower the Direftors of Lotteries, and Town Treafu-

rcrs, to call Special Courts.

j^E IT EN ACTED by this General AJjembly, and by the Au-
thority of the fame. It is Enabled, That the Dircdlors of all the Lot-
teries already granted, or that fhall hereafter be granted by the General
Aircmbly, for caifing Money for any Public Ufe, and each of them, ihall
for the more fpeedy Reccvciing all fuch Sums as arc or fhall become due
for Tickets, have the fame Power of calling Special Courts, under the
fame Rules and Regulations as the \''endue Mailers in tliic Colony have :
And that all Perfons entitled to a Prize or Prizes from any Diredlor, af-
ter demanding Payment, and Rcfufal or Negkft of the fame, Ihall have
Power to call Special Courts in like Manner, for the P.ecovery of the
Money d-ue to them, from fuch Directors.

A ?vD be it further EjuiBed by the Authority aforefaid. That the feve-
ral Town Treafurcrs in this Colony, have the fame Power in every Rc-
fpeCt, of calling Special Courts upon the Collectors of the Town-Rates,
as the General Treafurer hath, of calling Special Courts upon the Col-
ledors of the Colony Rates. Any Law, Cuflom, or Ufage, to the
contrary hereof, in any wife notwithftanding.

Both

December, 1760.

Both Houfes being refolvcd into a Grand Committee, the following Offi-
cers were cholen, to ivit ;

Henry Ward, Efq; Secretary for the remaining Part of the Year, in
xhcV^oom oiTkcmas Ward, Efq; deceafed.

Charles Spconer, Captain ; John Gardner (Son oi William) Lieutenant ;
^iudjethro Spooner, Enfign ; of the firfl Company, or trained Band in
tlie Town 01 Neivport-

Thomas Ricbardfon (Son oi Ebenezer) Captain ; Ebenezer D/ivenpcrt ;
jun. Lieutenant ; and '^onathon Davenport, Enfign ; of the fecond
Company or trained Band, in the Town of NfJipcrt.

John Holden, Efq; Third, znd OthnieJ Gorton, Efq-, Fourth, Juf-
tice of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas, and General Seflions of the
Peace, v\ ithin and for the County of Kent.

"XXJ H E R E A S a Number of the Soldiers jn the Service of this Colo-
''^ ny, did, after the Redudtion of iVfc«/'r-f^/, defert or leave the Re-
giment without Liberty, and thereby forfeited their Wages : ^nd where-
as, many of the faid Soldiers, are under Age, whofe Parents and Mai-
lers were no Ways privy to tlicir defcrting, and others are very poor,
and their Families necefutous : BE it Enacled by this General jljfem-
hJy^ andb'i the Juthoriiyofthe fame, Itis EnaBed, That all the Soldiers,
who continued in the Service until the Surrender o'i Montreal, ihall be
entitled to Wages until the Time of their leaving the Regiment, and
that they, their Parents or Maflers, relpe<5Hvely, (ball be paid the fame
upon their producing to fom.e one of the Committee of War, a Certifi-
cate from one of the commilTioned Officers ofthe Company to which he
belonged, of the Time of his leaving the Camp,

AND he it further Enacted, by the Authority aforefrid. That the
Committee of War account to the Colony for the Intereft of all the Law-
flil Money they have received, or fhall receive to pay the Soldiers with,
from the Jaft oiOBober. to the fifteenth Day oi December laft.

// is Voted end Rcfolved, That Andreiju Bold, who was appointed
Quarter-Mailer of the Regiment in the Service oftliis Colony, tlie laft
Campaign, be allowed the fame additional Wages from the Date of his
Warrant until his dilcharge, as the Quarter Maifer had the Campaign
before lafl.

// is Voted and Refolved, That James Honyman, Jcfias Lyndon, and
Peter Bours, Efqrs. znAMr. EdwardThurJlon-, jnn. be, and they are
hereby appointed a Committee to receive from the Widow of Thomas
Ward, Efq; late Secretary ol this Colony, the Records, letters, Papers,
and all other Things belonging to that Office, and deliver them to the
prcfent Secretary, giving and taking Receipts for the fame.

Whereas feveral Perfons preferred a Petition, and reprefented to
this AfTembly, That by a Law oftliis Colony now in Force, a. Debtor
may fuffer himfelf to l)c committed to Goal, and by reprefcntin^^ him-
ic\( Infchent, may recover from his Creditors, weekly, a laro-c Sum of
Money, more than is nccefiary for his Subliftencc ; and that no Provi-
fion is made, that fuch Debtors when in Circumftances fufficient, fhall
repay what has been allowed them for their Maintenance, durino the
Time they were in Goal, which they apprehended to be the Intent of the
Law : And therefore prayed this Alfembly to repeal faid Law, or

make

December, 1760.

make fuch an Alteration therein, as will difcourage Debtors from going
to Goal.

On Conlideration whereof,

It is Voted and Refohei, That^ this Petition be referred to the next
Seflion of Aflembly : And that in the mean Time, no infol vent Debtor
in Goal ftiall receive more than Five Pounds a Week from all his Credi-
tors at whofe Suit he is in Goal, in equal Proportion, and that he may
recover the whole of any one Creditor, and fuch Creditor may recover
all but his own Proportion, of the other Creditors.

Whereas the IVIoney raifingbythe twoClaffes of a Lottery granted
by the GeneraLAiTembly, for purchaiing a Lot of Land in Providence, on
which to eredt A Court- iioufe, will be infufficient for that Purpofe : It
ii Voted and Refilved, That the Diredlors of faid Lottery, ov the major
Part of them, be, and they are hereby impowered to fet forth a third
Clafs of the idid Lottery, in the fame iVIanner, in every Refpedt with the
other Clafles : And that if the Money \vhich fhall be raifed thereby,
ihall be more than fufficient to pay for faid Lot, the Sorplul'age thereof,
after the reafonable Charges attending faid Lottery are deducted, fluli
be appropriated towards building laid Court-Houfe.

It is Voted and Rcfoived, That the Committee appointed to audit and
(ettletheGeneral Treafurer's Accounts, be alfo impowered to fettle thelate
Secretary's Accounts with the Colony, and make Report to the General
Alfembly, as foon as conveniently may be ; And that for the future, the
Secretary, for the Time being, (hall always from Time to Time, lay
his Accounts before the GeneralAflSimbly, in Order for Payment.

// is Voted and Refolved, That the General Trealurer put in Suit eve-
ry Note or Notes, Bond or Bonds, now due to the Colony (excepting
the Bonds for the Intereft of the Loan Money, to any Court in this Co-
lony) within twenty Days from the Rifing of this Aflembly.

Wherxas Complaint hath been made to this Aflembly, that the
Sutler who fupplicd the Regiment in the Service of this Colony, the laft
Campaign, hath charged the Officers and Soldiers more than the Gene-
ral Orders given out from Time to Time in the Camp : // is therefore Vo-'
ted and Refolded, That the Committee of War, when they fhall pay
the Wages of the Officers and Soldiers, fhall infped the Sutler's Accounts,
and whatever they ihall find charged to any Officers or Soldiers, at a
higher Rate than the General Orders given out for the Places where they
have from Time to Time been, Ihall be deduded out of his Account:
And that whenever an/ Officer or Soldier ffiall require it, the Sutler
fhall be obliged to make Oath to the Truth of his Account.

It is Voted and Refoivedy That all Bufinefs lying before thisAlTcmbly
unflnilhed, be, and the fame is hereby referred to the next Seflion
That die Secretary publifh the Ads and Orders, now made and pafTed,
by Beat of Drum, in the Town of Newport, within ten Days

after

December, 1760.

after the RKiiig of this AiTembly : And that this Allembly be, and
hereby is adjourned to the lafb Monday of Februafj next, then to
meet at Eaji-Greenivich, in the County of Kent.

GOD Save the KING.

Publipjcd according to Order ^ the Eigth Day of January, One Thou^
Jand Sevefi Hundred and Sixty-one, by.

Henry Ward, Secfy.

A true Copy duly examined.

/ ^

M, M

I FEB'RUARY, 1761. ^

At the General Affembly of the

Governor and Company of the Englijh
Colony of Rhode*IJland^ and Profvidence
Plantations y in New-England^ in America ;
begun and holden by Adjournment at Eafl^
Greenwich^ within and for the faid Colony,
. on Monday the Twenty-third Day of Fe-
hruarjy in the Year of our LORD One
Thoufand Seven Hundred and Sixty-one,
and Firft of the Reign of His Moft
Sacred Majeily George the Third, by the
Grace of GOD, King di Grtat'Britain^ and
fo forth

PRESENT,

The Hon. Stephen Hopkins, Efq; Gov.

The Hon. John Gardner, Efq; Deputy Governor.

James Hokvman, Efq-,
Nicholas Easton, E^q;
Jabez Bowen, Efq-,
Nicholas Cooki;, Efq-,

3

Joseph LipPitt, Efq-,
Jonathan RaudAl, Efqj
Francis Willit, Efq;
Henry GarOnsk, Efq;

The Secretary.

DEPUTIES of the feveral .T OWNS.
The Hon. Thomas Cranston, Efq; Speaker.

NEWPORT;

Mr. Gideon Wanton, jun.

The Speaker.
Peter Bours, Efq;
Col. Jofepb Wanton,
Capt. Daniel Ayrault.

Providence >
Daniel Jenckes, Efq,
Abraham Smith, Efq;
Capt. Ifaiah Hawkins^
Capt Stephen Rawjin.

Portsmouth ;
John Sbearmant jun. Efq;
David Anthony, Efq;
Mr. Oliver Earl,
Mr. George Brovjnel

Warwick i
PUlip Greene, Efq;
Col. Stephen Low,
Mr. Richard Greene^
Mr. Thomas Bice

Westerly ;

February, 1761.

Westerly;
JoJJjua Babccck, Efq>
Gapt. Nathan Babcoch

New-Shoreham }
Edward Sands, Elq;

North-Kingstown >
Col. Immanusl Ncrthup,
"James Gardner, Efi:jj

SoUTH-KlNGSToWN ;

Mr. fVilliam Potter,
Mr. Hezekiah Babcock.

East-Greenwich ;
Lieut. Gol. James IVightmofi^
Capt. Benjamin Greene,

Jamestown j
Capt. William HafzarJ,
Mr. John Gardner.

Smithfield j
Mr. BaulJIon Brayton,
Capt. Jofeph MoTJurey.
SciTUATE }

Job Rat^ah Efqj
Mr. William Wejl.

Glocester i
Richard Steere, Efq;
Capt. Timothy Wilmarth.

Charlestown i
Col. Chrijioplxr Champlin,
Robert Potter, Efq;

West-Greenwich ;
Mr. Beitjamin Gardner,
Pardon 'Tillinghajl, Efq;

Coventry ;
Caleb Greene^ Efqj

I

p^

Lieut. Col. Stephen Potter.

Exeter ;
Capt. John Reynolds,
Mr. John Cbafman.

MlJDDtETOWN ;

Mr. James Barker, ]un
Mr. Jonatfjan Eajhn.
Bristol j
Mr. Simon Davii.

Tiverton ;
Thomas Anthony, Efq;

Little-Compton f
William Hall, Efq;
Capt. Thomas BrowneL

Warren ;
Maj. Jojieh Humphrey i
John Kinnicut, Efq;

Cumberland ;
Jeremiah Whipple, Efq;
John Dexter, Efq;

RiCHMOTJD ;

Major Richard Bailey y
Capt. Benjamin Barber.
Cranstok }

None.
Hopkinton ;
Capt. Benjamin Randal,
Czpt. Edward Wells, jun.

Johnston ;
Capt. Jo^ah Thornton,
Mr. Ohadiah Brown.

Jo/ias Lyndon, Efq; Clerk of
the Lower Houfe.

lVT),l

jr IS VOTED AND RESOLFED, That the Ad
-* laying a Fine nn the Members of the Houfe of Deputies, for not
attending on the General Affembly, of Forty Shillings for the firft Day,
and Twenty Shillings for every Day after the firft, be^ and the fame is
hereby repealed, and rendered Null and Void.

Whereas James Honyman, Jojias Lyndon, and Peter Bours, Efqrs.
zs^^yi^.EdniHirdThurjlon^yciTi. who were appointed a Committee to re-
ceive the Records, Letters, Papers, and all other Things belongins^ to the
Secretary's Office, of the Widow di Thomas Ward, Efq; late Secretary,
and deliver them to the prefeat Secretary, giving and taking Receipts for
the fame, made Report to this AfTembly, that they had performed that
Service, and prefented a Lift they had taken of every Thing they had
received and delivered, with the Receipt of the prefcnt Secretary thereon ;
and to the laid Report, fubjoined the following Accounr. to wit ;

' COLONY

February, 1761.

COLONY of RrioDE-IsLAND - - Dr^-
To oui Time in perfcrming the abuve-mentioned Service

James Honymari^ i Tii^y-, f. ^
Jofiai Lyndon, i Day, r

Peter Bout'iy l Day, ^

Echaard ■Ihurji.on, jun. 2 Days-, -jo

^. 25

And the faid Report and Account being duly confidered. It is Voted
andRejhhedy That the former be, and hereby is accepted, and that the
Sum of Tvvet\ty-fivc Pounds, being the Amount of the above Account,
be paid the (z\d James Honyman^ Jof^^i Lyndon, Pttcr Bours^ and Edward
Thurjl on, ]\in. out of the General Treafury.

It isVoted and Refohed, That his Honor the Governor be, and he is
hereby requeued to procure his Majelliy's Proclamation for eftablifliing all
the Officers in this Colony, who were appointed in the Reign of the late
King George the Second, of blefTed and-glorioas Memory, and alfo the
Order of his Majefty in Counci!, altering the Form of Prayer in the
Liturgy, for the Royal Family, to be printed in the Neixport Mercury.

It is Voted and Refohed, That Nichoks 'F.afton, Caleb Greene., John
Dexter^ ^nd Stephec.Potter, Efqrs. be,- and they are hereby appointed a
Committee, to audit the Accounts of the Committee appointed to build
the Court- Houie in PnoTJ/^^i::^, arvd make Report to this Ailembly before
the Rjfing of the fame,

Wherjeas James Lhcena, Merchant, late a Subject of the King of
Portugfil, but na^ refidmg in Newport, in this Colony preferred a Pe-
tition, and reprcfentcd unto this Aflemhly, that fome Tinie ago he came
intothis Colony with his Family, and brougln his Eftate with him, with
a Defign to fettle here ; and thereupon prayed that an A&. of Naturali-
zation may he pafled in his Favor.

On Confideration whereof,

£E IT ENACTED by this General Affembly, and by the Au-
thority of the fame. It n ^wci^^d',. That, the faid James Lucena be,
and he is hereby naturalized, and forever hereafter, Ihall be adjudged,
deemed, and taken, to be naturalized, to all Intents and Purpoies, and
hereby is rendered and made equal in every Refpe(fl, to a freeborn Sub-
jeft cf this Colony j provided he take the proper Oaths.

And afterwards, to wit, on the Sixth Day of M??r/&, One Thouland
Seven Hundred and Sixty One, and in the firft Year of His Majefty 's
Reign, the faid "James Lucena came before his Honor the Deputy Gover-
nor,, and the Secretary, and took and fubfcribed the Oaths appointed by
Aft of Parliament-

Whereas James Lucena, o? Neiiport, in the County oi' Newport,
Merchant, preferred a Petition and reprcleilted unto this AlTembly, that
he hath acquired from the King's ManufaiSory in Portugal, the true Me-
thod of making Soap of the fame Kind and Quality as tliat made in Caf-
tih, in Spain, aod called Cajlile Soap : That he propafes to let up the Ma-
nufactory

February, 1761.

nutadory thereof in this Colony : That the Procuring one of the chief
Materials, will employ many poor People, and the Manufadory be
otherwilc higlily beneficial to the Public, by futnifhing a great and va-
luable Article of Commerce, which may be exported to all Pans of the
Contioent, to the H'\ft'Indies, and fo forth ; And thereupon prayed
this AfTembly to pafs an Adt, granting him the fole Privilege of making
and vending the faid CaJiiU Soapy for the Term of ten Years from the
Rifing of this AlTembly, and prohibit all other Perfbns whatfoever, from
making Soap during that Term, of the fame new Materials which he
propolcs to ufe, under fuch Penalties as may be fufticient to fecure the
Bufinefs to the Petitioner. And the faid James Lucena further repre-
fented, that he did not mean thereby to exclude others from making
any Kind of Soap now ufually made in this Colony, but only fuch as
might from his Example be induced to make it with his new Materials,
which were never ufed in this Colony.

On Confideration whereof,

^E ir ENACTED by this General Ajembly, and by the Au-
thority of the fame. It is EfiaSIeJ, That the Prayer of the faid
James Lucena be, and the fame is hereby granted,, upon Condition that
he proceed upon the Manufadory aforefaid, within two Years from the
Riling of this AiTembly ; And that at the End or Expiration of the
above-mentioned Term often Years, he difcover the Secret or Myftery
of the faid Bufinefs or Manufadure, to the General Aflcmbly of this Co-
lony, or to fuch Perfon or Perfons as (hall be by them appointed to re-
ceive the fame, upon the Penalty of One Thoufand Pounds Sterling.

A N D be it further EnaSisd by the Authority aforefaid^ That no
other Perfon er Perfons whatfoever, within this Cfolony, iTiall prefume
to fet up or follow the feid Bufinefs during the aforefaid Term of ten
Year?, upon the Penalty of One Thoufand Pounds Sterling.

Whereas there are three Adions pending before the Superior Court of
Judicature, to be holden at Nnvport, within and for the County of
Newport, on the firft Tuefday of March next, between Mr. Jonathan
Ellis and Mr. Timothy Brown ; in which Cafes, William Richmond, Efqj
oneof the Judges of faid Court, is interefted, and declines adling : It is
therefore Voted and Refched, That Jatnes Helme, Efq; be, and he is
hereby appointed a Special Judge in the iaid Cafes, in the Room of the
faid tVilliam Richmond, Efq; and that his Honor the Governor com-
mifljonate him accordingly.

Whereas Henry Paget exhibited unto this AiTembly, an Account by
him charged againft the Government, for the Ufe of his Horfe by
William Barker, to carry the Proclamations for proclaiming the King to
the feveral Counties in this Colony : And the faid Account being duly
examined, // is Voted and Refol-ced, That the fame be, and hereby is
allowed, and that Fifteen Pounds, the Amount thereof, be paid the faid
Henry Paget out of the General Treafury.

Whereas William Barker exhibited unto this Affembly, an Account
by him charged againft the Colony, for his Time and Expences" in car-
rying

February, i76i,

fying the Proclamations for proclaiming the King, to It^arwick, Stuth^
Kingitowny Neivpcrt, and BriJIol : And the faid Accouht being duly
examined, It is Voted and Refohcd, That the fame be, and hereby is
allowed, and that Tweiuy Pounds, the Amount thereof be paid the
laid H^iiliam Barker out of the General Treafury.

Jt is Voted and Refohed, That hi^ Honor the Governor be, and
he is hereby requeil^ed, and fully empowered, to draw Bills of Exchange
for the Money paid by the Colony to the Seamen raifed therein in the Year
One Thoufand Seven Hundred and Fifty-nine, who ferved on Board
his Majeity's Ship Pembroke, in the River ot St. La-wrtnce, and lodge the
faid Bills with the General Treafurer, to be by him fold for Silver or
Cold, to the beft Advantage.

Whereas Benjamin Ricr and Charles Rice preferred a Petition, and
reprefented unto this Affembly, That they were on Board the Sloop
Mary, a Tranfport in the Service of this Colony, employed in bringing
Home Fart of the Co!or\y"s Troops, and the Baggage of the Regiment :
That having the Small Pox on Board, the Weather being calm. Night
coming on, and their Stores almoft exhaufted, they put into the Harbour
of Stoningto.i, in the Colony of Conneclicut, on the feventh Day of Dc'
cember. One Thoufcrid Seven Hundred and Sixty : That they, and all
the Men who had not had the Small Pox, were by the Authority in
faid Stcnington, taken out of the laid Sloop : That they procured a Pilot
to bung her Home ; but by Rcafon of their being taken out of faid Sloop,
and the Violence of the Weather, Ihe was caft on Shore on a Reef of
Rocks, and together with the EtFedliS in her, expofed to Ruin : That
they have fince had the Small Pox, and been unable to go and take
Care of the Veflel and Baggage ; and being informed, that if they ap-
peared in Stonington, they Ihould be proiecuted upon Account of tl^
Charge that has accrued upon the fick, Soldiers, or that the VefTel would
be fold to pay the iame, they thereupon prayed tjiis AlTeiivbly for Rehef,

On Conlideration whereof,

It is Voted and Refolded, That tlic Committee of War, or any Three
of them, make Inquiry into the Circum fiances of the Sloop belonging
to the abovementioned Benjamin Rice and others, which was bringing
Soldiers from Albany, and was caft away at Stonington, and what Charge
fliall appear to faid Committee of War to be jufUy due from this Colony
to the Colony of Conne^icut, or any of the Inhabitants thereof, on
Account of the fjck Soldiers which were on Board faid Sloop -y and alio
on Account of all other fick Soldiers returning from the lafl Campaign,
be paid by the Committee of War.

It is Voted and Refohed, Tliat Elijha Weaver be Captain, and Nathan
Greene Enlign of the Second Company or Trained Band, in the Town of
Wejl-Greervwich, in the Rooui of Shebna Spink and George Dyrc, who
refufed : And that Palmer Gardner be Enfign of the Third Company
or Trained Band, in the aforefaid Town, in tlie Room of Sylvejier
Gardner, who refufed.

B Whcrca,

February, 1761.

Whereas Thomas Cranpn, John TilUnghaft, and Peter Boun, Efars.
were appointed a Committee to fettle the Accounts of Thomai Ricbardjm,
Efq; General Treafurer, with the Colony : And they having under-
taken that Service, prefented unto this AfTembly, the following State of
his Account, to wit :

Dr.— Tbomai RuharJ/en, Efq; General Treafurer, with the Colony of

RHoDt-IsLAND.
1761.

TO Balance of old Account,
audited Nov. 27, 1758,
To Lawful Money received
from the Grand Committee,
emitted Becmhcr, "^IS^-i

To Old-Tenor Rate, made

1758,
To Lawful IVlOney ditto,

>759> , ,

To ditto emitted March and

April, sjs^.

To ditle June, 1 759,
To ditto March, 1 760,
To ditto May, J760,
To Old -Tenor, Lawful Mo-
ney, and Dollars hired, from

Page 45.

To Intereft of the Ninth
Bank, for the Years 1758 and

1759.

To Bills of Exchange and

Dollars received of Henry Bab-

cockf jT. 600 Sterling, ac 24 for

I, Dollars at 61. is 2400 Dol.

received in Dollars, 2147,'

To diltp received in Dollars
from Nrjj-Tcrk^ being what
was granted to the Colony by
the Crown,

To ditte received of Henry
Bahccck in February, 1761,

To Bills of Exchange re-
ceived from <////c for 627/. 4 II
Sterling, fold to pay Brtntsn
and Wtckham's Bond at 2 7 for 1.

To Lawful Money Rate,
made 1760,

Old-Tencr.
U957 » 37

noooo o o

16880 18 o

LMwful Money.

10909

IIOOO o

9^66 5L 10

2370J 14 o

16000

4000

16000

1 1000

o
o
o
o

o
o
e

o

217 ^3 5

DelloTi.

15279*-

15547 o o

265108 3 I,i I 84673 15 2

4547-:

54504
6968

612994.

CREDITOR.

February, 1761.

CREDITOR.

By Cafh paid from Nov. 27,
1738, to Fei'. 1761, takea
froin the Treafarer's Alphabe
tica! Book, Page 41,

Bv di:to p.\\d on Account of
the Colony's Brigantine,

By Amount of Page 42,

By ditto Page 43,

By tfitto. Page 44,

By his Salary from OBoher,
l-jzZ, toMcy 1759,

By one Year's ditto to May,
1760,

By Cro-xn Point Money re-
ceived and burnt, ^. 760 9 6

^Y t^ie Amounc ot Dollars
paid for Treafuier's Notes that
were given for Crown- Point
P/Ioney,

By Balance due from the
General TreaiWer to the Co-
lony,

OU-'Tincr. I Lawful Mony.

15947 2 II

225322 16 7

300

0

0

loco

0

0

"5i8

3

71

265108

3

ij

1599 4 10«

54 9 o

79799 II 9

Dollars.

3494

46634-

3220 9 6;
84673 15 2

190;

939U

4733

61299-f

Upon which Account the i'aid Committee made the following Report.
'^■^ T T E do Report, that we have carefully examined all the Books
VV and Vouchers in the General Treafurer'sOfEce, and have au-
dittcd the fame, and find that there is due from Thomas Richardfon, Efq-,
General Treafurer, to the Colony, £. 22538 3 jj. Old Tenor, and
^. 3220 9 t)- Lawful Money ; both which Sums added together,
amount to ;(J. 81580 4 10 Old Tenor, as will appear by the forego-
ing Account ftated -, fald Sums being found to be due in Monies, Bonds,
Rates, and outllanding Debts, and fo forth, and 31^4733 Dollars ^°^
in the Treafury : All which we fubmil to the General Aflembly.

Witnefs our Hands,
Ne".vport, Feb. 1 8, 1 76 1 . '■Tkomai Cranjion, ")

41^^^X^^q//-;> f^^a^-i d^^'-'<^ Peter BouTi, ^Committee.

7X<Lt ,^ /^T^v-^^Vt-^ ^C^;^..*^-^i^'2-^^'<^ SolomtiiTo'wnfend J
Pu,j^^^l c/A^A-^.^Jcx-ZvlZoC- ioxJohr.TiUinghaJi, Efq;

WHEREAS James Sheffield, Immanuel Northup, and Jofeph
Lippitt, Elqrs. and Mr. Solomon Toxi'nfend, or any Two oi
them, were conllituted a Commifee to audit the Accounts of the Com-
mittee of War : and Jofepb Lippitt, and Immanuel Northup, Efqrsj hav-
ing laid hefore this AfTembly, a State of the Account of Abraham Smith,
Efq; and made Report as followeth, to wit :

Dr.— The Colony of Rhode-Isla.sd, with Abraham Smith.
To the Amount of his Account, conlilhng of Mufler-

Roils, Receipt BooJcs, and fo forth. ^. 9886 12 61

CREDITOR.
By Cafh receiv'd of the General Trea-
furer - - > ^. 97^6 8 04.
Balance due to Abraham Smith ; 90 4 6t

£. 9886 12 6i
Providence

February, 1761.

Prt>-vidence, February the rglh, 1761.

WE the Subfcribers being appointed by the Honorable the General
Aflembly, to audit the Accounts of the Committee of War, do
report that wc have carefully examined the Accounts of Abraham
Smith (a Member of faid Committee) with the Colony, and find them all
well vouched, and that rheaboveisafairStateofthefame, whereby it appears,
that there isa Balance of £. go 4 6 • Lawful Money juftly due from
the Colony, to faid Smith, including his Commiffions on the Money, paid,
calculated at the Rate of One and an Half per Cent, We likewile find
that he has given the Colony Credit, for all the Money received of the
General Treafurer. As Witnefs our Hands,

Immanuel Northup, 5
And the Premifes being taken into Confideration, It is Voted and Re-
folved, T hat the faid Report be, and the fame hereby is accepted, and
that Ninety Pounds Four Shillings and Six Pence One Farthing, Lawful
Money, being the Balance due to the faid Abraham Smith, be paid him
out of the General Treafury.

Whereas a Number of the Inhabitants of the Town of Neieparf, pre-
ferred a Petition, and fcprcfentcd unto this AiTcmbly, That the lower
End ofThames Street, in faid Town, being very muddy and miry, ren-
ders it extremely inconvenient to carry en Bufincfs there: That the Paving
thereof will be attended with confiderable Advantages to all Perfons who
are obliged frequently topafs and repafs in that Part of the Town, and
to the Inhabitants in general : And thereupon prayed this Aiicmbiy
for Liberty to open and iet forth a Lottery, conhfiing of Two Claflcs,
each of which to be in every Refpeft fimilac to a Scheme with the faid
Petition prelented, with fuch Regulations and Securities as (hould be
thought proper, in Order to raife the Sum of Six Thoufand Pounds :
And that the Perfons who may be appointed Directors, be empowered
and required to apply the fame to the Paving the lower End of faid
Street, beginning at the Houfe of Abraham Redwood, E{q; and continuing
the fame until the whole of the faid Money fhall be expended.

Scheme of the Firft Clafs of the faid Lottery, prefented with faid Pe-
tition, confiliingof Four Thoufand Tickets, at Six Pounds Old-Tenor
each ; of which Thirteen Hundred and Ten to be Prizes, fubjc(^ to no
Dedudlion, of the following Value, to wit :

I

of

C

1000

is

C- 1000

1

of

500

is

500

I

of

300

is

300

2

of

200

are

400

4

of

ico

are

400

7

of

70

are

490

14-

of

50

are

700

45

of

30

are

^15^

130

of

20

are

2600

1105

Prizes,

of

amounting

; to

12

are

X3260

1310

£. 31000

1690

Blanks.

For the Pavement,

3000

4000

Tickets

, at

Six

Pounds each.

C. 2400Q

And

February, 1761.

And the Premifes being confidered,
^E IT ENACTED hy this Central Ajjembly, and by the Au-
ihsrity of the fame. It ;; Enailed, That the Prayer of the Petiti-
oners be, and the fame is hereby granted, and the Scheme by them pre-
I'entcd with their Petition, approved ; and that Mefli'rs. Evan Malhone,
Benjamin Pfickham, Philip V/ilkinJon, Ifaac Stelle, John Malbone, Samuel
Freebody, Benjamin Greene, and Edu-ard Tkurjlcn, jun. be, and they
are hereby conftitatcd DiresSors of the faid Lottery, and are hereby em-
powered and required to apply the Money which Ihall be raifcd thereby,
according to th^ Tenor of the laid Petition : And that they I'eparately
give Bond to the General Treai'urcr, for the faithful Performance of the
Tiuft repofed in them.

AND be il further Enabled by the Aulhorily aforefaid. That all
Prizes not demanded witliin Six Months after a Lill of the fame {hall be
published, be forfeited, and applied towards carrying on faid Pavement.

WHEREAS feveral of the Inhabitants of the Town o( Providence,
prefened a Petition, and reprefented unto this Afiembly, That
the Streets of the faid Town are fo bad, that at fome Seafons of the Year
It is almoO: impra<fticable to pafs : That this Inconvenience is rendered ftill
greater, by the great Number of Carts and other Carriages coming into the
faid Town : That the faid Streets from the Nature and Situation of the
Ground, can never be made good and palTahle, unlefs they be paved:
And cherefore they prayed that a Lottery or Lotteries may be granted for
lailing fuch a Sum of Money as fhall be fufficient for paving the faid
Streets, of at leaft fuch Parts thereof as fhail be judged more immediately
neceflary. And the faid Petitioners propofed that the following Method
be obferved in carrying on faid Pavement, to wit : Firfc to begin and
pave from the Bridge up Town, as far as the nett Proceeds of the Firft
Clafswill carry it : Secondly, to pave from the Bridge down Town,
as far as the nett Proceeds of the Second Clafs will carry it : Thirdly, to
pave from the Bridge Wcftward, over Wcvhojet Neck, as far as the nett
Proceeds of the Third Clafs will carry it : And to continue 'till all Parts
be done to general Satisfaftion in the Town. All which being duly con-
fidered. Be it EnaBed by this General Affembly, and by the Authority cf
the fame. It is Ena^ed, That the Prayer of the Petitioners be, and the
fame is hereby granted, and that a Lottery, confining of Three Clafles,
be fet fordi, agreeable thereto, for railing the Sum of Six Thoufand
Pounds, to be applied towards paving the Streets in the faid Town of
Providence, according to the aforefaid Method, under the Direction of
Nicholas Cooke, Efq; Mefii is John Brown, Knight Dexter, Jofeph Bemiett,
Jojeph Buckiin, and George Jackfon : And that they give fuiticient Bond
for the faithful Performance of the Truft repofed in them.

AND be it further Enabled by the Authority aforefaid. That all
Prizes not demanded within Six Months after a Lift of the fame fliall be
publilhed, be forfeited, and applied to the carrying on iaid Pavement.

Whereas the Superior Court of Judicature, Court of Affize, and Ge-
neral Goal Delivery, which was to have been held at Brifol, within and

C for

February, 1761.

for the County oi Brijiol, on the Second Tucfday <i£jpril\^, and on tha
fecond Tuefday of 0^?o^^r laft, fell through, by Reafon that a fufficient
Number ofjudgcs did not meet; and thence great Failure of Juftice is
likely to enfue, unlefs a fit Remedy be provided for the fame.

D E it therefore Enacted by this General Affembly, andby the Authority of
■^ thejame. It is E,na6ied, That all Bulineft lying or pending before
faid Courts, at the Times the fame fell through, as afbrefaid, fliall be done
and tranl'aded at the next Superior Court of Judicature, Court of AffizCj
and General Goal Delivery, to be holden in laid County on the Second
Tuefday of yi/ir/V next ; and that the fame fhall be as good, binding, and
cffcdual, to every Intent andPurpofe, as if the faid Courtjwhich fell
through, had been adually held, and the Bulincls then and there done,
tranfaifled, and effedcd.

Whereas Jofepb Lippitt and Immajiuel Northup,^((\xs, wci-e con-
ftitutcd a Commi'ctee.to audit the Accounts of the Committee of War;
and they having laid before this Aflembly a State of the Accoun ofGidecn
Comftock, Efq; together with their Report thereon, as followeth, to wit :

Dr. — The Colony of Rhode-Island to Gideon Comjiock.
1760, June 30th. To fundiy Payments, for

which I have produced Vouchers, amount- Lnitful Money.

ing to - - - •• £. 985 13 'i

To my CommilTions on ^T. 985 13 i, at One

and an Half/t'r Cf///". '4 15 8

£. 1000 8 9
CONTRA 0.—

By Cafh received of the General Treafurer, ^. 1 000
By Balance due to me, 8 9

jT. 1000 8 9

Gideon Comjiock.

Pro'vidence, July 19th, 1760.

WE the Subfcribcrs, being appointed by the Honorable General
AiTembly, to audit the Accounts of the Committee of War, do
report. That we have carefully examined the Accounts of Gideon Com-
jiock, Efq; (a Member of faid Committee) with the Colony, and find
them all well vouched, ami that the above is a fair State of the fame,
whereby it appears, there is a Balance c-f Eight Shillings and Nine Pence
Lawful Money, juftly due from the Colony to faid Comjiock, including
his Commiflions on the Money paid, calculated at One and an Half/rr
Cent. We likewife find, that he has given the Colony Credit for all the
Money received of the General Trealurer.

Joseph Lippitt, 7 ^

IMMANUEL NoRTHUP,i Committee.

On Confideration whereof.

It is Voted and Refolved, That the faid Report be, and the fame is
hereby accepted, and that Eight Shillings and Nine Pence, being the
Balance due to the faid Gideon Comflock, be paid him out of the General
Treafur)'.

Whereas

February, 1761.

WH E REAS Benjamin Arnold, Efq: late Sheriff of the County
of Kent, preferred a Petition, and reprefented unto this Affem-
bly, That in the Year iJS7^ ^^ lerved feveral Writs on the Real Eftate
oi John Lyon, htc of Ea/i -Greenwich, in the faid Count)', who had left
the Colony : That at the then next Inferior Court, held within and for
faid County, Judgments were obtained againft, and Executions levied
upon the faid Ertate, for Eleven Hundred Pounds : That he publicly
advertifed the laid El'late for Sale, according to Law, and fearched the
Records of the faid Townot Eaji-Greenivich, where the faid Eflate lay,
and found it clear of all Incumbrances : That he fold the fanie, confift-
ing of an old Houfc and a fmall Lot, at Public Vendue, for Five Hun-
dred and Thirty-five Pounds, and made a Deed thereof to the Purchaf-
er, agreeable to Law, and paid out the whole of the faid Money to the
Creditors, in proportion to the Amount of their Executions : That at
"January Term, 1760, the Truftees of the Colony brought forward an
Adtion againll Ebenezer Hcrnngton, who had bought, and was in
Poffefiion of the faid Eftate, upon an old Mortgage Deed, whereby John
DzViivVy^^z mortgaged the fame to the Colony, for the Sum of jT. 250,
which he took in IVarwlck, where he then lived, and where the faid
Deed appears to be recorded : That he was cited to defend in faid Ad:i-
on, and that the Court continued the fame, that he might have an Op-
portunity to reprefent the Matter to the General Allembly : And as he
performed his Duty as an OtTicer, according to Law, and the Commit-
tee who let out faid Money were the only Perlbns in Fault : He pray-
ed this Allembly to order the Aclion brought againft the faid Herrington,
to be withdrawn, or to interpofein fuch Manner as fhall be thought fit,
fo that he might not fuffer in Confequcnce of his Condud, as an OiBcer
in the arorefaid Matter.

On Conlideration whereof.

It is Voted and Refclved, That Jofeph Lippitt, Philip Greene, and Ste-
phen LtOis), Efqrs. be, and they are hereby appointed a Committee to ex-
amine into the Facts mentioned in the foregoing PeUtion, and make Re-
port to the next Seflion of Affembly, unto which the faid Petition is
hereby referred, and that until that Time-, all Proceedings in faid Af-
fair beftayed.

Whereas Jamei Sheffield, Efq; and Mr. Solomon Town/end, -who
■were conftituted a Committee to audit the Accounts of the Committee of
War, prefented this Allemblv with a State of the Account of Thomas
Greene, Efq; and their Report diereon, as foUoweth : to wit.

Dr. — The Colonv of Rhode-Islamd, with Thomas Greene.
To the Amount of his Account, confifting of Mufter-

Rolls, R eceipt Books, and fo forth, auditted, ^.5416 9 il

CREDITOR.

By Calh received of the General Trea-

furer, - - - . ^. 5368 12 2
Bd-hncc d\ic to Thomas Greene, ^7 ^7 9

£. 5416 9 II

A''cwport,

February, 1761.

W

Nruiport, Fib. 12, 1761.
E the Subfcribers, being appointed by tlie Honorable the General
Aflembly, to audit thcAccountsof the Committee ofWar.do report.
That we have carefully examined the Accounts oiTbotnasGreene (a Mem-
ber of faidCommmittee) with the Colony, and find them all well
vouched, and that the above is a fair State of the fame, whereby it ap •
pears, that there is a BalanceofForty-feven Pounds Seventeen Shillings and
Nine Pence, Lawful-Money, juftly due from the Colony to faid Grerfie,
including his Commiffions, on the Money paid, calculated at the Rate
of One and an Half /^rCw/*. We iikewilb find, that he has given the
Colony Credit for all the Money received of tiie General Trealucer.
As Witnefs our Hands,

James Sheffield, 7 ^

< , ^ r J \ Committee.

bolomofi To'iunjcnd^ i

And the Premifeii being duly confidcred, // is Feted and Refolded,

That the faid Report be, and the fame is hereby accepted, and that For-

ty-feven Pounds Seventeen Shillings and Nine Pence, being the Balance

of the foregoing Account, be paid the faid 'Thomas Greene, out of the

General Treafury.

Wherfas James Shejield, Efq; and Mr. Sahmon Townfaid, who
were conflituted a Committee to audit the Accounts of the Committee of
War, laid before this AlFembly, a State of the Accounts of 7c/6« Gard-
ncr^ Thomas CranJJon, znd Peter Boiirs, Efqrs. and their Report thereon,
a« foUoweth ; to wit :
Di"-' The Col ON Y of Rhohe-Island \w\x\\Jobn Gard/ier, Thomas

CranJloTiy and Feter Bcurs.
To the Amount of Orders drawn on the Geneial-

Treafurer, in Favor of fundry Perfons, for the

Ufe of the Expeditions, from September Stb,

ly^S, to January 21, 17(^1 ■ - - I 4081 3 85

To the Amount cf Receipts, auditted for Calh

paid jointly, on Account of the Expeditions, 1077 16 9 1

To the Amount of John Gardner, his Account,

confifting of Muftcr Rolls, Rtxeipt Books, and

fo forth, auditted. 71^7 o \\

To tlic Amount of Thomas Cranfiofi, his Account

confifting of Mufler-Rolls. Receipt Books, and

fo forth, auditted. 9842 13 2r

To the hmoMnioi Peter Bours, his Account, con-
fiding of Mufter Rolls. Receipt £ooks, and fo

forth, auditted. 5372 7 o

Lawful Money, {,. 27681 i 8

CREDITOR.
By the Amount of Orders paid fun-
dry Perfons by the General Trea-
furer, from September 8, 1758,

to January T^i, 1761, >C-4°S^ 3 ^4-

By Cafh received of the General

Trcafurer on joint Account. £. 1077 16 9'

By

February, 1761

By the Amount of Calh charged by
the General Treaiurer, to Ac-
count of ^John Gardner^ for the
Ufe of the Expeditions. '7'^ SI 7 9

Balance due to yc,6« G<7rrt'?;fr, 149 13 2

By the i,'\raount of CalTi charged by
the General Treafurer, to Ac-
count of Thomas Cranjion, for
the Ufe of the Expeditions. 9734 i- ^<^

Balance due to TZ^cw^i Cr^;7/?5.»?, 108 o 4;

—I- 71^7 '=> '^^

By the Amount of Caih charged by

theGeneral Treafurer, toAccount

of Pet€7- Bcurs, for the Ufe of

the Expeditions. 53 52 i2 if

Balance due to Peier Bour: 1 9 j 4 1 o

^"l- 9842 13 2t

<- S%7^ 7 o
I. 27bHi I 8

Nfiapon, February 6th, 1761.

WE the Subfcribers, being appointed by the Honorable the Ge-
neral Aflembly, to audic &£ Accounts of the CoiTimiitee of
War, do report, that we have carediliy examined the Accounts of ''^okn
Gardner, Thomas Cravjlcn, and T^ler Bcurs (Members of faid Com-
mittee) with the Colony, and find them all well vouched, and that the
above is a fair State of the Accounti audittcd and fettled ; whereby it ap»
pears, that there is the following Balances juftly due from theColonyj to
Jok7i Gardner, One Hundred and Furty-nine Pounds Thirteen Shillings
andTwoPencC; toThomas C7-anJloii, OneHandred andEightPoundsand
Four Pence Halfpenny ; and to Pclcr Bours, Nineteen Pounds Four-
teen Shillings and Ten Pence Halfpenny, including their CommiiTlons,
calculated at the Rate of One and an Y{3^^ tfr Cent upon the Money
paid. We likewife find bv Certificates from under the. Hand oi Thomas
Richardfon. E(q; General Treafurer, that they have given the Colony
Credit for all the Money received by them from Time to Time.
As Witncfs our Hands,

Tames Sheffield,t ^

•c , T- „^ i Committee.

Solo. Tcwnsend, i

On Confideration wheieof,

It is Voted and Refohed, That the aforegoing Report be, and th.e
fame is hereby accepted : That One Hundred and Forty-nine Pounds
Thirteen Shillings and Two Pence, being the Balance due from the
Colony to 'John Gardner, Efq; as appears by the above Account, be paid
him out of the General Treafury : That One Hundred and Eight
Pounds and Four Pence Half-penny, being the Balance due to Thcnuu
Cranjlon, as appears by the above Account, be paid him out ot the Ge-
neral Treafury : And that Nineteen Pounds Fourteen Shillings and

D Ten

February 5 1761.

Tea Pence Half-penny, being the B<ilance due to Peter Bours, Elq; as
appears by the above Account, be paid him out of the General Treafury.

It IS Voted and Rtfolvt'd, That the Sum cf Fifteen Thoufand Pounds
Old-Tenor, be paid out of the General Tceaiury, to the Committee ap-
pointed to build the Colony Houfe in Providefice ; but that before the
faid Money be paid, the Deed diat is to be made to the Colony ot' the
Lot whereon faid Houfe rtandeth, lliall be duly executed ^ the Dower re-
linquilhed, the faid Deed recorded, and dcpofited in the .Secretary's
Office r And that the laid Committee fhall receive the faid Sum in Old-
Tenor or in Lawful Money only, ylnd it i: further Voted and Refchedj
That Pkilip Greene and Elipa Broicn, Efqrs. and Capt. Benjcwiin Greene
be, and they are hereby appointed a Committee, to infpefi: laid Building,
and eftimate what Sum of Money it will require to complete the fame,
and make Report to this AlTembly at the next Seflion : And that no
more Monev be expended upon, nor Materials bought for the faid Houl'e,
more than ihall be neceilary to (hingle and glaze the fame, until the l^id
Committee fhall make their Report.

in E it Enacted b;^ this General AJj'embly, and by the Authority cf the fame,
^ It is F^naSled, That for the future, if any Perfon who ihail remove
from one Town and fettle in another, and produce a Certificate from the
Town Clerk of the Town from whence he removed, that he was a Free-
holder in the faid Town, and had takea the Freeman's Oath, he Ihall
be intided to all the Privileges of a Freeman in the Town into which he
fhall remove, provided he pofTefTcs a Freehold Eflate in the faid Town,
fufficient to qualify him to be a Freeman : And that if any Difpute fhall
arife concerning his Eftate, die Three Perfons appointed by Law in faid
Town, fhall determine the lame.

AN D he it furtJxr Enabled ^v the Authority aforefaid. That for
the future, the eldefl Son of a Freeholder, who is a Freeman, Ihail be
admitted free, without being propounded Three Months.

Whereas James Franklin prefented to this AfTembly, an Account by
him charged againft the Colony, for printing the Afts and Orders of the
General Aflembly, made and palTed at their ScfTionhcld at Providence,
on the lall Wednefday of O£foher lall, providing Paper for the fame,
printing Proclamations, and fo forth : And the faid Account being
taken into Coniideratiou, // is Voted and Refohcd, That One Hundred
and Fifty-three Pounds thereof, be paid ihc faid James Franklin out of
the General Treafury ; and that the Secretary, and the Clerk of the
Lower Houfe be, and they are hereby appointed a Committee to examine
die aforefaid Account, and make Report to the next SefTion, if they
find any Thing further ought to be allowed.

// is Voted and Refcdved, That Mr. Benjamin Greene be, and he is
hereby appointed to procure the Court-Houle. in the County of Kent,
to be painted, and Window Shutters for the lower Part of faid Houfe,

to

February, 1761.

to be made J and that he be empowered to draw the Sum of Eight
Hundred Pounds Oid Tenor for the Purpofes aforefaid, out of the Ge-
neral Treafury.

Whereas Silas Downer, exhibited unto this Aflembly, ar\ Account
by him charged againft the Colony, for making Copies of Letters, Pro-
clamations, and lb forth, by Order of his Honor the Governor, which
being duly confidercd, // js Voted and Refohed, That the fame be, and
hereby is allowed, and thatForty-feven Pounds Three Shillings, theA-
mount thereof, be paid thefaid Si/as Downer, out of the General Treafury.

Whereas Nicholas Code md Philip'Greene, Efqrs. exhibited unto
this AlTembly, an Account by them charged againft the Colony, for
their Time and Trouble in audittlng the Accounts oi' Daniel Jenckes and
Eli/ha Broivn, Efqrs. with the Colony, for building the Gaol at Provi-
dence ; which being duly examined, It is Voted and Refohed, That the
fame be, and hereby is allowed, and that Five Pounds be paid to the
faid Nicholas Cooke, and Ten Pounds to the faid Philip Greene., out of
the General Treafury.

Whereas Philip Greene, Efq; exhibited unto this Aflembly, an Ac-
count by him charged againft the Colony, for Two Days Service in fet-
ling the Accounts between the Towns oi Providence and Cranjion; which
being duly examined, Jt J s Voted and Refohed, That the fame be, and
hereby is allowed, and that Ten Pounds, the Amount thereoi". be paid to
the faid Philip Greene, out oi the General Trealiiry.

Whereas Benjamin Hunt oi Providence, exhibited to this Aflem-
bly, an Account by him charged againft the Colony, for the Ufe made
of liis Houfe, at fcveral Seflions of the General Aflembly, by the Ho-
norable the Upper Houfe, who fat there in Council. // is thereupon
Voted a?id Refohed, Thvit Jaiez Bowen &nd Nicholas Cooke, Efqrs, be,
and they are hereby appointed a Committee to examine and fettle the
faid Account ; and that whatever they fliall allow thereof, be paid the
faid Benjamin Hunt, out of tlie General Treafury.

Whereas Capt. James Tew, exhibited to this Afl"embly, an Account
by him charged againft the Colony, for Work done on the Colony-Houfe
and Gaol in Newport, which being duly examined. It is Voted and Re-
fohed, That the fame be, and hereby is allowed, and that Thirty Pounds
the Amount thereof, be paid the faid James Tew, out of the General
Treafury.

Whereas Capt. Charles Spooner, exhibited unto this Afl!embly, an
Account by him charged againft the Colony, for Stuff provided for, and
Work done on the Colony Houfe, and Gaol in Newport, which being du-
ly examined. It is Voted and Rejohed, That the fame be, and hereby is
allowed, and that One Hundred and Sixty-one Pounds Eleven Shillings
and Six Pence the Amount thereof, be paid the faid Charles Spooner,
out of the General Treafury.

It

February, 1761

fV

It ii Voted and Refohed. That his Honor the Governor be. and he is
hereby fcquel'ted to coniplete the Billeting Rolls for the Regiment raifed
by this Colony in theYeaTOneThoufand SevenHundred and Fifty-feven,
and Tend them, as foon as may be, to the General at New-Tork^ in Order
for Payment : And to empower Mr. Gerard G. Beckman, of New-York^
Merchant, to receive what is due on the fald Rolls, for the Ufe of the
Colony, and fend the fame to the General Treaiurer.

An ACT for raifing by Way of Lottery, the Sum of Twenty Thoufand
Pounds in Bills of Credit of the Old-Tenor, to be appropriated for the
Turning of one Branch of the River called Vaucatuck River, into the
large Pond in Cbariejiown.

'HER EAS Thomas Ninigret, Chriftopher Champlin, and others.
Inhabitants cf the County cf Kings County, preferred a petition^
and reprefented unto this Affembf)\ That the Inhabitants living in ffveral of
the To-wni, in the Soz/tkrn Parts of this Colony, are put' to great Trouble and
Eypmcc in tranfporting to Market the Produce of their Farms by Land,
and bringing from Market Tbirigs neceffary for their Families. And
WHEREAS, there is in theTown of Charleftown, a large Pond, "which may
be made a good Harbour for fmall VeJJels, and would be of great Utility and
Advantage to the Inhabitants, provided the Communication tof faid Pond
•with the Sea, could be kept open, -wbich now is often»interrupred. ArfO
WHEREAS,- the faid Petitioners are "well aivfed, that the Turning of am
Branch of a River, called Paucatiick River, rnto the faid Pond, 'would
efeblually' keep open t}:)e faid Com nmnicalton, fo that f nail Veffeh at all Time:
couidixith Eafe and Conveiiiency paf from and into faid Pond, inould net
only anjwer the Ends andPurpoJes cfcrrfaid, but would be of great u'ld-can-
tage to the Inliabiiunts, in carrying on the Cod-Ftjhery, and fo forth.
And this AlTembiy being defirous to countenance and encourage fo good

a Deiign,
I 0 E NA C T, and by the Authority vefted in tfjem. It is Enabled,
That the Prayer of the Petitioners be, and the fame is liereby
granted; and that i^o^v-/ PiJ//^"/-, Gideon Hoxfey, John Champlin, jofefh
Hoxfpy, John Congdon, and Samuel Burdick, jun. be, and hereb^ arc
conftifuted Dircdors to figiithe Tickets, difpofe of the fame, draw the
Lottery, pay off tiie Prizes, and to do, acl, tranfad, and perform every
other Tiling neccffaiy to complete the Defign of raifing a (ufficient Sum
for the Purpofe aforefaid : And that the faid Directors give Bond to the
General Treafurer, ior the faithful Peiformanceof the Trod repofed in
them i who arc not to have any Fees for their Trouble, as Dire<::tors.

D

A N D be it furtf)er Enatfedby the Authority aforefaid. That if the
faid Sum of Twenty Thoufand Pounds fliould not be fufticient for
the Purpofe aforefaid, tlie faid Petitioners fliould reprefent the fame to
fome future AfTembly, for an additional Sum, to be. raifed in the fame
Manner, and no otherwife

Here

February, 1761

Here foUuws the Scheme of the Firft Clafs of the Lottery hereby
granted ; and is to confift of Six Thouland Tickets, at Eight Pounds
Old-Tenor each j of which One Thoufand Nine Hundred and Sixteen
are to be fortunate, as followeth ; to wit :

I

L

of
of

jf. xooo
800

is
is

C' 1000
800

4
4
6

of
of
of

500
300

200

are
are
are

aooo

1 203

J 200

20

of

xoo

are

2CO0

40

40

1800

of
of
of

50

20
i5

are
are
arc

2000

800

2 8 Boo

1916

4084

Prizes,
Bknks.

amounf to

^. 39800

6coQ Tickets, at EigH: Pounds each, £. 48000

Deduft for the Work* 8200

L 39800

JT ii Vctedand kefohed, That the Keeper of the Grand Commit-
tee's Office, pay to Deborah Jchnfin, Thirteen Pounds Old Tenor, for
that Sum in toro Bills of Credit, which belonged to her, and were burnr
io the Prei'ence ot the Lower Houle.

Whereas Mr. David Wilkinfon, prefented to this Afienibly, an Ac-
count by him charged againll the Coiony, for the Ufe made of his
Houie, by the Judges of the Superior Court, at the Term held there, in
March, One Thouland Seven Hundred and Sixty, which being duly
examined, It is Vofedar.dRefohed, That the fame be, and hereby is al-
lowed, and that Forty Pounds the Amount thereof, be deducted out of
the Money due from the laid David fVilkinfon, to the Colony.

It ii Voted and Refohed, That Mr. William Potter, be, and he is
hereby appointed to procure the Court-Houfe in the County o( Ki»gs-
Ccunfy, to be painted, and Window Shutters for the lower Part of the
faid Houie to be made ; and that he be empowered to draw the Sum of
Eight Hundred Pounds, for the Purpofes aforefaid, out of the General
Treafury.

Whereas Mr, Benjamin Hunt of Providence, exhibited unto ihisAt-
(cnibly, an Account by hrm charged againi^ theColony, for the \J\e made
of his Houfe, by the Juftices of the Inferior Court of Common Picas and
General Seifions of the Peace, who held the faid Court there : Which
Account being duly examined, It ii Voted and Refolved, That the iame
be and hereby is allowed, and that Sixty Pounds^ the Aaiouct thereof;
be paid the faid Benjamin Hunt, out of the General Treafury.

Whereas the Committee who fettled the Accounts of Mr. Z).;w<y
Wiikinjcn with the Colony, io 05lober^ One Thoufand Seven Hundred
and Fifty-nine, excepted againft a Charge therein made, of Two Hun-

E dred

February, 1761*

dred and Forty-nine Pounds Twelve Shillings and Three Pence, a? paid
to Daniel Jenekesy Efq; by Order of the General TreafurcTi for Want
of a Voucher for the fame : Which Sum, rho' not deduded from faid
Account, was not allowed : And the faid David Wilkinfon having
now produced a fufficient Voucher for the faid Charge, It is Voted and
Refohed, That the fame be, and hereby is allowed, and that tlie Settle-
ment then made of the laid Account, be approved.

Whereas Jojeph Lippitt and Immamel Nor tbup, Efqrs. who were ap-
f)ointed a Committee to audit the Accounts of the Committee of War,
laid before this Aflembly, a State of ihe Account oi Rsbert Potter, Efq;
and their Report on the lame, as foUoweth, to wit ;

Dr. — TheCotoNY ofRHODE-IstAND, io Robert Potter, one of the

Committee of War.

1758. Oli^enor. Lawful Money.

0£i. 23. To the the Foot of my
Account, auditted October
23, 1758. C 69314 4 5r X- 3780 1$ 6

1761.
Feb. To fundry Accounts Re-
ceipts, Muller Rolls, &c.
all properly vouched, from
Of/. Z3, 1758, to this Time- 162030 14 7^ £• 8838 10 7'

1.2619 6 i~
To my CommiiBons on the Sum
of j^. 12619 6 i^' ^'^ ^"'^

and an Half/^rCi'^r £-^^9 S 9 1

j{. 12808 II u

CREDITOR

By Money drawn out of the

General Treafury at fundry

Times, amounting to jT, 12777 ri ^i

Balance due, 3105;

£. 12808 n J I
EajUGreeniiich, Feb. 28, 1761.

WE the Subfcnbers, being appointed by the Honorable General
AiTembly, to audit the Accounts of the Committee of War, do
report, that we have carefully examined the Accounts o{ Robert Potter,
Efq; (a Member of faid Committee) with the Colony, and hnd them all
well vouched, and that the above is a fair State of the fame ; whereby it
appears, that there is a Balance of Thirtv-one Pounds and Five Pence
One Farthing, Lavfful Money, juftly due from the Colony to faid Robert
Potter^ including his Commifljons on the Money paid, calculated at the

Rate

February, 1761.

Rate of One and an HAffer Cent. We likewife find, that he has given
the Colony Credit for all the Money received of the General Trealurer.

Imrnanuel Northup, j
And the Premifes being duly confidered, It isP''oted and Refoivedy
That the faid Report be, and the fame is hereby accepted, and that
Thirty-one Pounds and Five Pence One Farthing, Lawful Money, be-
ing the Balaiace of the foregoing Account, be paid the faid Robert Pot-
ier, out of the General Treaiury.

Whereas Cc^pt. Edward ^f^ells, jan. exhibited to this AiTembly, an
Account by him charged againfh the Colony, for Expences which arofe
on his Horle, thac was imprelTed and hurt in the Service of the Colony,
in yiugu/i, iJSl- And the faid Account being duly examined, It is
Voted and Refoived, That the fame be, and hereby is allowed ; and that
Thirty One Pounds Five Shillings, the Amount thereof, be paid the faid
Edward JVci Is, out of the General Treafury.

Whei^eas William Spencer exhibited an Account by him charged
againft the Colony, for his attending as a Waiter on this AfTembly during
the prefent Scflion : And the faid Account being duly examined, // :^
Voted and Rejched, That the fame be, and hereby is allowed, and that
Twenty-one Pounds, the Amount thereof, be paid the faid William
Spencer out ot the General Treafur^r.

Whereas Thomas Spencer znd IVilli am S'weet cyh\h\\tA an Account
by them charged againft the Colony, for iheir. Attendance as Waiters on
this AiTembly during the prefent SefTion, and fo forrh : And the faid Ac-
count being duly exam ned, // /j Voted and Refolved, That the fame be,
and hereby is allowed, and that Forty-ihree Pounds Ten Shillings, the
Amount thereof, be paid the faid Thomas Spencer and IViliiam Sweet out
of the General Treafury.

It is Voted and Refohcd, That all Bufmefs lying before this AiTembly
unfipiihed, be, and the fame is hereby referred unto the next Seflion :
That the Secretary publUh all the A(fts and Orders now made and pafTed,
by Beat of Drum, in the Town oi Newport, in Ten Days after the Rifing
of this AiTembly, and fend a Copy of the fame, together with the Adls
and Orders made and palTed at the laft Seffion, within Forty Days, to
each Town in the Colony : And that this AiTembly be, and hereby
is adjourned to the laft Monday oi April next, if called at that Time ;
bui if not called before nor at that Day, then this AiTembly Ihall be,
and hereby is dilTolved,

GOD Save the KING.

Fuhlifhed according to Order, the Ninth Day of March, One Thou-
fand Seven Hundred and Sixty-one, by

Henry Ward, Secr'y.

A true Copy duly examined.

r

witnefs /u^ri.^ na//ii^d^^

I MARCH, 2761, I

At the General Afl'enibly of the

Governor and Company of the Englijh
Colony of Rhode-IJland^ and Providence
Plantatiorny in New-England^ in America j
begun and holden," in Confequence of a War-
rant iffued by his Honor the Governor, at
Pro-videme^ within and for the faid Colony,
on Monday the Thirtieth Day of March^
One Thoufand Seven Hundred and Sixt)^-
one, and in the Firlt Year of the Reign of
His Moil Sacred Maieftv G E O R G E the
Third, by the Grace of GOD, King of
CreauBritain^ and fo forth.

PRESENT,

The Hon. Stephen Hopkins, Efqj Gov.

The Hon. John Gardner, Efq; Deputy Governor.

Nicholas Easton, Efq;

jAHfZ BOWEN, Efq;

Nicholas Cooke, Efq;
William Richmond, Efq;

>

3

Joseph Lippitt, Efq;
Jonathan Randal, Efq;
Henry Gardner, Efq;
The Secretary.

1 >

DEPUTIES of the fcveral TOWN S.
The Hon. Thomas Cranston, Efq; Speaker.

NEWPORT;

Mr. Gideon JVanton, jun.
The Speaker,
'Peter Bours, Efq;
Col. Jofepb Wanton,
Capt. Daniel Ayrault.

Providence i
Daniel Jenckes, Efq,
Abraham Smith, Efqj
Capt. Ifaiah Haukins^
Capt. Stephen Raiufon.

Portsmouth ;
John Shearman, jun. Efq)
David Anthony, Efq;
Mr. Oliver Earl.

Warwick;
Philip Greene, Efq;
Col. Stephen Low,
Mr. Richard Greene,
Mr. Thomas Rice.

Westerly .
Jojbua BabcGck, Efq;

Capt

March, 1761.

CapL Nathan Babcoct.
New-Shoreham ;
None.
North-Kings TOWN -,
Col. hnmanucl Northupy
Jaines. Gardjitr^ Eiq-.

SoUTH-KlNGETOWN ;

Mr. William Potter,
Mr. Hezekiah Babcorl.

East-Greenwich ;
Lieut Col. Jamei IVtghtman,
Capt. Befijamin Greene.

Jamestown ,
William Hafzard. Efq;
Mr. "John Gardner.

Smithfield ;
Mr. Bauljlon Br ay t on ^
Capt. Jofsf^b Mowrey.

SCITUATE }

Job Randal, Efq;'
Mr. fVilltam Wefl.

GloCESTER ;

Richard Steere, Efq;
Capt. Timothy Wilmarth.

ChARLESTOWN ;

Robert B otter, Efq;

West-Greenwich -,
Mr. Benjamin Gardner,
Pardon Tillingbajl, Elq;

Cov&NTRY ;
Caleb Greene, Eiq;
Lieut. Col. Stephen Potter.

cSf^sys

EXIETER ,

Capt. "John Reynolds,
Mr. John Chapman.

MiDDLETQWN ;

Mr. "jamei Barker, jun.
Mr, 'Jonathan Eajlcn.
Bristol ;
Mri Simon Davis,
Capt. Jofeph Reynolds.

Tiverton.;
Thomas Antlxny, Efq;

LittLe-Compton
JVilliant HaU, Efq;
Capt. Thomas Brownel.

Warren.;
Maj, Jojiah Humphrey,
Johi Kinmcut, Efq;

Cumberland :
"Jeremiah Whipple, Efqj
John Dexter, Efq;

Richmond ;
Major Richard Bailey,
Capt. Benjamin Barber.

Cranston ;
John Burton, Efq:
Miij. Benjamin Potter^

HoPKINTON ;

Capt. Edward Wells, _'mn.

Johnston.;
Capt. Jofah Thornton,
Mr. Obadiah Brown.
Jcfias Lyndon, Efq; Clerk of
the Lower Houfe.

WHEREAS John Tillinghajl, Thomas Crmfton, and Peter Bours,
Efqrs. who were appointed a Committee to audit the Accounts of
the late Secretary, laid before this AfTembly a State of that Account, to-
gether with their Report thereon, as foUoweth, to wit :

Dr, — COLO NT of Rhode-Ifland, mth the EJfare oj Tbomzs Ward

Efq; deceaf'd.

1 76 1. March lo.

To the Amount of his Account againft ihe Colony,
beginning in the Year 1749,

To his Time, Trouble, and Expences, in draught-
ing the Writ, Declaration, and fo forth, in pro-
fecuting an Adion againft Jofeph Wanton, Elq;
attending upon, and pleading the laid Caufe, at
Providence, and fo forth, by Order of the Ge-
neral Aflembly. 100 0 o

To

I. 10511 12 7

March, 1761.

To Pfter Mumforis Account tbi- procuring to be
printed in Boflov, the AiTts and Orders of" the Ge-
neral AfTembly, made inAuguJi znd05lober, 1759, jC- ^o

CREDITOR.

1761.
March TO.

By Ca(h received out of the Trcafury,
By an Over-charge in correfling the Prefs, March

8th; 1756,
By wrong caft in Attendance upon the General Af-

fembly, Aaguft 18, 1757,
Balance due to theEftate oi Thomas Ward,

j^. I063I 12

7

^. 706J 11

10

5 0

0

3561 H

8
I

X- I0631 12 7

Newpobt, March 10, 1761.
Errors and Omiffions excepted.
Richard Ward, jun. Adminiftrator upon theEftate
oi Thomas Ward, Efq; deceas'd.

We do report, that in Obedience to an A61 of the General Aflembly,
we have examined the Accounts of Thomas Ward, Efq; deceafcd (late
Secretary) with the Colony, and lind a Balance due trom the Colony to
the Eftate of faid ^^r^, of jT. 3561 14 i Old Tenor : In faid Balance
is included One Hundred Pounds charged the Colony for carrying on the
Suit between the Colony and JofepL Wanton, Efq> which we fubmit.
In the above Account, are many Charges which we did not go accurate-
ly through, -u/z. the Charges of recording the At5ts, Orders, and Petitions,
of the General Aflembly (which by Law are Twenty-five Lines to a Page,
and Eigiit Words in a Line) there being fo many Pages, which would
have been a Work of Time. We counted feveral Pages, and found
them rightly counted, and from them fettled all the Remainder. If this
Method iliould not be agreeable with the Minds of the General Afl"em-«
bly, they have it now before them for their further Thought and Diredli-
on. We are of Opinion, that they were rightly told and cafl. Mr.
Richard Ward, pn. being ready to atteft to the Truth of its being done
to the beft of his Knowledge.

Newport, March 25, 1761. Thomas Cranjion, -j

Peter Bours, 1^

e , cr r J c rCommittee.

bolomon lownjaid, tor I

John Tillinghafl, J

And to the faid Report the Committee fubjoined the following Account,

to wit :

To our Time and Trouble, jC- 3 ^ ° ^

Thomas Cranfion,

Peter Bours,

Solomon Town/end.for

John TilUnghaft.

All which being duly conlidered, It ts Voted and Rejohed., That the

foregoing Report be, and the fame is hereby accepted : That Three

Thoufand Five Hundred and Sixty-one Pounds Fourteen Shillings and

One Penny Old Tenor, being the Balance due to the Eflate of Thomas

Ward,

March, 1761.

Ward, Efq; he pn\d to Richard Pf^ard, ji.in. AdminiArator upon the fa id
Eftate, out of the General Treafury : And that Thiity-lix Pounds, being
the Amount of the Account of 7cin 21tVA«;g-/6tf/?> Thomas Cranjlon, and
Peter Bours, Efqrs. be allowed and paid them cut of the Gejieral Trea-
fury,

Whereas Jam-'S Franklin, exhibited unto this Allcmbly, an Account
b}' him charged againft the Colony, for printing the Aits and Orders of
the General Alfembly, made nnd palled at their Sellicns held in Daem-
bcr and Febriiary laft, and providing Paper for the fame : Which Ac-
count bdng taken into Conliderarion, It ii Voted and Rejhhcd, That the
fame be, and hereby is allowed, and that One Hundred and
Thirteen Pounds Twelve Shillings, the Amount thereof, be paid tlie faid
JrtWf^f fr^/ziiiV;, out of the General Treafury.

Whereas there hath been a great Deficiency in theReturn of the Arms
and Accoutrements which were delivered to the Regiment raifed by this
Colony the laft Campaign, and it is uncertain who are accountable for
the- fame; It is Voted and Refohed, That his Hoxior the Governor be,
and he is hereby requeued to write to his Excellency General Amherft,
and defire him tc order a Copy of a!! the Receipts given for Arms delivered
to th.z Rbode-IflandKcgimtVit, during the lafl Campaign to be made out
and fent to this Colony .; and that his Honor the Governor, be alfo re-
quelled to tranfmitiuch Dcpofitions as ihall be taken upon Oath, by Col.
'JohnWhitir.g^ of the Lofs of Twelve Arms, by the OverftttingofaWhale-
boat in hcdie Chamflain ; and inquire whether the Colony hath been
credited for the fame.

Whereas a Number of the Inhabitants of the Town of Providence,
preferred a Petition, and reprefcnted unto f his Ailembly, that one of the
Highway's in faid Town, is fhut up, and appropriated as Part of the Gaol
Yard, which th"ey conceived to be ir.jurious to the Town, and thereupon
prayed that the fame may be opened. On Confidei ation whereof. It is
Voted and Rcfohcd, That the Clerk oi the Town o^ Providence, and Mr.
Nicholas Tiilingbcjl be, and they are hereby appointed a Committee to ex-
amine into the Suhje'lt Matter of the faid Petition, and make Report unto
this AlTcmhly, at the nextScilion.

An A C T for raifing and paying Six Hundred and Sixty-fix able-bodied
effective Men, to be employed in His Majefty's Service, in North- A-
merica, in the enfuing Campaign, and for fupplying the Treafury with
a fufficicnt Sum of Money to defray tiie neceflary Charges thereof.

T/f/'HE RE AS this Affembly kath n-ceiied Ad-jice from the Right Ho-
'^ Wij^rt/^A" William Pitt, Pf'r, one of His Majefty's Principal Secretaries
of State (by a Letter bearing Date the Seventeenth Day of December lafi)
that His Majefly hath Nothing fo much at Heart, as by the tnoft ^'igorousProfe-
cution of the War, to reduce the Enemy to the NcceJJity of accepting a Peace,
on Terms of Glory and Advantage to His Majefty's Croicn, and bene'/iciat, in
particular, to Hii Majefty's SubjeSts in America : That it is the Krng's
Pleafure,, in Order the better to provide for the full and entire Securitv of
His Majefty's Dominions in North-America, and particida'-ly the Pojeffion
of His Majeftfs Conquefts there, that this Coiony raife Two Thirds of the

Nionber

March, 1761.

Numkr cf Men they raifedthe la/l Campaign^ 'with all pojfihte Dijpatcb, to
march to fuck I^hce or Phces as H:s Majejlys Commander in Chief fkall
apfoint : And this j^ffemhh being truly ferfib'lc of His Majfiys mojl gracious
Intention:, andiailling to give all theAjfijlance in their Po^'crff/r tbeEffeSing
foimpcrtant a Defgn,

Do Enacl, and by the Authority of this General Affemhiy, tt is EnaSled,
That Six Hundred'and Sixtyfix'able-bodjcd eifc(?.tive Men, Officers in-
cluded, be forthwith raikd in this Colony, to be employed in His M-ncfty's
Service in lach Manner, as His Majelly's Commander in Chief 'ix\ North-
America, Ihall think fit, until the FiriM)ay of iV&w/^i^rr next, unlefs the
Campaign fhall be fooner ended : That they be formed into a Regiment,
confifllng of Seven Companies, over which, Ihall be appointed a Colonel,
a Lieutenant Colonel, and a Major : That One Captain, Two Lieutenants,
and an Enfign, (hall be appointed te each of thefajd Companies, excepting
Three, which fhall be under the immediateCommand of theThreeFicldOffi-
cers, andhaveordyTwoLieutenantsandOncEnUgntocachjallofwhomlliall
bcchofen and appointed by this Adcmbly. Provided neverthelefs. Thai
noOtficcr fhall receive his CoirimifTion until he fhall have inlif^ed the fol-
lowing Number of Soldiers, to ivit : Each Field Officer Twenty-five,
each Captain Twenty, each Firrt Lieutenant Fifteen, each Second Lieu-
enant Twelve, and each Enfign Eight. And be it further Enabled by
the Authority aforefaid. That the Officers of the laid Regiment, fhall be
intitled to, and recclte the following Monthly Wages and Allowances in
Bills of Credit of this Colony, called. Lawful Money, and no other, to
ivit: The Colonel Fifteen Pcundi j the Lieutenant Colonel Twelve
Pounds Thirteen ShiUings and Six Pence ; the Major Ten Pounds Thir-
teen Shillings ; each Captain Eight Pounds Twelve Shillings and Six-
pence ;. the Captain-Lieutenant of the Colonel's Company, Seven Pounds
ThirceenShillingsandSix pence; eachochcrLieutenant,SixPoundsrhirtcen
ShillingsandSixpence; eachEnligu Four Pounds Fourteen Shillings, each
Serjeant and DrummerTwo Pounds TenShilhnga, and each Corporal Two
Pounds Five ShiUings. And that Six Shillings be allowed and paid to c-
very Officer for each able-bodied effed^ivc Man he fhall jnlift.

And for the Encouragement of Soldiers to inlift. Be it farther Ejia£led
by the Authority aforefaid. That every able-bodied efFeCtive Man, who
fhall iniiftinto this Service, fhall he paid Five Vounds Lawful Money up"
on his Inliflinent, as a Bounty, and fhall receive One good Blanket, and
one Knapfack ; and fhali be provided with Billeting, at the Rate of Eight
Shillings La-juful Money per Week, from the Time of his Liliftmcnt, un-
til he fhall leave the Colony ; and fhall receive Two Pounds Lawful-
Money, per Month. And farther, his Perfon, Ellatc, and Bail (if any
he hath) fliall, during his Continuance in the Service, be exempted from
all Arrefts and Executions, and he lliall be releafed from Confinement for
any Debt not exceeding Twenty Pounds Lawful Money, due to One
Perfon.

Andbeit further Enacted, hy the Authority aforefaid. That each Offi-
cer and Soldier fhall be paid his Billeting Money, until the Time he fhall
receive Orders to leave the Colony, and One Months Wages only.

And for fupplying the Treafury with a Sum of Money fuffiscient to car-
ry this Adt into Execution, Be it farther Enacted by the Authority aforefaid,
That the General Trcafurer be, and he is hereby empowered and directed
immediately tohire, upon the Credit of the Colony, the Sum of Five Thou-
fand Pounds, of any of the Lawful Money emitted in the Year One Thou-

fand

March, 1761.

fand Seven .Hundred and Fifty-nine and One Thoufand Seven Hundred
and Sixty, for Nine Months, if the fame can be procured, atihe Rate of
Seven per Cent, per Annum, excepting the Lawful Money emitted in
'June, One Thoufand Seven Hundred and Fifty-nine. And that the Ge-
neral Treafurcr alfo be, and he is hereby empowered and directed to hire
at the fame Rate, and of the fame Emiflions, any farther Sums that ftiall
be neccffary for the Purpofcs aforefaid, not exceeding Eight Thoufand
Pounds Lawful Money in the whole.

And be it farther Enacted by the Authority aforefaid. That the Sum of
Sixteen Thoufand Pounds Lawful Money, be raifcd by a Tax, to be af-
fcfled and levied upon the Inhabitants of this Colony, and colledted ard
paid into the General Treafury, on or before the laft Day of November
next. That the fame be appropriated for the Payment of the Officers, and
Soldiers to be raifed as aforefaid, upon »heir Return at the End of the Cam-
paign ; and for difcharging fuch Bonds as (hall be given by the Treafurcr,
for the Money to be hired as aforefaid, when they ftiall become due.

And be it farther Enacted by the Authority aforefaid. That if the Gene-
ral Treafurer fhall not be able to hire, upon the Terms above-mentioned,
the faid Sum of Five Thoufand Pounds Lawful Money, on or before
the Twelfth Day of this Inftant y/jfrrrV, then, and in that Cafe, the Sum
of Eight Thoufand Pounds Lawful Money, be forthwith emitted and put
into the General Treafury : And the Committee, by this Aft, appoint-
ed to fig n the faid Bills, are hereby empowered and directed to procure
the faid Sum of Eight Thoufand Pounds Lawful Money, to be printed
from Types in the following Form, to jvit ;

The PofTeflbr of this Bill fhall be paid by the Treafurer of the Colony
oi Rhode-IJland, Thirty Shillings Lawful Money, at the Rate of Six Shil-
lings and Nine Pence for One Ounce of Silver, with Intereft at Five per
Cent, per Annum, on or before the Twentieth Day oi April, jybb, by
Order of the General Aflembly. Dated the Twentieth Day of April,
176 J.

AND that the faid Bills, be of the Denomination of Thirty Shillings,
Twenty Shillings, Ten Shillings, Five Shillings, Two Shillings, One
Shilling, Nine Pence, and Six Pence ; that an equal Number of each
Denomination be emitted ; that they be figned by any Three of the fol-
lowing Perfons, to wit : Benjamin Nichols, Jeremiah Lippitt, Walter
Cranjlon, Jofeph Clarke, James Sheffield, Jonathan Eajlon of Newport,
9,ViA John Dexter oi Cumberland, who arc hereby appointed to fign faid
Bills, and when finifhed, are dire<fted to lodge them in the General Trea-
fury ; and that the Lawful Money emitted by this A€c, fhall be received
by the Officers and Soldiers, in all Payments for Bounties and Wages.

And for the calling in and redeeming faid Bills, It is fart her Enacted by
the Authority aforefaid. That a Rate or Rates be aflefTed and levied upon
the Inhabitants of this Colony, in fuch Seafon that the whole may be col-
ledled and paid into the General Treafury, fo as to redeem the faid Bills,
with the Intereft which fliall be due thereon, before or upon the Twen-
tieth Day oi April, One Thoufand Seven Hundred and Sixty-fix : That
the whole of the faid Rate or Rates to bcmadefor thatPurpofe, fhall be le-
vied in the fame Bills now ordered to be emitted, or in Silver at the Rate

of

March, 1761.

of Six Sliillings and Nine "Pence per Ounce, or in Gold at a proportionate
Value : And that the Gold and Silver fo paid into the General Treafury,
be appropriated and immediately applied for the Redemption of the Bills
to be emitted by this A«ft.

AND be it farther Enacted by the Authority aforefaid,Th.zi whoever (hall
difcourage any Perfon from inlifting into the Regiment now ordered to be
raifed, and be convided thereof, before any Jultice of the Peace in the
County where the Olfe nee (hall be comm itted, (hall forfeit andpay as aFine.the
Sum of Five Pounds Lawful Money, or differ Thirty Days Imprifonment .-
That whoever (hall fecrete, conceal, or carry off any Soldier inlifted
as aforefaid, (hall fuffer all the Pains and Penalties to be inflicted on fuch
Offenders, according to the Laws of this Colony, in thofe Cafes hereto-
fore made and provided. And farther, That whoever (hall inlift, or
perfuade. or intice any Perfon whatfoever, belonging to this Colony, to
inlift into the Service of any of the neighbouring Governments, or Colony
oi New-Tor k, for the enfuing Campaign, or (hall be any Ways aiding or
aflifhng therein, and be con vided thereof before any Court of General
SefTions of the Peace in this Colony, (hall be fined Twenty Pounds Law-
ful Money : And the Juftices of the Peace in this Colony are hereby re-
quired to apprehend and imprifon, or bind over to the then next Court
of General SefTions of the Peace, in the County where the Offence fhall
be committed, all fuch Perfons as fhall be found breaking this Law (His
Majefty"s Regular Troops excepted : ) And that one Half of all the a-
bovementioned Fines be lodged in the General Treafury, for the Ufe of
the Colony and the other Half be paid to the Perfon or Perfons who (hall
inform and fue for the fame.

AN Dbe it farther Enacttd by the Authority ajorefaid. That the Wages
of all Perfons under the Age of Twenty-one Years, who (hall inlift into
this Service, from the Time of their Inliflment, until their Difeharge,
(hall be equally divided between them and their Parents or Mafters re-
fpedbvely. And that fuch Soldiers lliall be accountable for whatever. they
(hall take up of the Colony, during the Time of their being in the Service.

AND that the Officers and Soldiers may be better fupplied during the
Continuance of the enfuing Campaign, Be it farther Enacted by the Au-
thority aforefaid. That the Colonel if prefent, and in his Abfcnce, the
next commanding Officer, be, and he is hereby empowered, to contraft
wrth any Perfon he (hall think befl^, upon the moft advantageous Terms
he can, to fupply the Soldiers with all fuch Ncceffaries as^ fhall not be
furnifhed by the Colony : That he fettle the Price of faid Goods in the
Lawful Money of this Colony, and give the Soldiers Notice of the fame
from time to time : That the Soldiers be allowed to take up of any Sort of
Goods to the Amount of Ten Shillings Lawful Money per Month, while
they are in Camp, and no more ; and that the fame fhall be deduded out
of their Wages, at their Difeharge, or the making up the Mufter Rolls of
the Companies to which they refpcdively belong : That each Captain, \i
prefent, and in his Abfcnce, the next Officer in Command, be, and he is
hereby required to keep and render at his Return, a particular Account of
the Goods fo received by the Soldiers under his Command, to fuch of the

Commmitte

March, 1761.

Committee of War who fitted them out, always taking Care that the Sol-
tJiers under his Command have Juflice done them.

AN D be it farther EnaBed by the Authority aforefaid. That each
Commiffion Officer (hall be accountable for all the King's Arms and Ac-
coutrements which iliall be delivered to the Soldiers under his Command ;
and that the Value of all the Arms and Accoutrements which fhall be
wanting at the End of the enfuing Campaign, Ihall be dedudcd out of the
Wages of the Officer who received the fame, unlefs he can make it ap-
pear, that ftich Arms and Accoutrements were una\'oidably loft; in the
Service, or can render fome other good Reafbn why he fliould not be
accountable for fuch as fhall be wanting as aforefaid.

AND ke it farther Enacted by the Authority aforefaid., That the
Colonel of faid Regiment be, and he is hereby dircded not to draw upon
the Colony's Agetit for the Wages of any Officer or Soldier, or upon any
other Account whatever, unlefs for Money to defray fuch neceflary Charges
as cannot be drawn for in the Lawful Money of this Colony.

And be it farther Enacted by the Authority aforefaid^ That every
Soldier who fhall inlif^ for the enfuing Campaign, fhall fign an Inliftmcni
in the following Form, to wit :

ii T ^0 hereby acknowledge to have voluMarily

•*■ inlijied myfelf into His Majejlys Service, in -the Regiment raiftng by
rA^Co/o/T/ o/*Rhode-Ifland, commanded by Colonel

from the Day of the Date hereof, until the Firfl Day of November »«cf ,
unlefzfooner la-wfully di [charged : And that I have received from

by tubcm lam intijted. Five Pounds Lawful Money as Bounty.
IVitnefsmy Hand, the Day of ijti."

AND be it farther Enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That his
Honor the Governor be, and he is hereby requeftcd, to ifTuc a Proclama-
tion agreeable to this A^ : And to give Orders to the Regiment or any
Part thereof to proceed according to the DIre<itions he fhall receive from
His Excellency General Amherfl.

And be it farther Enacted by the Authority aforefaid., That the Ge-
neral Trealurer deliver unto the Committee of War, the Monies which
fhall be lodged in the General Treafur.y, in Conlcquencc of this Adt, or
io much thereof as they may have Occafion of for the Purpofes and Ufes
aforefaid. And that the Committee of War have the fame Power and
Authority in all Refpe€ts for carrying tliis Aft into Execution as they have
at any Time had by the Laws heretofore made, excepting the Appoint-
ment of Officers, for which the Charter hath already prefcribed a Me-
thod.

W

E tlie Subfcribers difTent from the Vote of this Houfe, for concur-
ring with the Upper Houfe for hiring the Sum of Five Thoufand
Pounds Lawful -Money, to be paid in Nine Months in the fame Bills, for
the Reafons following.

Firfl. Becaufe we arc of Opinion that the paying in the very fame Bills
which are hired will be a great Damage to the Colony, as the Bills will be
probably hoarded up and then thcGovernment muftpayin Silver or Golci.

Secondly.

March, 1761.

Seandij. Becaufe Seven per Cent, is an urkwful Intertft, and inore
thjt> Judgments oi Court arc made up for in this Colony.

ThirJ/y. BecaUiC we are ofOpinion, that the paying of a Rate of Six-
teen Thoullmd Pounds Lawflrl Money, in Nine Months, will very much
diilrcis the Inhabitants of the Colony in general, and the Poor in particular.
Fourthly. We are ot Opinion, that the Strildngof laid Sum, agreeable
£0 the Vote of the Lower Houl'e, would have been lefs Expcnfi/e and more
Advanta;rcous to the Government in general.

Benjamin Gardner,
Robert Potter,
Nath(tn Babcock,
Stephen Potter.

BOTH Houfes being refolved into a Grand Committee, chofe the
following Officers to command the Regiment by this AiTembly
ordered to be railed for the enfuing Campaign.

'John Whiting, Efq; Colonel.

Samuel Rcfe, Efq; Lieutenant-Colonel.

Chriflopher Hargill, Ejij; Major.

A(a Kimbal. Captain of the Fourth

Nathaniel Peck, Captain oi' the Fifth

Tihbits Hopkins, Captain of the Sixth

Giles Rujjei, Captain of the Seventh

Thomas Fry, Captain Lieutenant of the Colonel's Company.

William Eldrcd, Firft Lieutenant of the Second

Jonathan Spr-are, Firft Lieutenant of the Third

William Pulling, Firl^ Lieutenant of the Fourth : ^

I'homa^ Rofe, Firft Lieutenant of the Fifth > ^°^?^^y-

A/a Bowd'Jk, Firft Lieutenant of the Sixth

George Cornel, (Son of Clark) Firft Lieutenant of the Seventh.

Andrew Bold, Second Lieutenant of the Firfl

Mcjes Warren, Second Licutcr^ant of the Second

Samuel St one?nan. Second Lieutenant of the Third

Arthur Fenner, Second Lieutenant of the Fourth

Abraham Hawkins, Second Lieutenant of the Fifth

Hezekiah Saunders, Second Lieutenant of the Sixth

PelegSlocum, Second Lieutenant of the Seventh.

IJratl Peck, Enfign of the Firft

Mitcbel Cafe, Enlign of the Second

Edward Crtfs, Enfign of the Third

William Prior, Enfign of the Fourth

Comfort Carpenter, Enfign of the Fifth

Jojeph Brorjuncl, Enfign of the Sixth

Eliai Burdici, Enfign of the Seventh

• Comp3J5y,

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> Company.

> Company

Lieutenant Samuel St oneman. Adjutant of the Regiment.

It isVoted and Refched, That all Bufinefs lying before this Aflembly
unfinifhed, be, and the fame is hereby referred unto the next Scflion :
That the Secretary publifh all the Ac^s and Orders now made and pafled,

by

March, 176K

by Beat of Drum, in the Town ot Newport, in Ten Days ziXti the Rifing
of this AfTembly, and lend a Copy of the fame, within Thirty Days, to
each Town in the Colony : And that ihis AfTembly be, and hereby
is adjourned to the laft Monday o( April next, if called at that Time ,
but if not called before nor at that Day, then this AiTI:mbiy Ihail be!
and hereby is diiTolved.

GOD Save the KING.

Publijhed according to Order, the Sixth Day o/" April, One Thou-
Jar.d Seven Hundred and Sixty-ane, by

Henry Ward, Secr'y

A tiue Copy duly examined.

Witnefs

i^^

At the General Affembly of the

Governor and Company of the Englifh
Colony of Rhode-Ijland^ and Providence
Plantations^ in New-England^ in America ;
begun and holden at Newport^ within and
for the faid Colony, on the Firft Wednef-
o^ Ma^^ in the Year of our Lord One Thou-
fand Seven Hundred and Sixty-one, and Firft
of the Reign of His Moil Sacred Majefty
G E O R G E the Third, by the Grace of
GOD, King of Great-Britain^ and fo forth.

PRESENT,

The Hon. Stephen Hopkins, Efq^ Gov.

The Hon. John Gardner, Efq; Deputy Governor.

James Honyman, Efq-,

Nicholas Easton, Efq;
Jabez Bowen, Efq;
Nicholas Cooke, Efq;
Jonathan Freeborn, Efq;

Joseph Lippitt, Efq;
Jonathan Randal, Efq;
Francis Willet, Efq;
Henry Gardner, Efq;
The Secretary.

DEPUTIES of the feveral TOWNS.

NEWPORT;

Mr. Gideon Wanton, jun.
Thomas Cranjion, Efq;
Peter Bours, Efq;
Col. Jofepb Wanton,
Capt. Daniel Ayrault, jun.
Mr. William Read.

Providence ;
"Daniel ^enckes, Efq;
Samuel Chace, Efq;
Capt. Charles Olney,
Mr. George Jack/on.
Portsmouth ;
John Shearman, jun. Efq;

David jintlxny, Efq;
Mr. Oliver Earl.
Mr. George Brewnel.

Warwick ;
Philip Greene, Efq;
Col. Stephen Low,
Othni el Gorton, Efq;
Capt. Randal Rice.

Westerly ;
Capt. George Stillman,
Capt. Nathan Bobcock.
New-Shoreham ;
John Pain, Efq;
Mr, Ray Sandi.

North-

May, 1 76 1

North- Kings Town ;
Mr. miUam Hall (Son of

South-Kingstown ;
Mr. William Potter,
Mr. Hezekiab Babcock.

East-Greenwich ;
Giles Peine, Efq;
Capt. Benjamin Greene.

Jamestown ;
Mr. Tbomai Carr,
fViiUam Hafzard, Efq;

Smithfield j
Mr. Bauljlon BraytCTi^
Capt. Jofepb Mowrey,

Scituate ;
yd Randaly Efq;
Mr- WiilJam WeJL

Gloucester ;
Richard Sttere, Efq;
Capt. Timothy Wilmarth.

ChARLESTOWN ;

Col. Chrijkphtr Champlin^
Capt. Bxibert Potter,

West-Greenwich j
Is/ii. Benjamn Gardner,
Mr. Benjamin TiUinghaJi.

Coventry ;
Mr. Jjaac Greene^
Col. Stephen Potter,

ExFTER ;

Capt. 'John Reynolds,
Mr. 'John Chapman.

MiDDLETOWN ;

Mr. °Jamei. Barker, jun.
Mr. Jmathan Eajlon.
Bristol ;
Capt, Simeon Potter,
Mr, William Bradford.

Tiverton ;
Thomas Anthony, Efq;
Mr. Job Durfee.

LiTTLE-CoMPTON ;

William Hall, Efq;
Capt. Thomas Bronvml.

Warren ;
"John Kinnicut, Efq;
Maj Jojiah Humphrey,

Cumberland ;
Jeremiah Whipple, Efq;
John Dexter, Efq;

Richmond ;
Major Richard Bailey,
Capt, Benjamin Barber.

Cranston ;
Capt. Richard Searle,
Capt Matthew Mancbejler.

HoPKINTON ;

Maj, Jofhtui Clarke,
Capt. Edward Wells, jun.

Johnston ;
ThomasOwen, Efq;
Capt. Jojiah Thornton,

Thomas Cranjlcn, Efq; was
chofen Speaker, and Jojias
Lyndon, Efq; Clcik of the
Lower Houfe.

THIS beinglhe anniverfary Elcdion of Officers, both Civil, and
Military, the Gentlemen whofe Names are fet down in
the lubfequent Lift, were chofen to ferve the Colony in the Offices af-
cribed to their refpedlive Names, to wjt :

The Hon. STEPHEN HOPKINS, Efq, Governor; Engaged.
The Hon. John Gardner, Efq; Dep. Gov, Engaged.
James Honyman, Efq; Firft AlTiftant ; Engaged.
Nicholas Eaffotiy Efq; Second Affiftant ; Engaged.
Jabez Boiien, Efq; Third Affiftant ; Engaged.
Nicholas Cooke, Efq; Fourth Affiftant ; Engaged.
Jonafhan Freehcrx, Efq; Fifth AfHftant; Engaged.
Jofepb Lippitt, Efq; Sixth Affiftant ; Engaged.

Jofepb

May, 1 76 1.

Jofepb Harrif, Efq; Seventh Affiftant ; Engaged,

Francis Wilkt, Efq) Eighth Afliftant j Engaged.

Henry Gardner^ Efq; Ninth Affiftant ; Engaged.

Thomas Church, Efq; Tenth Affiftant ; Engaged.

Henry Ward, Elq; Secretary ; Engaged.

Augujlus Jobnjhfi, Efq; Attorney General ; Engaged.

Jofeph Clarke, Efq; General Treafurer ; Engaged.

Samuel Ward Efq; Chief ^ ^^ ^^^ g^ .^^ ^^^^ ^^

7^/?^^ Ruffcl, Efq; ^^fo;?^ J Judicature Court of Affize

William Hail, Efq; Third \ Judicature, ».ourt 01 Anize,

^, „- ,, ^T-r 1- .; i anti General Gaol Delivery,

Thomas ff zckham, Elq; Fourth . , ., u . .u /-- i

>^ £«;-/.;;, Efq; Fifth J '" ^"'^ throughout the Colony.

Job Bennet, jun. Efq; Colonel of the Regiment of Militia in the
County of Neivport.

Benjamin Bowen, Efq; Colonel of the Regiment of Militia ia the
Couniy of Providence.

Nathan Babcock, Efq; Colonel of the Regiment of Militia in the
Countv of Kings-County.

Nathan Miller, Efq; Colonel of the Regiment of Militia in the
County of ^r{/?s/.

James Wightman, Efq; Colonel of the Regiment of Militia in the
County of Kent.

Ifaac Stelle, Efq; Lieutenant-Colonel of the Regiment of Militia in
the County of Nenrport.

Jojiah Thornton, Efq; Lieutenant-Colonel of the Regiment of Militia
in the County of Providence.

George Wight man, jun. Efq; Lieutenant-Colonel of the Regiment of
Militia in the County of i&V/^^i-C5&;7/>-.

Sbearjajlub Bourn, Efq; Lieutenant-Colonel of the Regiment of Mi-
litia in the County of Brijhl.

John Wells, Efq: Lieutenant Colonel of the Regiment of Militia in
the County of Kent.

Benjamin Sherburne, Efq; Major of the Regiment of Militia in the
County of Newport.

Jofeph Olney, [of Gloucejier) Efq; Major of the Regiment of Militia
in the County of Providence.

JohnWillfon, Efq; Major of the Regiment of Militia in the County
of Kings-County.

Nathaniel Carey, Efq; Major of the Regiment of Militia in the Coun-
ty of Brifol.

PrefervedPeirce, Efq; Major of the Regiment of Militia in the
County of Kent.

EdwardScctt, Efq; Chief -)lu{[[cc of the Inferior Court of

PeterBours,Efq; Second / Common Pleas, and General

William Anthony, ^^ Third V g^^^^^^ ^^ ^j^^ p^^^^^ ^j^j^i^^
John Shea-.yrzan, pn.hfq; Fourth \ ^^^^ ^^^ ^^^ County of Newport
John Barker, Efq; Fijth > •' ^

David Comflock, Efq; Chief ^ Juftice of the Inferior Court of

Gideon Comjiock, Efq; Second \ Common Pleas, and General

Thomas Oiicn, Efq; Third )■ Scffions of the Peace, within

Richard Sfeen, Efq; Fourth \ and for the County of Provi-

Jeremiah Whipple, Efq; Fifth J dence.

James

May, 1 76 1.

Jamei Helme^ Efq; Chief \ Juftice of the Inferior Court of

Thomas Brown, Efq; Second I Common Pleas and Gene-

Ckrijlopber Champlin, Efq; Third K ral Sefllons of the Peace,

Bencni HalU Elq; Fourth I within and for the County

Thomas Allen, Efq; Fifth J o( Kings-County.

Matthew Allen, Efq; Chief '\ Juftice of the Inferior Court of

Nathaniel Fales, Elq; Second \ Common Pleas and Genc-

Jehn Kinnicuty Efq; Third )■ ral Seflions of the Peace,

Leverett Hubbard, Efq; Fourth I within and for the County of

Peter Bicknal, Efq; Fifth J Brifcl

Thomas Fry, Efq; Chief ^ Jufticeof the Inferior Court of

Rufus Greene, Efq; Second \ Common Pleas, and General

JohnHoldon, Efq; Third } Seflions of the Peace, widi-

John Langford, Efq; Fourth | in and for the County of

George Hall, Efq; Fifth J Kent.

John Grelea, jun. Elq; Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature,
Court of Affizc, and General Gaol Dehvery, within and for the County
o( Newport.

John Fojier, jun. Efq; Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature,
Court of Aflize, and General Gaol Delivery, within and for the Coun-
ty of ProwVfwfe'.

Benedict Helme, Efq; Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature,
Court of Affize, and General Gaol Delivery, within and for the Coun-
ty oi Kings -County.

Mr. Jofiah Finney, Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature, Court
of Affize, and General Gaol Dehvery, within and for the County of
Bri(lt>l.

yix. Samuel Fry, Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature, Court of
Aflize, and General Gaol Delivery, within and for the County oiKent.

Jofas Lyndon, Efq; Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas and
General Sellions of the Peace, within and for the County oi Newport.

M.r. Nicholas Brown, Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas
and General Seflions of the Peace, within and for the County oi Provi-
dence.

Mr. Benjamin Peckham, jun, Clerk of the Inferior Court of Com-
mon Pleas and General Seflions of the Peace, within and for the Coun-
ty of K^>"«^i-County.

Mr. Thomas Throop, Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas
and General Seflions of the Peace, within and for the County oiBriJlol.

Capt. Benjamin Greene, Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas
and General Seflions of the Peace, within and for the County oi Kent.

Jofeph Wanton, Efq; (SonofG/<ii?<??J Sheriff of the County of A'(?ti>-
port.

Elijha Brown, Efq; Sheriff of the County of Pror'/JufWif.

Gideon Hoxjie, Efq; Sheriff of the County of X/;7^^-Co««/y.

Charles Church, Efq, Sheriff of the County of £r/y/o/.

KuftiS Spencer, Efq; Sheriffof the County of iCen^.

The Hon. Gideon Wanton, Efq; Mr. Edward Thurjlon, James Shef-
field, Obadiah Brown, Samuel Chace, James Arnold, and Nicholas Eaf-
ton, Efquires, the Grand Committee, or Colony's Truftecs for figning
Bills of Pubhc Credit. And

May, 1 761.

And the afbrefaid Edward Tbiirjion, is chofcn and efpecially appointed
fo take and have the Care and Charge of the Colony's Mortgages and
Uonds for Tenths, and to receive the Money due and to be due thereon j
and alfc to make and give proper Acquittances and Difcharges upon the
Mortgages or otherwiie, when he receives the Colony's Money : And in
Cafe of Non-payment, to put in Suit the Bonds and Mortgages of all
fuch as rcfufe ornegledt to make due Payment.

And the fame Edward Tburjion is chofen General Sealer of Weights
and Meafures, throughout the Government.

I^nry Paget, Ri^c^, Public Notary for the Town and County of
Providence.

John Pain, Captain ; Nathaniel LittUfitld (the Third) Lieutenant ;
and Rhodes Ela'ctm, Enfign of the Company, or Trained Band, in the
Town oi Neiv-Shorebcm.

George ]Vightman,]Mn. Efq; Colonel of the Regiment of Militia in the
County oi Kings County, in the Room oi Nathan Bahoii, Efqj who
rcfufcd.

John IVillfon, Efq; Lieutenant Colonel of the faid Regiment, in the
Room o^ George (Vi^htm an /]nn. Efq; vvho is advanced.

Edwnrd Bliven, jun. Efq} Major of tiie faid Regiment, in the Room
oi 'John IVillfon, Efq- who is advanced.

TT IS FOTBD AND RESOLVED, That the Time for
•'' filing Declarations to the enfuing May Court, be Icngthncd and
poftponed to Tuefday the Nineteenth Inftant : And that rhe Time for
filing An-fwers to iha fame Court, be alfo lengthned and poftponed to
Friday the Twenty-fecond Inilanf,

It is Voted and Rejbhcd, That the Proxcs be lodged with the Clerk
of the Houfe of Deputies ; that no Copies of the fame be given out to
any Perfon ; and that no Peifon be allowed to view them, but by Order
of the General Adembly.

j& is Voted and Refolved, That the Confideration of the Returns of
Freemen, made to diis Aficmbly from all the Towns in this Colony, be
referred ixnto the next Seflion.

It is Voted and Refolved, That Thomas Cranjon and Peter Bcurs, Efqrs.
tod Mr. Solomon Townfend, be, and they, or the major Part of them,
aro hereby appointed a Committee, to audit and fettle the Accounts of
the late Gener4 Treafurer : Tliat they receive of his Executors all the
Books, Bonds, Papers, Monies, and every Thing elfe in their Hands,
belonging to the Colony, and deliver them to the prefcnt General Trea-
furer, giving and taking Receipts for the fame.

Am it is farther Voted and Refolved, That the prefcnt General Trea-
furer give Bond, with good Sureties, in the Sum of Ten Thoufand
Pounds Lawful Money of this Colony, for the faithful Difcharge of his
Duty.

It is Voted and Refohed, That the Committee appointed to audit the
Accounts of the late General Treafurer, be, and they are hereby appoint-
ed a Committee, to fettle the Accounts of the Secretary : And that upon
their being paffed, the Secretary be, and he is hereby empowered to
draw what fliall be due to him, out of the General Treafury.

6 May, 1761.

It is Voted and Refolvtd, That Meflrs. Shearja/kub B^urn^ and 'j^hn
Rowland, be, and they are hereby appointed a Committee, to receive
of the late Cleric of the Superior Court of Judicature, Court of Aflizc,
and General Gaol Delivery, within and for the Coon ty. of ^a//?!?/, the
Records, Files of Papers, Seal, and every Thing clfe belonging to that
Office, and deliver them to the prefent Clerk, giving and taking Receipts
for the fame : And that they alfo receive of the late Clerk of the Inferior
Courtof Common Pleas, and General Seffions of the Peace, within and
for the County of £r7y?o/, the Records, Files of Papers, Seal, and every
Thing elfe belonging to that Office, and deliver them to the prefent
Clerk, giving and taking Receipts for the fame.

It is Voted and Refolvedy That Rujus Greene, and Giles Peace, Efqrs.
be, and they are hereby appointed a Committee, to receive of the late
Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature, Court of Affize, and
General Gaol Delivery, within and for the County of AV^/", the Records,
Files of Papers, Seal, and every Thing elfe belonging to that Office, and
deliver them to the prefent Clerk, giving ■ and taking Receipts for the
fame : And that they alfo receive of the late Clerk of the Inferior Court
of Cgmmon Pleas, and General Seffions of the Peace, within and for
the County oi Kent, the Records, Files of Papers, Seal, and every Thing
elfe belonging to that Office, and deliver them to the prefent Clerk, giv-
ing and taking Receipts for the fame.

// is Voted and Refolved, That Thomas Brown, and John Cafe, Efqrs.
be, and they are hereby appointed a Committee, to receive of the late
Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas, and General Seffions of
the Peace, within and for the County of Kingi County, the Records,
Files of Papers, Seal, and every Thing elfe belonging to that Office, and
deliver them to the prefent Clerk, giving and taking Receipts for the fame.

It is Voted and Refohed, That John Tillinghaji, Simon Peafe, 2nd Tho-
mas Cran/Iof?, Eiqrs. and MelTrs. 1^'illiam Reditjood, and Solomon Tcwn-
fend, be, and they are hereby appointed a Committee, to receive of Ben-
jamin Alcho/s, Efqj the late Keeper of the Grand Committee's Office, all
the Mortgages, Bonds, Files of Papers, Money, and every Thing elfe in
his Hands, belonging to the Colony, and deliver them to the prefent
Keeper of thatOffice, giving and taking Receipts for the fame.

j^nd it is farther P'oted and Refohed, That the fame Gentlemen be,
and they are hereby appointed a Committee, to audit and fettle the Ac-
counts of the faidjBc^'<7OTz« iV/ci>(?/i with the Colony^ and make Report
to the next Seffion.

If is Voted and Refohed, That the Committee of War be, and they
ore hereby direded to enquire in what Manner the Regiment raifed by
this Colony, will be provided with a Dodor, or Surgeon, upon their Av-
nwzX 3X. Albany: And if they fl:iall think it abfolutely ncccllary, that a
Dodor, or Surgeon, be fent from tins Colony, that they appoint One,
and fend him with, or to the Regiment, with a proper Cheft of Medi-
cines, jf

May, 1761.

It is Voted and Refohed, That all Officers, Civil, and Military, who
were to have been chofen at this Seflion of Aflembly, and were not, be,
and they are hereby continued in their refpedive Offices, until the next
Seffion, v.'ith as full Power, and ample Authority, as they have beea
ever vefted with, fince they were chofen, commiflioned, and engaged.

It is Voted and Refolxed, That all Bufinefs lying before this Affembly
unfiniftied, be, and the liiine is hereby referred unto the next Seffion :
That the Secretary publifh all the Adts and Orders now made and paCed,
by Beat of Drum, in the Town of A'if zf^e^Y, within Ten Days after the
fing of this AtTembly : And that this Aflembly be, and hereby
is adjourned to the Second Monday oi June next.

GOD Save the KING.

Publi[hed according to Order, the Twenty-fecond Day of May, One Thou-
{and Seven Hundred and Sixly-ene.

At the General Affembly of the

Governor and Company of the EngUjh
Colony of Rhode- IJland^ and Providence
Plantations^ in New-England^ in America 5
begun and holden by Adjournment, at Nezso*
port^ within and for the faid Colony, on the
Second Monday o^yune^ in the Year of our
Lord, One Thoufand Seven Hundred and
Sixty- one, and Fir ft of the Reign of HisMoft
Sacred Majefty GEORGE the Third, by
the Grace of GOD, King of Great-Britain^
and fo forth.

PRESENT,

The Hon. Stephen Hopkins, Efqj Gov.

The Hon. John Gardner, Efq; Deputy Governor.

James Hon y man, Efq;
Nicholas Easton, Efqi
Jabez Bowen, Efq-,
Nicholas Cooke, Elfq-,
Jonathan FaEEBoaN, Efqi "^

Joseph Lippitt, Elq;
Joseph Harris, Efqj
Francis Willet, Efq;
Thomas Chu^.ch, Efq;
The Secretary-

DEPUTIES

8

U7U

1761.

DEPUTIES of the fevcral TOWNS

NEWPORT;

Mr. Gid\.6n IVanton, jun.

Peter Bours, Efq;
Col. Jofepb Wanton,
Capt. Daniel Ayraulti jun
Mr. William Read.

Providence ;
Daniel JenckeSy Efqj
Samuel Cbace, Efq;
Capt. Charles Oiney,
Mr. George Jackfon.
Portsmouth ;
Johi Shearman t jun. Efq,
David Anthony t Efq;
Mr. Oliver Earl,
Mr. George Browne!.

Warwick;
Philip Greene, Efq;
Col. Stephen Low,
Otbniel Gorton, Efq-,
Westerly ;
Capt. George Stilhnan,
Col. Nathan BabcocL

New-Shoreham j
Mr Ray Sand;.

NoRTH-KlNGSroWN ;

Mr. William Hall (Son of ^#

John) g|g

South-Kingstown j
Mr. William Potter,
Mr. Uezekiah Babcock.

East-Greenwich ;
Gilei Peirce, Efq;
Capt. Benjamin Greene.

Jamestown ;
Mr. Thomas Carr,
William Hafzard, Efq;

SMITHFIEiD ;

Mr. Bauljhn Braytcn^
Capt. Jofepb M<ni;rey.

SCITUATE J
^oh Randal, Efq;
Mr. William Wejl.

Gloucester ;
Richard Steere, Efq;
Capt. Timothy Wilmarth.

CharlesTown ;
Col. Chrijlopher Champlin,
Capt. Robert Potter.

V/EsT-GreENWiCH ;
Mr. Benjamin Gardner,
Mr. Bc7ijamin Tiltinghajl.

Coventry ;
Capt. Ifaac Greene y
Col. Stephen. Potter.

Exeter ;
Capt. John Reynolds,
Capt. John Chapman.

MiDDLETOWN ;

Mr. Jamei Barker, jun.
Mr. Jonathan Eajion.
Bristol ;
Ml-. William Bradford.

Tiverton ;
Thomas Anthony, Efq;
Mr. job Diirfee.

LiTTLE-CoMPTON ;

William Ball, Efq;
Capt. Tfdomas Brownel.

Warren ;
John Kinnicut, Efq;

Cumberland ;
Jeremiah JVhippky Efq;
john Dexter, Efq;

Richmond ;
Major Richard Bailey,
Capt. Benjamin Barber.

Cranston ;
Capt. Richard Searle,
Cz^pt. Matthew Majtcbejler.

HoPKINTON ;

Maj. J oftnta Clarke,
Capt. Edicard Wells, jun.

Johnston ;
Thomas Owen, Efq;
Lieut. Col. Jojtah Thornton,

JosiAS LynIjon, Eiq; Clerk of the Lower-Houfe.

The

June, 1 76 1.

The following Return from the Clerk of the Artillery Cofnpany in the
Towns of ff^e/lerly, Chark/bwn, and Hopkinton, of the Officers chofen
by faid Company, to wit J jfofeph Stantotty Captain, Daniel Lewisj Fi-'ft
Lieutenant, Jofepb Babcock Sei;und Lieutenant, and yejje Champhn, En-
fign, was read in Council, and being confidered, is approved.

Whereas "john Tiliinghajl, Simon Peaje, and Thomas Cranjlon^
Efqrs. and Meflrs. William Redwood aiii Solot77on TowJifend, were ap-
pointed by the General Affcmbly, at the laft Scffion, a Committee to
icct'wt of Benjamin Nichols, Eiq; the late Keeper of the Grand Com-
mittee's Office, all the Mortgages, Bonds, Files of Papers, Money, and
every Thing elfe in his Hands belonging to the Colon}', and deliver the
fame to Mr. Edward Thurflon, the pre^nt Keeper of that Office, giving
and taking Receipts therefor j ajid Mr. William Redivocd refufing to adt
in the faid Biifmeis and nothing as yet having been done therein. It is
therefore Voted arid Refolved, That the faid john Tillingbajl, Simon Peafe,
Thomas Cranjhn AndSolomonTowrtfend, be continued for the Furpoles
aforefaid : That Captain Z>^«/>/ ^rW/ be appointed one of the faid
Committee, in the Room of the aforefaid William Redwood : And that
the faid Committee, or the major Part of them proceed npon, and
complete the faid Bufinefs, and make Report to the General Aflembiy,
asfoon as conveniently may be.

Audit is farther Pooled and Refolved, That the afore-named Gentle-
men be, and the)', or the major Part of them, are hereby appointed a
Committee to audit the Accounts of the faid Benjamin Nichols, and
make Report to the General AiTembly,' as foon as conveniently may be.

What follows, is a Report made by the Gentlemen who figned the fame.

'* "\T 7" ^ ^^ Subfcribers being appointed a Committee by the Gene-
" V V r^l Affembly, at their SefTion in May current, to receive of
" the late Clerk of the County of. ^'w^^-Cc^zc;^/)', the Records, Files of
*• Papers, Seal, and every Thing elfe belonging to faid Oilice, and de-
" liver the fame to the prefent Oerk, giving and taking Receipts there-
" for, in Obedience to faid Appointment, have waited on faid Bulinefs,
" en the 25th of A/iry current, and received of the lateClerk of the
" Coanty o£ Kings-County, the Records, Files, Seal, and all the Pa-
*' pers belonging to faid Office, and delivered them to the prefent Clei k,
" giving and taking Receipts for the fame, and make Report according-
*' ly." Thomas Broivne,

John Cafe.

Unto which Report the faid Committee fubjoined the following Ac-
count, to wit ;

" The Colony o/"Rhode-Illand to Thomas Bronvne
and John Cafe, - _ _ Dr-~

" To Tranfacting the ahcve Bufinefs, £• i(> o o

Tower-Hill, 26 oiMay, A. D. 1761.

Thomas Browne,
John Cafe,

And the aforegoing Report and Account being taken into Confidorati-

OQ

lO

June, 1761*

on, fa is Pooled and Refolved, That the former be, and hereby is accept-
ed, and that Sixteen Pounds, the Amount of the above Account, be paid
thefaid Thcmoi Bromme^ and Jolm Cafe^ Efqrsi out of the General Treaiury.

Both Houfes being refolved into a Grand Coraroittee, chofe the follow-
ing Perfons to lerve the Colony, in the Offices afcribed to their Names
vcfpe<n"ively.

JUSTICES of the Peace for the feveral Towns.

1Vew?crt;
Martin Hoiiuard,
Samuel Collins ^
Charles Bardin^
Peter Eejioti,
^ofepb Sylvejler,
Barnabas Hargil^
Daniel Goddard,
John Greka, jun.
John Davis, jun.
Jonathan Eapen,
James Milward,
John Bum.

Providence ^
Jofff>h Snow,
George 'Taylor,
Samuel Nighiingale,
Samuel Chace,
John Fojier, jun.
'James Angel,
John Compcck.

PoP.TSMOVTH^

John Almy,

Thomas Shearman, jun.
Rckrt Burrington, jun
John Ward,
Samuel Peirce.

Warwick i
John Warner, jun.
John Waterman,
Ehenezfr Slocutn,

Samuel Gorton, (Son oi Samuel.)
Silas Clap.,
John Greene, (So n of Peter.)

Westerlv ,
Benoni Smith,
Jcfepb Crandal,
Stephen Saunders^
James Bliven,
jojefh Clarky (Son QiThamm,)

Jchabod Babcock, jun.

North-Kingstown ;
Jofeph C^ggejhall,
William Hall, (Son cf Robert)
Caleb Clark,

John Reynolds, (Son c( Peter,)
John Cleveland,
William Smith,
Caleb Hill.

S0UTH-Kl>rGST0WN ;

Samtiel Tejft,
John Cafe,
John Sheldon,
John Li Ui bridge.

EaST-GR£ENWJCK y

Giles Pierce,
John Ollin,
George Faugkan,
James Greene,
Thomas Shippey^
Jonathan Corey,
Pardon TUlinghaJi,

Smithfielp i
William Arnold^
Thomas Steere,
John Aldrich,
John, Sayles, jun-
Stephen Sly,
Jabez Harris,
Uzekiel ComJlccTi.

SciTUATE;
Gideon Harris,
Benoni Williams,
John Ptjke,
Samuel Dorrance,
Thomas Hill,
Oliver Wejlcote,
Thomas Brown,
James JVheeler.

Glov-

June, 1761.

II

Daniel Bra^ord.
Tiverton j

l^homas Anth ony^
Vhilip Tabor y
ReJIccme SanforJ^
yofeph Stafford.

LITTLE-COMPTON i

Jofepb Wood,
Ki chard Brownely
Ccnjlant Scuthuvrtb,
Oliver Hilyardf

Warren ;
James Brcwn,
Rhenezer Cok,
Ebenezer Adams,
Jofcph Biitterivortht
John Wheat en.

Cumberland ;
"John Dexter y
JobBartlet,
Uriah Jillfon,
John Could.

Richmond ;
John V/Mer,
Thomas Kinyon,
Thomas Lillibridge.

Cranston v
JVUliam. Burton.,
Nathaniti Williams,
James Harris^
'Thomas Corpe.

HOPKINTOM ;

Benjamin Randal^
ycjhua Clarke^
John Maxfon, jun.
John JVhitUr^
John Lathmn.

Johnston j
Edward Sheldon ^
Abraham Belknap,^
Jofipb Waterman^
John Fenner,

, Thomas Cranjion, Peter Bours, "Robert
Comjlock, Nicholas Gardner, andSbearja-
of the Committee of War.

Gloucester j
Andre-iV Brown,
Tmwtby Wilmanbf
Benjamin Smith,
IJrael Arnold^
Jonah Steere,
Silas Williams,
Jonathan Harris.

CharlestowK j
Peleg Crofs,
Samuel Kinyon,
Tobias Saunders,

West-GrelnwicK :
Samuel Hopkins,
Philip Greene,
Prejerved Hall,
Charles Carr,
Gideon Ellis,
Benjamin Tillingkaji.

Coventry ;
Thomas Mattejon,
John Rice,
Adam Kajjen,
Obiidiah Johnfou,
Rdii;ard Cajey.

Exeter j
Stephen Richmond,
Benjamin Reynolds,
tie'wjnan Perkins^
Alexatider Cafe,
Thomas Jojfelyn,
Solomon Brayman,
John Cofigdon.

MlDDLETOWN ;
William Peckham, jun.
Jcfeph Peabody,
William Baley.

Bristol ;
ShearjqPiub Bo urn ^
John Howland,
JohnThroop, jan.
Jofepb Reynolds,

John Jepfin, Elijka Brcwn
Potter, Thomas Cajey, Gideon
pub Bourn, Efqrs. Members

William Read, Captain,
Caleb Carr, Lieutenant,

Peter Mdmfcrd, Captain; Jfaac Dayton, Lieutenant; iViJ/iam James

(Son

I of Fort George.

12

June^ 1761.

(Son of ^c/jw) Cornet i Daniel Whitfmn Hocckey, OrnxXjexl^hSfci of
the Firft Troop of Horlc, in the County of Newport.

Thomas Church, Captain j Aaron Wilbore, Lieutenant ; 'job Almy,
(Son of Samuel) Cornet > Jofeph 'Taylor^ Quarter Maftcr, of the Second
Troop of Horl'e, in the County oi Newport.

James Olney (Son of Jofeph) Captain ; Edward Fenner, Firft Lieu-
tenant ; George Payfon^ Second Lieutenant ; Philip Matttjon, Cornet ;
of the Troop of Horfe in the County of Providence.

Samuel Freebody, Efq; Lieutenant Colonel of the Regiment of Mi-
litia, in the County of Newport, in the Room of Jfaac Stelle^ Efq;
who refufed.

OFFICERS to command
trained Bands, m each

Newport j
F rft Company.
James Cahoone, jun. Captain,
Jethro Spooner, Lieutenant,
Samuel Teates, Enifign.

Second Company.
Thomas Richard/on (Son of E-

benezer. Captain)
Ebenezer Davenport ^ jun- Lieu-
tenant,
Jonathan Davenport, Enlign-

Third Company.
Timothy Balcb, Captain,
Edward Simmons^ Lieutenant,
Thomas George t Enfign.

Fourth Company.
Timothy Ingraham, Captain,
Jofeph Howland, Lieutenant,
John Launders, Enfign4
Providence ;
Firft Company.
Knight Dexter, Captain,
Amos Atwell, Lieutenant,
Barnard Eddy, Enfign.

Second Company.
Benjamin Whipple, 'yan. Captain,
Willpam Brown, Lieutenant,
Luther Hawkins, Enfign.

Third Company.
Ephraitn Wheaton, Captain,
David Burr, jun. Lieutenant,
Jabez Gorham, Enfign,
Portsmouth j
Firft Company.
Thomas Cook, Captain,

the fcveral Companies of Militia, or
Town fhroughout the Colony.

^3 Jeremiah Lawton, Lieutenant,

^^ George Sijfon, jun. Enfign.
p^ Second Company.

5^ Jofhua Allen, Captain,

5^ Thomas Allen, Lieutenant,

^^ William Remington, Enfign.

■ ^^ Warwick i

Firft Company.
Jofias Arnold (Sou of Jojias)

Captain,
Amos L£>i:<^wc!7^, Jun. Lieutenant,
Thomas Stveet, Enfign.

Second Company,
Nathaniel Arnold, Captain,
Peleg Salifbury, Lieutenant,
Philip Wightman, Enfign.

Third Company.
Stuhly Stafford, Captain,
Samuel Budlong, (Son of Mofes)

Lieutenant,
James Convis, Enfign.

Westerly j
Firft Company.
Abraham Lewis, Captain,
Matthew Maxfon, Lieutenant,
Jofph Lewis, jun. Enfign.

Second Company,
Edward Saunders, Ca ptain ,
Jofeph Gavei, Lieutenant,
William Greene, Enfign.

New-Shoreham.
Thoma$ Mitchel, Enfign, in the
Room of Rhodes Havens, who
refufed.

North-

June, 1 761.

n

tXORTH-KlNGSTOWN j
Firft Company.
jfcfefb Clarke, jun. Captain,
Daniel Core^y Lieutenant,
Peter Tourjee, jun. Enfign.

Second Company.
Jojhua Allen, Captain,
Samuel Sbearmau, Lieutenant,
Benjamin IVatJon, Enfign.

Third Company.
Jonathan Vaughan , Captain,
jibraham Havemy Lieutenant,
Gilbert Cooper, Enfign,

SoPTH-KlNGSTOWN }

Firft Company,
'Jofictban Bahecck, (Son of Da-
l}id) Captain,
'JOTUitkcn Ccrd, Lieute n a n t ,
Freeman Perry, Enfign,
Second Company.
Pf^iUlam Willfoji PcllocA, Captain ,
Nathaniel Perkins, jun. Lieute-
nant,

Peleg Mumford, Ervfign.
East-Greenwich -,
Firi\ Company.
Betijamin Spencer, (Son oilVcl'
ter) Captain,

George Vaughan, jun. Lieute-
nant,
Philip Haines, Enfign.

Second Company.
John IFigbiman, Captain,
Jofiab Mattefon, Lieutenant,
Daniel Eriggs, Enfign..

Jamestown -,
Benjamin Undencood, Captain,
Mattbe^u! Qreenel, Leutenant,
Qii'ucr Hafzard, jun. Enfign.
Smithfield ;
Firft Company.
Cbrijlopber Brown, Captain
JohnlVilkinfon, Lieutenant,
Nathaniel Mfywrey, Enfign.

Second Companv.
Stephen Arnold, Captain,
Arnold Pain, Lieutenant,
Samuel Aldrich, j tin. Enfign.

Third Company.
Jofepb Mowrey, Captain,
Chrijlophsr Angel, Lieutenant,
Henry Blaclemore, Enfign.

\ SCITUATE ;

I Firft Company.

- E:sekiel PhilUpt, Capfain,
! Robert Potter, Lieutenant.
\ JobWilbore, Enfign.
I Second Company.

Thomas AilfwoTtb, Captain,
IVilliamTyler, Lieutenant,
Nathaniel Herrington, Enfign.

Third Company,
James IVheeler, Captain,
Stephen Smith, Lieutenant,
Toomas Salijbury, Enfign.

Fourth Company.
Jofeph Wetherhead, Captain,
John Round, Lieutenant,
"James Round, Enfign.
Gloucester j
Firft Company,
William Hawkins, Captain,
Richard Eddy, Lieutenant,
John Eddy, Enfign.

Second Company.
Noah Arnold, Captain,
John Whipple, Lieutenant,
Edward Snman, jun. Enfign.

Third Company.
Ahrakam Waterman, Captain,
Samuenhornton, Lieutenant,
Nathaniel Kimhal, Enfign.

Charlestown 1
Tobias Sounder i. Captain^
jofkua Card, Lieutenant,
John Stanton, Enfign.
West-Greenwich :
Firft Company.
Samuel Hopkins, Captain,
Thomas Mattefon, Lieutenant,
Abner Go£e, Enfign.

Second Company.
Benjamin Greene, Captain,
Jonathan Weaver, Lieutenant,
Eleazer Greene, Enfign.
1 hird Company.
Palmer Gardner, Captain,
Robert Hafzard, jun. Lieut.
George Parker, Enfign.
COVE.VTRY J

Firft Company.
Jfaac Greene, Captain,
Nathan Goffe, Lieutenant,
Jojepb Colviil, Enfign.

Ex-

14

June. ij6i.

Exeter ;

Firft Company.
Thomas IVilcox, Captain-,
JJhmael IVilcox, Lieirtenant^
George Sunderland, Enfign.

Second Company.
William Hyams, Captain,
Thcmas Beniley, jun. Lieutenant
John Lewis, Enfign.

MlDDLETOWN }

yonathdn H'eeden, ' Captain,
Philip Peckham; Lieutenant,
Willtdm Gretne, Enfign.

Bristol ;
Daniel Bradjord, Captain,
"Jonathan Peck, Lieutenant,
Rog ers Richmond, E nfigri .
Tiverton ;
Firfl Company,
Edward Gray, Captain^
^ob Cooke, Lieutenant,
Walter Cooke, Enfign.

Second Company.
William Cooke, Captain,
Jojhua Divelly, Lieutenant,
John Durfce, Enfign.

LiTTLE-CoMPTON ;

David Hilyard, Captain,
Thumas Burgefs, Lieutenant,
Henry Wood, Enfign,
Warren ;

Firft Company.
Caleb Carr, Captain, j

Benjamin Cole, Lieutenant, c

John Majon, Enfign. J

Second Company. *

Samuel Allen, Captain, \

James Bowen, Lieutenant,
John Low, Enfign.

Cumberland ,

Firft Company.
Nathaniel Whipple, Captain,
Benjamin Tower, Lieutenant,
John Grant, Enfign.
M)\ Second Company.

rW J^fipkPrown, Captain,
1^ Noah Balloue, Lieutenant,
^^ Jeremiah Inman, Enfign.
^5 Richmond ;

^/O) Simeon Clarke, Captain,
^ William Wilcox, Lieutenant,
^ William Kinyon, Enfign.
^a|^ Cranston ;

^f^ Firft Company.

•^ William Carpenter, yix^.Czytiln,
V^ y°I^P^-' Lockwood jun. Lieute-
1^ nant,

^? Jeremiah King, Enfign.
^\ Second Company,

^v^a Nathan Williams, Captain,
1^ Thomas WilUatns, jun. Lieut.
&I? Uriah Arnold, Enfign.'
^^ Third Company.

^ Richard Knight, jun. Captain,
i^ Ephraim Roberts, Lieutenant.
^ MofesBriggs, Enfign.

jfg HOPKINTON ;

f*^ Firft Company

^ Chriflopher Babcock, Captain,

J^ Caleb Wells, Lieutenant,

4^ Matthew Wells, Enfign.
qJI Second Company.

^ Benjamin Maxfon, Captain,

^ Benjamin Randal, jun. lieute-

^ Jojeph Greene, Enfign,

$M JOHNSTON;

"^ William Alverfon, Captain,
'^'^ Zochariah Eddy, Lieutenant,
W^ Samuel Henry, Enfign.

George Taylor, Efq; Chief Juftice of the Inferior Court of Common
Pleas and General Seflions of the Peace, within and for the County of
Providence, in the Room o( David Com/lock, Efq; whorefufed.

It is Voted and Refolved, That John Jepfin, zx\6. Samuel Freehody,
Efqrs. be, and they are hereby appointed a Committee, to receive of the
late Captain of F^ir/ Gfijrg-r, all the Stores at faid Fort, belonging to the
Colony, and deliver them to ^////^ww i^e-c^, the prefent Captain, giving
and taking Receipts for the fame.

June, 1 76 1.

IS

It is Votd andRefohed, That the Gentlemen whofe Names hereaf-
ter follow, be, and they are hereby appointed to audit the Accounts of
thofc Members of the Committee of War, who have been difplaced by this
AlTemblyj to wit ; Col. Joi) Bertnet., and McfTrs. Walter Cranjien and Solo-
monTo^nfend, the Accounts of the Honorable JoAw G^riwfr, Elq; Ni-
cholas Cooke, and Samuel Chace, Efqrs. and Mf , George Jackfon, tlie Ac-
counts of Daniel Jenckes and Abraham Smithy Efqrs. Francis Willttj
"yames Helmey and Benjamin Peckham., jun. Efqrs. the Accounts of Col.
Jofeph Hajzard. "Jofeph Lippitt, and Othniel Gorton, Elqrs. and Capt.
Benjamin Greene, the Accounts of Nathan Rice, Efq; John Kinnicutf
Efq; Capt, Simeon Potter, and Mr. Thomas Throop, the Accounts of
Col. Thomas Greene : That the Major Part of each Committee,
have Power to ad : And that Report be made to the Affembly, as
foon as conveniently may be.

The Gentlemen appointed to fettle the Accounts of the late Genera^
Treafurer, and fo forth, prefented the following Account and Report, to-
gether with an Account by them charged againfl the Colony, to wit ;

Dr ~ The Colony c/'Rhode-Ifland, with the Executrix and Executor ef
rZ)? E/ZfT/f 2/ Thomas Richardfon, Efq; General Treasurer ,

10

Lawful.
I- 256 14 6,

!

45!^

1950

TO Cafh paid, from Dollars.
February, 1761,
to May, lyhi, taken
from the Treafurer's Al-
phabetical Book, Page 28,
To Amount ot Page 19, 4801-7^ 5391 to i^
To the Treafurer's Sala-
ry, to May., 1 76 1.
To Crown Point Money,

and Notes,
To Lawful Money out-

ftanding of a Rate for

£' '5.547
To Money outftandingof 1

aRatefoFj^. 110,000, '

To Money, Judgments

of Courts, Bonds, and

fo forth, in the Hands

oi Benjamin Peckham,

Thomas Aldrich, Ni-
cholas znd yobnBrowfi,

and Thomas Tbroop,
To fundry Bonds, and fo

forth, delivered the

prefent Treafurer, a-

xnounting to

Old-Tenor.
/C-7884 II 3

15344 »7 8
I 000 o o

71

63 6 IX

12836 17 9

}

917

8 II

To

i6

June, 1761.

To Five Bonds which
were charged to
the General Treafurcr,
in the Year 1759, but
faid Bonds bear Date
in 1760, and make
Five Bonds inlaid Year,
:76o, more than the
proper Number of faid
Year.

Tofundry Non EJi Bonds,
as per Lift taicen, deli-
vered to Jcfepb Clarkey
Efq;

T© Balance of Dollars,]
124!., sx^. 6 o o5

To Balance paid Jofeph]
Ci'arAe, ECqi in fuii, I

C 97 17 I

Cr

By Balance of Account,!

zuditted February, 1 76 1 , 1
By Laisjful Money hired, j

andfo forth, i

h^ Intereft Bonds, due

in the Year 1760,

which were taken out

by the late Treafurer, J
By Balance due in Laiio-

fulMowy.^.bj^g 9 4^

at 1 8 J for J ,

385 12 0

744 7 6
7786 o I I
I- 47065 19 2-:

EDITOR.

Dollan. Laiuful. OU-Tencr^

4733 £■ 3220 9 bJ. £. 22538 3 74.

5037 12 2

Z2339

o o

281 16 8

J1906 18 II

£. 47065 19 2i

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7" E the Subfcribers being appointed by the General Affembly,
' a Committee to audit the Accounts- o( Thomas Ricbardjon,
Efq; late General Treafurer, and to recei\'e from Mary and U'iiliam
Rrchardjon, Executrix and Executor to the Eftate ofti'iefaid General
Treafurer, allthe Bonds, Money, Books, Papers, and other Things
which were in their Hands, belonging to the General Treafun', and
to deliver the fame to Jo/eph Clarke, Efq; the prefent General Treafu-
rer, giving and taking Receipts for the fame, do report. That we
have carefully examined the faid General Trcaiijrer's Books and Ac-
counts, and have found a Balance of Seven Thoufand Seven Hundred
and Eighty-fix Pounds and li due from the Eftate of Thomas Ri-
chardfort, Efq; to the Colony, as appears by the above Accoimt,
which Balance was paid to Jojeph Chrke, Efq; the prefent Gene-
ral

June, 1 76 1. 17

ral Trcafurer, in our Prcfence. And we do further report, that we
have received from the Executrix and Executor, all the Bonds, Books,
Papers, and other Things, appertaining to the General Treafury, and
have given them a Receipt for the faoie, and we have delivered the
faid Bonds, Books, Papers, and fo forth, belonging to faid Office, to
'Jofeph Clarke, Efq; the prefent General Trcafurer, and have taken his
Receipts for the fame."

Neivport, June ^h, Ijbi. T^bomai Cranjlon, 1

Petir Boun, iCommifUe."

Solomon Townfend, J
COLONY, - - - - Dr.—

TO our Time and Trouble in auditting the fore-
going, and delivering the Books, and fo forth. £• df* o o

Thomas Cranjlon
"Peter Bcnrs,
Solomon Town/end.
All which being duly corrfidered, It is Voted and Refolved, That the
foregoing Report be, and rhe fame is hereby accepted, and That Sixty-
fix Pounds, the Amount of the above Account, be allowed and paid
the faid Thomas Cranjicn^ Peter Boars, and Solomon Tow/ifendy out of
the General Treafury.

Whereas feveral Towns in this Colony have not paid their Propor-
tion of the Colony Rates alTefled upon them, as appears by the followingLifi;
ofthe Deficiexicy laidbefore.thisAflemblybytheGeneralTreafuter, to wit;

Lawful Money.

Newport, £-7^9 o 11 Half -penny.

PoTSMoUTH, 19 o ^Half-penny.

New-ShorehaMj 207 6 2 Three Fartbings.

MiDDLETOWN, 26 12 "X^One Far tiling.

TlvERTONj 193 iz % Half-penny.

LlTTLE-CoMPToN, 113 o o Half -penny.

South-Kingstown, 15 10 ixOne Farthnng.

Rich.monD, 70 1 I One Farthing.

Bristol, 25 1 6

Warren. 18 16 <) Half-fenny.

East-Greenwich, 129 8 1 Half-penny

iC. ^547 " 2
New-Siorehum, on a Rate made in 7 r ao a r\ij cr

M V Q i f. 63 6 11 Old Tenor

the Year 1750, J ■^

Whereupon, It is Voted and Refolved, That the General Treafurer,

be, and he is hereby dire<^ed to proceed againft the feveral delinquent

Colle(ftors ofRates, according to Law, and oblige them to pay into the

General Treafury, the above-mentioned Sums.

It is Voted and Refohedy That all Bufinefs lying before this Aflembly
unfiniflied, be, and the fame is hereby reterred unto the next Seffion :
And that this AlTembly be, and hereby is adjourned 'till Monday
the Twenty. fecond Day of this Inftant 'June. At

i8

June, 1 76 1.

At the General Affembly of the

Governor and Company of the Englijh
Colony of Rhodc^IJland^ and Providence
Plantations^ in New^Engla^d^ in America ,
begun and holden by Adjournment, at New-
forty within and for the faid Colony, on
Monday the Twenty-fecond Day oi yune^ in
the Year of our Lord, One Thoufand Seven
Hundred and Sixty-one, and Firft of the
Reign of HisMoftSacredMajefty GEORGE
the Third, by the Grace of GOD, King of
Great'Britain^ and fo forth.

present.
The Hon. Stephen Hopkins, Efq; Gov.

The Hon. John Gardner, Efq; Deputy Governor.

Jamis Honyman, Efq;
Nicholas Easton, Efqi
Jabez Bowen, Efc^i
Nicholas Cooke, Efq-,
Jonathan Fan born, Efq;

Joseph Lippitt, Efq;
Joseph Harris, Efqi
Francis Willet, Efq-,
Henry Gardner,, Efq-,
Thomas Church, Ef(^

The SECRETAP.Y.

>

t) E P U T I E S of the fevcral T O W N S.
The Hon. Thomas Cranston, Efq; Speaker.

NEWPORT;

Mr. Gideon Wanton, jun.

The Speaker ;
Col. 'Jojepb iVanton,
Capt. Daniel Ayrault, jun.
Mr. William Read.

PROVIDENCK ;

Daniel Jenckesy Efq;
Samuel Chacey Elq;
Capt. Charles Olney,
Mr. George Jack/on.
Portsmouth ;
John Shearman, jun. Efqi

David ^intkony, Efq-,
Mr. Oliver Earl,
Mr. Georj^e Brownel.

Warwick;
Philip Greene, . Efq ;
Col. Stephen Low,
Othniel Gorton, Efq;
Westerly;
Capt. George Stillman,
Col. Nut ban Babcock.

New-Shoreham ,
Mr. Ray Sands.

North-Kings town

Mr.

June, 1 76 1.

19

Mr. Wiliiem Hall (Son of

John)

SoVTH-KlNGSTOWN ;
Mr. fVilliam Potter,
Mr. Hezekud) Babcock.

East-Greenwich >
Cites Peirce, Efq;
Capt. Eenjcmin Greene.

Jamestown ^
Mr. Thomas Carr,
mUiam Hafzard, Efq;

SmITHFIELD ;

Capt. Jcfeph Mowrey.

ScITUATE ;

Joh Randal, Efq-.
Mr. miliam WcJL

Gloucester ?
Richard Steerr, Efq-,

ChARLESTDWN ;

Col. Chriflopher ChampUn,
Capt. Kobert Potter.

West-Greenwich ;
Mr. Benjamin Gardner,
Benjamin 7illinghali Efqi

Coventrv j
Capt. Jfaac Greene,
Col. Stephen Potter.
Exeter ;
Capt. John Reynolds,
Mr,. "Jchn Chapman.

mm

MiDDLETOWK ;
Mr. Jamci Barker ^ juQ.

Mr, Jonathan Eajian.
Bristol ;
Capt. Simeon Potter,
Mr. milt am Bradfcrd.

Tiverton j
Thomas Anthony, Efqj
Mr. 70^ D«r/f^. .

LiTTLE-CoMPTON ;

William Hall, Elqj
Capt. Thomas Brownel.

Warren -,
John Kinnicut, Efq;
Maj. Jojiab Humphrey.

Cum RFR LAND J
Jeremiah Whippk, Efq;
7c^;7 Dexter. Efq;

Richmond ;
Major Richard Bailey.

Cranston ;
Capt. Richard Searle.

HoPKINTOK ;
Maj. Jojhua Clarke,
Czpt. Edward fVells, jun.

Johnston ;
Thomas Owen, Efq;
Lieut. Col. Jo_^ah Thornton.

WHEREAS Ifaac Peckham, oi Wejlerly, preferred a Petition,
and reprefcnted unto this AfTembly, That his Son had ferved
in the Regiment raifed by this Colony the laft Campaign, and upon his
Return by No. 4 was taken fick and lame : That he was oblig'd to fend
a Man and Korfe for him, which occafioned him an Expence equal to
Seventy-two Pounds Four Shillings Old Tenor. And thereupon prayed
that the faid Sum might be allowed him out of the General Treafury.

Whereupon, It is Voted and Refolved, That the faid Petition be, and
the fame is hereby referred to the Confideration of the Cotnmitte oi
War.

Whereas Aaron Davis, oi fFarivick, preferred a Petition, and re-
prefented unto this Affembly, Thit Bell Davis (his Son) was a Soldier

in

20 June, 1761.

the Colony's Service the iaft Campaign , that upon his return Home,
bytheWayof-<4/^<i»/, he was taken fick, of which the Petitioner hav-
ing Notice, he fent after his Son, in order to bring him Home, it" able
to travel, which put him to an Expence of about Seventy Pounds Old-
Tenjor. And thereupon prayed for an Allowance out of the General
Treafury.

Whereupon, It is Voted and Refolved, That the faid Petition be, and
the fame is hereby referred to theConfideration of the Committee of War-

Whereas RufuiGreenezr\AG!lesPeirce,E{(\xs. were appointed aCom-
mitteeto receive ofthe late Clerk of the SuperiorCourtof Judicature, Court
of Ailize and General Gaol Delivery, within and for the County oi'Kent,
the Book of Records, Seal, and Files of Papers, belonging to that Office,
and deliver them to Mr. 5fiW«c'/ Fry, the prefent Clerk, giving and tak-
ing Receipts for the fame. And alfo a Committee to receive of the late
Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas and General Seffions of
the Peace, within and for the County aforefaid, the Books of Record,
Seal, and Files of Papers, belonging to that Office, and deliver them to
Capt. Benjamin Greene, the prefent Clerk, giving and taking Receipts
for the fame. And the faid Committee having made Report to this Af-
fembly, that they had received ofthe late Clerk of tlie Superior Court a-
forefaid, the Book of Records, and all the Files of Papers belonging to
that Office (there being no Seal) and delivered them to Mr. Samuel Fry,
the prefent Clerk, anagave and took Receipts for the fame. And that
they had alfo received of thelate Clerkof the Inferior Court aforefaid, the
Books of Record, Seal, and all the Files of Papers belonging to that Of-
fice, and dehvered diem to Capt. Benjamin Greene, the prefent Clerk, and
gave and took Receipts for the fame. And the faid Committee having
alfo prefented an Account by them charged againft the Colony, for their
Time and Trouble in tranfading the faid Bufinefs, amounting toTwelve
Pounds.

All which being duly confidered, // is Voted and Refohed, That their
Report be, and the lame is hereby accepted, and that Twelve Pounds,
the Amount of their Account, be allowed and paid the {aid Rufus Greene
and Giles Peirce^ out of the General Treafury.

Whereas Nicholas Brock, who inlifted Into the Forces raifedbythis
Colony, fome Time paft, and took a double Bounty, but never went
into the Service, humbly requefts this Aflembly, That he may be dif-
charged upon returning the Money he received. It ;> therefore Voted
andReJolved, Th^t Joi^ Randal, Efq; be, and he is hereby fully empow-
ered to receive the faid Money of the faid Brock, and lodge the fame in
the General Treafury, and give the faid Brock a Difcharge-

Whereas Capt. Simeon Potter, and John Kinnicut, Efq; who
were conftituted a Committee to audit the Accounts of Thomas Greene,
Efq; late One of the Committee of War, laid before this Aflembly,
a Slate of the faid Thomas Greenes Account, and reported thereon as fol-
lows, to wit ; Dr.—

June, i76i, 21

Dr. — The Colony c/'Rhode-Iflsnd, with Thomas Green ;
To the Amount of his Account, confifting of

Receipts, Bocks, and fo forth, auditted, ^T. 512 14 6

Creditor.

By Cafli received of the General Treafurer, 450 o o

Balance due to Ti6oOTfli Grffwf, 62 14 10

£. 512 14 10

Newport, June 4/,^, 1761.
" "\T 7"^ the Subfcribers being appointed by the Honorable the Gc-
" V V neral Aflembly, to audit the Accounts of Thomas Greene,
" Efq; one cf the Committee of War, do report, That we have care-
" fully examined the Accounts of the faid Gr^fnf with the Colony, and
" find them all well vouched, and that the above is a fairState of the fame,
" whereby it appears that there is a Balance of ^. 62 14 lo Lawful-
" Money, juftly due from the Colony, to faid Greene, including his
" Commiffions on the Money paid, calculated at the Rate of One and
" an Half per Cent. We likewiie fiixi he has given the Colony Credit
*' for all the Monies received of the General Treafurer."

Simeon Potter, i ^

•v / zr- • \ i Committee.
John Kinntcut, )

All which being duly ccnfidered, ItisVotedandRefolved, That the
foregoing Report be, and the fame is hereby accepted, and that Sixty-
two Pounds Fourteen Shillings and Ten Pence Lawful-Money, being
the Balance of the foregoing Account, be paid to Thomas Greene, Eiq;

out of the General Trtatury.

Whereas John Jepfon and Samuel Freehody, Efqrs. were appointed
a Committee to receive of the late Captain of Fc/-/ Gfcrg-^, all the Stores
belonging to the Colony, and deliver them to theprefent Captain cf faid
Fort, and they having performed that Bufinefs, made Report to this Af-
fembly as follows, to wit :

WE the Subfcribers being by the General AlTembly, appointed a
Committee to receive of Capt. William Mumjbrd, all the Stores
at Fort George, and deliver the fame to Capt. William Read, do report,
That in Couforrr>itv thereto, we received of Lieutenant John Beard,
(Capt. William Mumfordhe'mg gone to Providence) the Stores contained
in the following Lift, and delivered the fame to Captain William Read,
as will appear by his Receipt hereunto annexed, to wit j 6 Cannon,
24 Pounders with CaiTiages and Aprons, and 320 Shot for the fame,
18 Ditto 18 Pounders with Carriages and Aprons, and 1307 Shot for
the fame, 2 Ditto 9 Pounders with Carriages and Aprons and 8 1 fingle
and double headed Shot for the fame, 4 old fm all Cannon difmounted
and lying upon the Ground, 14 Ditto for the \ji^ of the Colony's Veflel,
23 Half Barrels of Powder in the Magazine, 17 Small Arms, 28 Piftols,
zCutlafies, 14 Cartouch Boxes, 13 Wormcrsfor large Cannon, 13
Ladles for Ditto, 26 Spunges and Rammers, 104 Hand-Spikes, 26
Linch Stocks, 25 SpungeTubs, 26 Powder Horns, 28 Priming Wires,

z

22 June, 1761-

2 Bitts, 5 Formers, 26 Cartridge Boxes, i Iron Wormer for Small
Arms, 4 fmall Calks of Hand Granadoes, i Flag, i Pendant, 4 Skins
of Parchment, a fmall Quantity of Match, a fmall Quantity of empty
Cartridges, 5 Iron Pots, j Iron Bar, 1 Triangle Gin, and i Rowing
Boat at the Wharf.

Fort-George, 'June i6ib, lybi.

c '^/ i^ 'i. J f Committee.
Samuel rreitody, 3

Fort-George^ in the Townfhip of Newport.
Received of the abovefaid Committee into my Care, all the Stores a-
greeable to tlie above Lift. Witnefs my Hand, this 1 6th Day of June,
1 76 1. William Read.

And the faid Committee having alfo prefented the following Account,
to wit :

Colony of Rhode-lfiand, - - - Dr —
To our Time and Trouble, L- ^^ ° °

'jchnjepjhn,
Samuel FrcebcJy.

And the faid Report and Account being duly confidered. It is Voted
and Refohed, That the former be, end the fame is hereby accepted ;
that the latter be allowed, and that Ten Pounds (he A meunt thereof,
be paid the faid John 'jepfon and Samuel Freehody, out of the General
Treafury.

Whereas John Gardner oCNe-u'port, prefented this AlTembly with an
Account by him charged againft the Colony, for his Time and Ex-
pencesin going an Exprefs to Providence, by Order ot the General Af-
fembly, which being duly confidered, // is Vofrd ar.d RrfGlved, That
Twenty-fix Pounds thereof, be allowed and paid the faid John Gardner,
out of the General Treafury.

It is Voted andRefohed. 'rhat the Attorney General be, and he is here-
by direded to put cut a Writ to the Firft Court in tl>is Colony, in the
Name of the General Trcafurer, T^-^^m^ Robert Hopkins , for the Money
he receiv'd of the Committee of War, and of Tibbits Iiop>kinSy for his
Bounty and Billeting for the Campaign for the Year 1760 : He the faid
Robert Hopkins, havingncgledled doing his Duty in going upon faid Cam-
paign. And that Capt. JohnReynolds, beappeintedtorcceiveofyc/J^iifo/-
kins, theReceipt given by the iaid Robert Hopkins, for the faid Monies, and
deliver the fame to the Attorney General.

Whereas Jonathan J effers, of iVifre'/Jor^, exhibited unto this Aflem-
bly, an Account by him charged againft the Colony, for his Time and
Expences in going an Exprefs to the South End of Little-Compton, by
Order of the General Affembly. And the faid Account being duly ex-
amined, It is Voted andRefohed, That the fame be, and hereby is allow-
ed, and that Seventeen Pounds Ten Shillings, the Amount thereof, be
paid the faid Jonathan Jeffers, out of the General Treafury.

Whereas

June, 1 76 1.

Whereas the fzme Jonathan Jefers, exhibited unto this Affembly,
another Account by him charged againll the Colony, tor mending the
Windows of the Colony- Houl'e in Newport '. And the laid Account be-
ing duly confidered, It is Voted and Refohed, That the fame be, and
hereby is allowed, and that Seventy-four Pounds Ten Shillings, the A-
mourtt thereof, be paid the laid jcnatkan Jeffers, out of the General
Treakiry.

Whepeas James FrankVin, exhibited Imto this Allembly, an Ac-
count by him charged againlt the Colony, for.pinting the Adls and Or-
ders of the General AlTemblv, made and palled at their Seffion in March
laft, snd providing Paper for the fame : And the faid Account being
duly confidered, // h Voted and Pvcjllved, That the fame be, and hereby
is allowed, and that Forty-four Pounds Sixteen Shillings, the Amount
thereof, be allowed and paid the faid James Franklin^ out of the General
Treafuiy.

Whereas Benjamin Arnold^ Efq; late Sheriff of the County of iCf;?/",
preferred a Petition unio the General AlTemblyi at their Seffion held in
Eafl-Grcenuich. en the lad Monday of iY^r?/ary laft, which was then
referred to Jojeph Lippit, Philip Gra-.e^ and Stephen Low, Efqrs. who
were appointed a Committee to examine the fame : And thofc Gentle-
men h.'iving done Nothing tlierein, It is thereupon Voted and Rejohed,
That the faid Committee be, and they are hereby continued for the Pur-
pofe aforclaid.

Whereas Daniel Jencke^, Robert Potter, and John Jepfon, Efqrs.
were appointed by the Lower Huufe, a Committee to examine the Ac-
counts and Orders of yc/^^/j i^so/, znd Aaron Lyman, for fundry Ex-
pencss that arole.upon the Return of the Soldiers in the Service of this
Colony the laft Campaign. And the faid Committee having performed
that Biilincfs, prefented the State of that Account, and there Report
thereon as follows, to wit ;

The Co/o«yc/'Rhode-Iiland,
To Samuel Elod^ d's Account, N''-

Jonathan Rujjd's, Ditto,

Aja Kjmbal's Order to Pellus Billings^

Samuel Hunt's, Ditto. Jofeph Roof,

Solomon Roffy, Ditto. Samuel Hunt,

AJaKimbai, Ditto. Ditto.

William Bennet, Ditto, Ditto.

Simeon Tivogood, Ditto. Ditto.

Jojhua Broii:n, Ditto. Ditto.

Robert Nickels Account,

Aja Kimbal's, Ditto.

Samuel Rofe Order to Fell. Billings,

SamuellVatfotis Ditto. Ditto.

Nathaniel Poivers Account,

Jeremiah Shaw's Order to A/ex. Smith,

Chri/lopher HargilFs Diuo. Ditto.

Samuel V/atJ'on, Ditto. Ditto.

Thomas King, on Account ofNath'l Smith,

Samuel Rofe, Order to Alexander Smith ,

]

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June, 1761.

Ditto.

Mofes Warner,
Ditto.
Jacob Warner y

To Caleb Tripp's Order to Alexander Smith,
Tibbits Hopkins, Ditto, Ditto.

jifa Kimbal, Ditto, Peter Smith.,
William Bennet, Ditto.
Samuel Rofe, Ditto.
Tibbiis Hopkins, Ditto.
A/a Kimbal, Ditto.
Mojes Warners Account^
William Sennet's Order to Alex. Smith,
A/a Kimbal' s Ditto. MoJes Warner,
Solomon Roffey, Ditto. Alex. Smith,
Jeremiah Warner, Ditto. Jofeph Root,
Solomm Rofi'ey, Ditto. Jofeph Root,
Peleg Slocum, Ditto. Ditto.

Jeremiah Slocum, Ditto. Ditto.
Jeremiah Fenner, Ditto. Ditto.
Afa Kimbal, Ditto.
^'^zZ/fr Clarke, Ditto.
Jeremiah Shaw, Ditto.
Williatn Bennet, Ditto,
Thomas Teiv, Ditto.
William Bennet, Ditto.
£^«;. Bellows, Ditto,
^^f Parker, Ditto.
Mofes AUrich, Ditto.
Nathaniel Davis, Ditto.
Jeremiah Shaw's Onder.
Ditto. Ditto.

Ditto.

Ditto.

Ditto.

DittOi

Ditto.

Ditto.
Av7.'^. Divight's Account,
William Bennet' s Order to Duncan ^inian.

Fellows Billings,
Samuel Watfon,
Samuel Rofe,
Thomas Tew,
Walter Clarke,
William Bennet,

Simeon King,
Jofeph Root,
Ditto.
Ditto.
Ditto.
Ditto.
Account, Ditto.

Jofeph Ft el J.

Ditto.
Jofeph Root,
Nath. Dwighty

Ditto.

Ditto.

Ditto.

Ditto.

Thomas Tew, Ditto. Ditto.

Cbrifl. Hargil, Ditto. Ditto.

Jeremiah Shaw, Ditto, Ditto.

Tibbets Hopkins, Ditto. Ditto.

Caleb Tripp, Ditto. Ditto.

Peleg Slocum, Ditto. Ditto.

Walter Clarke, Ditto. Ditto.
Duncan Squint an s Account,
Jeremiah Fenners Order, Jona, Chapen,

Solomon Roffey, Ditto. Aaron Lyman,

Tibbits Hopkins, Ditto. Ditto.

Jeffery Wilcox, Ditto. Ditto.

Chrijopher Hargil, Ditto. Ditto.

William Bennet, Ditto. Ditto.

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To Jcpjua Brown, Order, Aaron Lyman, N"- 68 ^. o 18 8

Jeremiah Shaxv, Ditto. Ditto. 69 1 o 2

Aaron Lyman's Account, 70 o 16 9

dies Crouch Kellog's Ditto. 71 030

Jonathan Grcoes, Ditto, 72- 9 19 9

William Bennet'i Order to Jonathan Graves, 73 3 7 ^

Tibhits Hopkins, Ditto. Ditto. 74 030

Jeremiah Fenners, Uiiio. Ditto. 7^ o 14 2

JefferyWilleox, Ditto. Ditto. 76 115

Thomas Teiv, Ditto. Ditto. 77 0158

IVche-f Clarke's Oidtx 10 Ifrael Hubbard, 78 o 10 S

Jere. Fenner, Ditto. Ditto. 79 090

Cbri^lio. Hargil, Ditto. Ditto. 80 168

Pc'eg Slocum, Ditto. Ditto. 81 o 1 8 1 1

Ifrael Hubbard's Accounl, 82 039

Jcfeph Root's Account, 83 025

yonalhan Craves, 84 2 O o

£. 141 j6 I

Dedud for one Order, 4 310

Time, Trouble, and Charge, coming] «

to Newport, i

jC- 145 12 3

WE the Subfciibers having examined the foregoing Orders and
Accounts, do find, chat the Sum of One Hundred and Thirty-
feven Pounds, Twelve Shillings and Three Pence, Lawful Money, is
due on them. And \ye think the Gentlemen ought to be allowed Four
Pounds Lciiuful Money , (each Man) for tlieir Trouble and Expences.
Witneis our Hands,

Daniel 'Jenckes,'\
John Jepfon, i- Committee,
Robert Potter, ]
And the faid Report and Account being duly conSdered, It is Voted
find Refohed, That the former be, and hereby is accepted, and that
One Hundred and Forty-five Pounds Twelve Shillings and Three Pence,
the Amount of the la:rer, be paid to the faid Jofepk Root and Aaron Ly-
man, in Lawful Money, of this Colony, out of the General Treafury.

The following Return of the Officers cholen by the x'\rtillery Compa»
ny, wuhtTo^vvioi Providence, to wit: Jofepb Broivn, Captain; £•
Jeazer Harding, Firft Lieutenant ; James Green, Second Lieutenant ;
and Jib Smith, Enfign ; wa.s read in Council, and being duly confider-
ed, the faid Officers are approved.

// is Voted and Refohed, That the Secretary of this Colony, be allow-
ed

26 June, 1761-

ed for the future, Five Sh'iWm^s Laieful Mofjey, for each Day he ihall
attend upon the General Aflembly.

Whereas Thmas Ward, Efq; late Secretary of this Colony, and
others, were appointed a Committee and empowered to purfue a Right
which this Colony hath to one Third Part of a certain Veffel and Cargo,
forfeited by the Statutes regulating Trade for illegal Commerce and Im-
portation, committed by the IVIarquis de Lcimbertie, which VefTel and
Goods ate in the Hands oijojepb Wanton, Efqj Whereupon an Adiou
was commenced againft the faid Jofeph Wanton, for faid VelTel and
Goods, which hath been long pending, and is not yet brought to a hnal
Iflue. And whereas it appears to this Aflembly, that there are other
Forfeitures of the fame Kinci, juftly due to the Colony, It is therrfore
Voted and Rejohed, That Meltrs, John Aplin, Robert Potter, ^n^ Willi'
am Bradford, or the major Part of them be, and they are hereby appoint-
ed a Committee to purine and profecute the aforementioned Suit againfl:
'Jofeph Wanton, Efq; until the fame is brought to a final IfTue : And al-
fo to enquire after, and purfue at Law, any Right this Colony hath to
any Forfeitures as aforefaid, to final Judgment.

Whereas John Warlcman, exhibited unto this Aflembly, an Ac-
count by him charged againft the Colony, for mending the Lock of the
Colony-Houfe in iVew/)tr/, putting Irons upon a Pritbner, and fo fofth.
And the faid Account being duly examined, It is I'cted andRefohed, That
the fame be, and hereby is allowed, and that Seven Pounds Ten Shil-
lings, the Amount thereof, be paid the faid y^-^^ Warkman, out of the
General Treafury.

Whereas Samuel Chace, Efq; zxmI^Iv. George J ackfon, who were
conftituted a Committee to audit the Accounts oi Daniel Jenckes, Ef(|;
late one of the Committee of War, have laid before this Affembly, a
State of his Account, and their Report thereon as follows, to wit :

Dr.— 7'/6t? Co/(5//y 0/' Rhode-Ifland, /o Daniel Jenckes, Efq; me of the

Committee of War.
17601 TotheFootof my Account, from ya,w*| Lawful Money.

to > loth, 1760, to June 2oxh, TLjbi,> jC'3439 18 i*
176 1 .J auditted by MefTrs. Chace and Jackfvn, J
To my CommiiTions on the above Sum,!

of/. 3439 18 I4 a at One and an /> 51 12 o

Half per Cent. J

f,.' 349^ 10 1t

CoNTRA Creditor.

1760- By Cafh received from the General) Laivful Money.

Treafury, .J £. 300 o o

By

June, 1761. 27

By Ditto, £• ^3^ 4 4
Dec. 29. By an Order on the Treafurer, paid)

at fundry Payments, f =^5=0 ^ ©

1761. yf/r//. By Cafh of the General Treafurer, 400 o o

£■ 3338 4 4
ByBilance d\ic to Daniel Jenckes, 153 5 9*

X- 3491 ic> li

Nfwport, yufit ■z^th, 1761.

WE the Subfcrbers, Two of the Committee appointed by the
Honorable General AlTembly, to fettle and audit the Accounts
o{ Daniel yenckes, Efq; one of the Committee of War, do find the above
to be a true State of his Account, and that the Balance of One Hundred
and Fiity-three Pounds Five Shillings and Nine Pence Three Farthings,
Lawful Money, isjuft and right. Witnels our Hands,

Sainuel Chace,
George Jackfort.
All which being duly confidered, // is Voted and Rejblved.. Thai the
foregoing Report be, end the fame js hereby accepted : And that the
above Balance of One Hundred and Fifty-three Pounds Five Shillings
and Nine Pence, Three Farthings, Lawful Money, be paid the faid
Daniel Jenckes, Efq; out of the General Treafury ; or that the Gene-
ral Treafurer give Bond tor the fame at Seven per Cent, per Annum, to
be paid in Lawful Money Bills of Credit of this Colony.

Whereas Mt^^s,. NicholaiTdlinghaJi ^^d James AngelJ, who were
appointed a Committee to infpeilt a Highway in Providefrcr, made the
following Report, to wit :

" XX 7' ^ the Subfcribers being appointed a Committee by the Ho-
V V norable General Aliembly, at their Seflioa in March lalt, to
infpe(ft a Highway in the Town oi Providence, do Report, That by the
Records of faid Town, there is a Highway of Thirty-feven Feet wide,
joining to the Main-Street, and holding the fame Breadth, and extend-
ing to Low-Water Mark, lying between the School-Houfe and the
Dwelling-Houfe of Mr. William Smith, and that the fame is now ap-
propriated as Part of the Gaol Yard, and feme Part of a Barn ftanding
thereon."

Which being duly confidered, It isFoted and Refchcd, That the laid
Report be, and the fame is hereby accepted.

Whereas Benjamin Sallijbury, oiBrifloJ, exhibited unto this Afiem-
bly, an Account by him charged againft the Colony, for the \J\q. made
of his Houfe, by the Juftice^ of of the Liferior Court of G)mmon
Pleas and General Seflions of the Peace, within and for the County of
Brijlol, \x\ January, 1760 and 1761, at which Times the faid Court
was held there. And the faid Account being duly examined, It is Voted
and Rejohed, That the fame be and hereby is allowed, and that Thirty

Pounds

28 June, 1 76 1.

Pounds, the Amount thereof, he paid the kid Benjamin Sallijbury, out
of the General Treafury.

It is Voted and Refched, That the General Treamrer take up all fuch
Notes as were given by the late Treafurer, or by his Sons on his Behalf,
for Lawful Money Bills of Credit by him hired, in Purfuance of an Adt
of the General AlTembly, pafTed at the Seffion begun andheld at Provi-
dence, on the laft Monday of March laft, and give Bond for the fame :
And that the General Treafurer hire fo much Lawful Money as fhall be
neceffary, agreeable to the aforefaid Ad:, direding the late General
Treafurer to hire Lawful Money for the Ufe of the Colony, not exceed-
ing the Sum limited by the faid A<fl:.

Whereas the Accounts of Thomas Richard/on, Efq; the late Gene-
ral Treafurer, deceafed, are fettled and adjufted. It /> therefore Voted and
"Refolved, That thofe Perfons who gave Bond with him for his faithfully
executing that Office, be difcharged from the faid Bond, and that the
fame be delivered up.

Whereas an Account was exhibited unto this Affembly, by the
E-xccutors of of Nathan Jenchs, late a Deputy SherifFin the County of
Providence, for fundry Services performed by the faid Nathan Jenckes,
in apprehending and removing feveral Criminals, in the Year 1755, and
fo forth, which Accounthaving been exahnined by Capt. Jofeph Mozvrey,
jun. and Capt. Benjamin Greene^ a Committee appointed for that Pur-
pofe by t.h.e Lower Houfe, who reported that they had examined the
faid Account, and found the Sum of Ninety-three Pounds Sixteen Shii--
lino-s, juflly due thereon. // is therefore Voted and Refohed, That the
faid Report be, and the fame is hereby accepted, and that the above
Sum of Ninety-three Pounds Sixteen Shillings, be paid to the Executors
of the faid Nathan Jenckes, out of the General Treafury.

Whereas the Executors of the fame A^<s/^^« yf/zf/Jfj, exhibited un-
to this AfTembly, another Account for attending upon the Courts, car-
rying a Deferter to Bo/?o^, apprehending Criminals, and fundry other
Services performed m the Years, ij^^, i7S^-> and 1757, which Ac-
count being examined, by the fame Gentlemen who auditted the other,
and they having reported, that the Sum of One Hundred and Eighteen
Pounds Eight Shillings, the Amount thereof, was juAly due. It is there-
fore Voted and Refilled, That the faid Report be, and the fame is here-
by accepted, and that the above Sum ot One Hundred and Eighteen
Pounds Eight Shillings, be paid to the Executors of the faid Nathan
Jenckes, out of the General Treafury.

Whereas James Richardfonw3i$,zpY>^\r\t^ Quarter- Matter of the

Regiment raifed by this Colony, for the Campaign made in the Year

1759. It is therefore Voted and Refohed, That the faid James Richard-

Jofibe, and he is hereby allowed the fame Wiges 2.s Andrew Bcidwzs

allowed the laft Year for the fame Service.

Whereas

June, 1761. 29

Whereas the laft Superior Court of Judicature, Court of Afllze,
andGeneralGjol Delivery, which fhould have been held in the Counties
oiKingi-County, Bn'/ifo/ County, and AV^r County, fell thro' by Rca-
fon that a fufEcient Number of Judges did not meet, and thence great
Failure of Jufticeis iikclv toenfue, unlefs a fit Remedy be provided for
the fame : Ins therefore Foted andRefolved, That all Bulincfs lying or
pending before the faid Courts, at the Times the fame fell thro' as afore-
laid, fhall be done and tranfa(ftcd at the next Superior Court of Judica-
ture, Court of Allize, and General Gaol Delivery, to be holden in faid
Counties at the Times appointed by Law ; and that the fame fhall be
as good, binding and effectual, to all Intents and Purpofes, as if the
faid Courts that fell through had been acfi:ually held, and the Bulinefs
then and there done, tranladted and effeded.

Whereas J/2ftffL<iw/OT exhibited unto this Alicmbly, an Account
by him charged againft the Colony, for Work done upon the
Colony-Houfe in Neu/>ari ; And the faid Account being duly examin-
ed. It ii Voted and kejohed. That the f.-.me be, and hereby is allowed,
and that Nine Pounds the Amount thereof, be paid to the faid Ifaac
Ltmitcn, out of the General Treafury.

It iiVctedandRefchedy That the Sum of Fourteen Hundred Pounds
01d»Tenor, be allowed and paid to the Honorable Stephen HopkinSg
£fq; tiie prelent Governor of this Colony, out of the General Tre.iiury,
for his Salary and extraordinary Service, for Two Years laft paft.

Itii Vcled crd Refeived., That the General Treafurer be, and he is
heieby empowered and diretfted to colleil all foch Sums of Money as are
due to the Colony, by Bond?; Notes, or othervvife, and to fue all fuch
Perfons immediately as (hall negleft orrefufe to pay what is due fromthem.

An A C T for the Maintenance of Infolvent Debtors and poor Prifo-
ners at the King's Suit, in Gaol, and for repealing the feveral Atfts
heretofore made for that Purpofe.

J/jT/'II ERE AS the Allo'ivance mnde by the Laus of this Colony, now
^^ in force, to Infolvent Debtors and poor Prijoners, at the King's Suit,

confmedinGacl, is by Rcafon of the advnncedPrice cfiheNeceJfnries of Life,
found to be infujicie?it.

r>E IT THEREFORE E NAC TE D by this General
-^ Affembly, and by the Authority of the fame. It is EnaSIed, That
all the feveral A<fts for the Allowance oi Infolvent Debtors and poor
Prifoners, at the King's Suit, heretofore made, be, and they are hereby
repealed and declared null and void.

And be it farther Enabled by the Authority aforefaid. That for the fu-
ture when any Infolvent Debtor ftands committed to any Prifon in this

Government.

30 J^^^? 1 76 1.

Government, in any Adtion upon Menfe Procefs or Execution, tht'Pzr~<^'^/cin^
ty at whofe Suit the Adion is commenced, fhall be obliged to pay fuch
Inlblvent Debtor, Six Pounds Old-Tenor per Week. And if the Party
refufes or negleds to fatisfy and pay the fame, that then fuch Infolvent
Debtor lliall have the Liberty and Benefit of fuing for the fame, by Acti-
on of theCafe, before any Juftice of the Peace or Warden, by a War-
rant under their Hands, diieded to the Sheriff of the County where fuch
Action is brought, or to either of his Deputies, or either of the Confta-
bles or Town Serjeants, where the Offence is committed, and upon
Proof made, fhall recover his Demands with Cofts of Prolecution, and
have Execution for the fame, returnable in Ten Days, which Judgment
fo given, fhall be final.

^nd be it farther Ena&edb)) the Authority a foresaid. That where any
' Infolvent Debtor is committed to Gaol at the Suit of more than one Cre-
ditor, that in fuch Cafe, all the Creditors fhall fatisfy and pay the faid
Six Pounds, allowed as aforefaid,in equalProportion,whichif notfatisfied
and paid, that then the Infolvent Debtor ihall have the Liberty of bringing
his A(Sion againfl any one of the Creditors, for the Sum allowed by this
Ad : And that fuch Creditor paying the Infolvent Debtor's Demand, fhall
recover and have by Adion of the Cafe, of the other Creditor or Credtors,
at whole Suit or Suits the Debtor is committed, his or their proportiona-
ble Part of the Sum allowed, as aforefaid with Cofls : And the fame to
be recovered by fuch Creditor, againfl: the other Creditor or Creditors, in
Manner as the fame is recovered by the Infolvent Debtor as aforefaid.

And be it farther Enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That Five
Pounds per Week be allowed to the Gaol Keeper, for the Support of e-
very poor Prifoner that is now, or iTiall hereafter be confined to any Gaol
in this Colony, at His Majefly's Suit

An ACT for preventing Sheep and other Cattle from beine killed,

worried, or torn by Dogs.

jTjTT'HE RE AS great Damage has lately been dons tofeveral Perfons in
^^ and near the Town 0/ New port, by Dogs killing and worrying their
Sheep.

For preventing whereof

7D£ IT ENACTED by this General Affembly, and by the Au-
■^ thority of the fame. It is Enacted, That if any Perfon, except he be
a Butcher or a Tanner, fhall keep a Bull, Mafiiif, Spaniel, Water
Dog or Bitch, above the Size of Lap-Dogs, or Dogs being the
fmaller Sort, in the Town of Newport, the Owner of fuch Dog
or Bitch, fhall pay a Tax into the Town Treafury of the
Town of Newport, of Forty Shillings Old-Tenor, for every Month
that fuch Perfon fhall keep fuch Dog or Bitch.

And

June, 1 761. 31

And be it fariker Enacted by tbe Authority aforefaid. That if any Per-
ion ihall retule or negleifl to pay iucK Tax, the Town Treafar<r of the
Town o(Newt)ort, tor the Time being, is hereby empowered and di-
redtedtofue for the fame, by Adion of the Cafe, by Warrant under
the Hand and Seal of any Juftice of the Peace in faid Town, and upon
due Proof thereof, being made, the Town Terafurer fhall recover fuch
Monies as (hall be due, with Colb of Profecution, and Ihall have Exe-
cution for the fame.

And be it farther Enacted by the Authori/y afore/aid. That no Perfon
whatfoever, within the Town o^ Newport, fliall fuffer any fuch Dog
or Bitch to go at large at any Time, between the Setting and Rifing of
the San. And if any fuch Dog or Bitch ihall be found abroad at faid
Time, without his Owner be with him, it (hall and may be lawful for
any Perfon or Perfons, to kill fuch Dog or Bitch fo found abroad, and
the Owner or Owners thereof ihall recover no Damage therefor.

And be it farther Enacted by the Authority aforefaid. That the Secre-
tary publilli this Aft forthwith.

Published according to Order, on the Twenty-feventh Day of June,
1761, by

Henry Ward, Secr'y.

Whereas Pekg Rogers and Richard JVilifon, exhibited unto this Af-
fenibly, an Account by them charged againl\ the Colony, forfweeping
and cleaning the Colony Houfe in Newport, aflilhng the Carpenter, law-
ing Wood, and fo forth. And the faid Account being duly confidered,
It is Voted and Re/hived, That the fame be and hereby is allowed, and
that Sixty-one Pounds Fourteen Shillings, the Amount thereof, be paid
the faid Peleg Rogers and RickardlViifon, out of the General Treafury.

Whereas Lieut. Col. Benjamin IVickham, who was appointed to
procure the Colony-Houfe in Neuport to be painted, prefented this Af-
fembly with the following Account, to wit ;

Dr.— Toe Colony ^Rhode-Ifland with Benjamin JVickham ;

1760, Sept. To Ca.ih pzid fVilliam Pe/Jues
Bill for painting the Colony-
Houfe, &c. - - ^. 550 o o

ToUmo psid Thomas Mehil's Bill for mak-
ing new Cellar Doors, and repairing Cellar
Windows, 45 <^ ®

To Ditto paid Philip Peckham, 2 Bills for
pointing the Walls all round the Colony-
Houfe, and repairing Chimneys, £ce. 46 I o o

To Cafhpaid for Boards and Plank for the

Houfe, 26 5 o

To Carting Ditto, i o o

To Caih paid for Nails. 700

To

32 June, 1761.

To Punch for the Workmen, ^.200

To Pelfue's Accouirr for painting and gilding

the Dial, and folding the Stuff, 68 o o

iC- 745 15 <>

Contra Creditor.

J760, Sept. By CaA at fundry Times out

of the General Treafury, 649 o o

Balance due on this Acconnt, 9^ ^5 o

£- 745 15 o
Neuforty June 26th, 1761.

Save Errors,

per Benjamin Wickham;
Memorandum.
I have rented out the Cellars under the Colony Houfe to Melfrs.
Napbtali and Ifaac Hart, for One Hundred and Eighty Pounds per
Annum, commencing the 27th of -<^i/^«^, 1760.

And the faid Account being duly confidercd, It is Voted and RefcheJ,
That the fame be, and hereby is allowed, and that the Balance thereof,
being Ninety-fix Pourtds Fifteen Shillings, Old-Tenor, be paid the
^^ Benjamin Wickkam, out of the General Treafury.

fioth Houfes being refolved into a Grand Committee, chofc the following

Officers, to wit ;

KicboJas EaJIon, Efq; Fourth Juftiee of the Superior Court of Judica-
ture, Court of Affizc, and General Gaol Delivery, in and throughout
the Colony, in thoRoorn of T.bomtis Wickham, Efq; who refufed.

Samuel Nightingale, Efq; Fifthjuftice of the Superior Court of Judica-
ture, Court of Affize, and General Gaol Delivery, in and throughout
the Colony, in the Room 0^ John Burton, Efq; who refufed.

Simon Davis, E{c[; Chief Juftice of the Inferior Court of Common
Pleas and General SelTions of the Peace, within and for the County oi
Brijiol, in the Room oi' Matthew ^I/en, Efq; deceafed.

Whereas Reuben Hudfon^ did heretofore prefer a Petition, and re-
prefent unto this Allembly, That he had taken the Small Pox at Albany,
during the Time he was a Soldier in the Service of this Colony, which
put him to a very great Expence, and thereupon prayed to be reimbur-
fedoutofthe General Treafury. And Cul. Thomas Greene, who was
appointed to examine into the Truth of the faid Petition, having re-
ported. That it appeared that the faid Reuben Hiidfon did take the Small
Pox at Albany, in the Service of the Colony : // is therefore Voted and
Refolved, That the Account of the faid Reuben Hudfon be fubmittcd to
the Committee of War, who are hereby empowered to examine the
fame, and order Payment of what (hall appear to them to be due, out
of the General Treafury.

Whereas

June, 1 76 1. 33

Whereas Thomas Fr^t who was appointed Firft Lkatenant o* the
Colonel's Company, for the prefent Campaign, hathinliAed Nine Men,
and hath Encouragement from others, that they will inlift. And
whereas, tliere is no Officer to take Care of the Soldiers now to be
embarked ; Jt is ihertfore Voted and Rejolved, That his Honor the
Governor be, and he is hereby requeued to comini£uonnte the fald
Thomas Fry, that he may embark with faid Soldiers.

A/:d it is farther Votrd and Refohcd, That no Wages nor Billeting be
paid to any Officers that were chofen by the General Aflembly, who
have notraifed the Number of Men appointed for them to raife, before
they were to be entitled to their Commiffions and Wages.

// is Votfd and Refolved, That the Committee wait upon Benjamin
Nicho/i, Efq; late Keeper of the Grand Committee's Oflice, upon the
Sixth Day ofju/y next, to receive of him all the Mortgages, Bonds,
Files of Paper?, Money, and every Thing elfe in his Hands, belonging to
the Colony, and proceed to do the other Buiinefs for which they Were
appointed.

Jt is Voted and Refohed, Thzt MeiJics. Peter Harrijon, PoUipus Ham-
ntond, .ind John MaiDdJley, be, and they are hereby appointed a Com-
mittee to infpc<ft into the Light-Houfe, in order to difcover the Caufe of
the Failure thereof : And that they alfo view the Draught or Modtl of
the Light«Houfc in Bo/ion, and make Report to this Aficmbly at the next
Seffion.

An ACT for enquiring into the Value of Rateable Eftatcs in this Colo-
ny, in Order that a ju A Proportion of the Rates and Taxes may be
afiefled and levied on tlie Inhabitants.

ZJ£ FT ENACTED by this General AffembJy, and by the Authority
•*-' ofJbefttme, It is Enacted, That the AflefTors of each Town within
this Colony, together with Two other Perfons, hereaftcrto be appointed,
be, and they are hereby conftituted a Committee, to take a true and per-
fect Lift, according to their beft Skill and Underflanding, agreeable to
tlie Lift hereunto annexed, containing an Account of all Male Polls of
Sixteen Years old and upwards, diftinguifhing fuch as are exempt from
Rates, and of ail Rateable Eftates lying within faid Towns, by whom oc-
cupied, and what each Perfon's Real Eftate may rent for by the Year,
particularly mentioning, Land, Dwelling-Houfes, Still-Houfes, Ware-
houfcs, and all other Buildings, Wharves, Grift-Mills, Fulling-Mills,
Saw-Mills, and all other Mills, Spermaceti Works, Lime-Kilns, Tan-
Yards, Iron- Works and Furnaces, and v/hat each of faid Eftates may
rent for by the Year, in the Judgment of the faid Committee, all Indi-
an, Negro, or Molatto Servants, for Life, from Fourteen to Forty-five
Years of Age, the Number of Tons of Veflels of every Kind, upwards of
Ten Tons Burthen, according to Carpenter's Tonnage, if at Home, if

abroad^

34 June, 1761,

abroad, one Third Part of the Namber of Tons of laid Vcllels, together
with oiie Third Part of their Cargoes, each Perfons whole Steele in Trade,
including all VelleLs under the Burthen of Ten Tons (excepting fuch as
belong to, and are the Appurtenances of other VeiTcls) all' Goods, Wares.
■Vlerchandizes, and IVIoncy by them, of their own Property, alfo includ-
ing thofein their Hands by Fadloragc, all wrought Plate and Money at
Intereil, which ajiy Perfon hath, more than he pays iaterell for, and
alfo all Horfes, Oxen, Cows, Goats, Sheep, and Swine, at the refpec-
tive Ages in faid Lift. And laid Committee in taking faid Valuation fhall
diftinguilh the different Improvements of Land, and return dieir Lift in
the following Manner, viz. the Number of Acres ot Pafture, the Num-
ber of Acres of Tillage Land, the Number of Acres of Orchards, the
Numberof Acres of Salt Marfh and Sedge ; the Number of Acres of
Pre(h Meadow, and Engliih Mowing Land, and alfo what Stock each-
Pafture is ordinarily capable of feeding, and what Quantity of Produce
the faid Tillage, Mowing, and Orchard Land, yearly affords, taking
One Year with another.

And be it farther Enabled by the Authority aforefaid. That all Perfons
may, upon Oath or Affirmation, add to the Lift oi^ their Rateable Eilates,
an Account of all fuch Debts as they owe. And that the faid Commit-
tee, if diey Ihall think the fame juli, may dedudl fuch Debts from their

PerfonalEfbtes.

i.e-

Andbe it farther Enacied-, by the Authority aforefaid. That th
nants or Perfons in PolTeiTion of Eitates, ihaJl give an Account of the
fame. And that where Lands are not in the. Poffeffjon of any Perfon,
that the faid Committee give an Account of them, according to the bed
of their Judgment, and efti mate the Value thereof And that the faid
Committee eftimate all unimproved Lands.

Atidbeit farther Enactid by the Authority aforefaid. That all fettled
Minifters of the Gofpel, be, and they hereby are exempted from paying
the Poll-Tax.

Andhe it farther Enacied, by the Authority aforefaid. That all Ser-
vants for Life, between Fourteen and Forty-hve Years of Age, fhall
be valued at Five Hundred Pounds, Horfes and Mares from Two to
Four Years of Age, at Forty Pounds per Head, fiom Four
Years of Age and upwards, at Eighty Pounds per Head , Oxen of Four
Years old and upwards, at Ninety Pounds per Head ; Cows and Heifers
of Three Years old and upwards, at Seventy Pounds per Head, Hei-
fers from Two to Three Years old, at Forty Pounds per Head ; Steers
and Bulls, from Two to Four Years old, at Fifty Pounds per Head ;
Goats One Year old and upwards, at Three Pounds per Head ; Sheep
One Year old and upwards, at Five Pounds per Head ; and Swine Six
Months old, and upwards, at Twelve Pounds per Head.

And

June, 1 761. 35

And he it farther EnaBed^ by the Authority of orefaidy That ihe iald
Committee^ l^cfore they enter upon this Work, ihall take the IbUovving
Oath or Affirmation, viz.

" 'Y^ U dofolemnlyfwear [or affirm) that you ivill

' ' -^ faJtbfully and impartially^ ccccrding to your bejl Skill and Judgment »
" do, a?7il perform your whole Duty, ai a Committee, in making cn'EJii-
" mate ar,d Faluation of all Rateable EJlales infaid Town, for which you
" are appointed, without Favor or Frejudice"

Which Oath ihall be adminiftred to laid Committee, by any Juftice
of the Peace or Warden, within faid Town.

And be ttjartbcr Eriaftcd, by the Authority aforefaid. That if any
Perfon hereby appointed as a Committee, ihall refiile or negle<^ taking
fuch Oath or Aflirmation, he fl^all forfeit and pay the Sum of Thirty
Pounds Lawful Money, or upon taking the fame (hall reflife or negleft
to do his Duty, required by this Aft, or fhall any Ways, adt deceitful-
ly therein, he fhall, for ever^' of thefe Offences, forfeit and pay, a Fine
of Thirty Pounds Lawful-Money,

And it is farther FnaBed, by the Authority aforefaid. That the
faid Committee, or the Major Part of them be, and they are hereby ful-
ly empowered and authorized, to adminifter an Oath or Affirmation,
to any inhabitant in faid Town, that he or fhe fhall give a true Ac-
count of his or her Rateable Eltate, Improvements, and Rents, in Wri-
ting, under his or her Hand, agreeable to the true Intent of this Adl, and
upon Pvcfufal, flial! be doomed by the Afleffors, according to their heft
Skill and Ability, and fhall for fuch Offence, forfeit and pay the Sum
of! hirty F'ounds Lawful Money. Which Oath or Affirmation, fhall
be in the following Form, viz.

" 'y^OU do fwearf or a£irrr,) that ike Account now ex-

" -^ hihited by ycu, ii to the bejl of your Knowledge and Judgment, a
" full Account of all your Rateables, agreeable to the Liji no^' exhibited to
" you."

And be it fart her Enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That the feveral
Committees fo appointed, as aforefaid, fhall tranfmit the Eftimate and
Valuation of Eltates, made by them, as aforefaid, unto the next Seffion
of AlTembly, en Penalty that fuch Committee, fo neglefting or refufing
fhall forfeit and pay the Sum of Fifty Pounds Lawful Money.

And for the more effeftual carrying this Aft into Execution, Be ft far-
ther Enacted by the Authority aforcfatd. That the Deputies of the feveral
Towns within this Colony, fliall call upon, and requcft the rcfpeftive
Committees, to undertake their Duty and Trull; as aforefaid, within
Five Days after the Rifmg of this Affembly, and upon the Refufal of any
Perfon hereby appointed, the Town Meeting (liall be immediately call-
ed

36 J^^^J 1761*

ed, wholhall appoint another Pcrfon or Perfons, for the Purpofee afore-
faid, in the Room of hinj or them fo refufing, who fhall be lubjedl to the
iame Rules and Penahies as the Committees who are by this Ad appoint-
ed.

jind be it farther Enacted, hy the Authority afhrefaid, That all Fines
and Forftitures arifing by this Ad, fhall be rccoveied by Adion or In-
fonnationk. in any of the Courts of Record in this Colony, by the Ge-
neral Treafurer, to and for the Ufe of the Colony.

And for the Encouragement of faid Committee to undertake {aid
Work, // is farther Enacted by the Authority aforefaid. That each Per-
fon who (hall do and perform his Duty, as enjoined by this Ad, fhall be
allowed and paid out of the General Treafury, the Sum of Six Shil-
iings Lawful Money, for each Day he fhall be necefTarily employed
therein.

And he itfarthr Enacted, hy the Authority aforefaid. That the Secre-
tary fend by Exprels to the Firft Deputy in each Town a printed Copy of
this Ad, and the Lift hereunto annexed within Ten Days after the
Rifing of this AiTembly.

The Gentlemen whofe Names hereafter follow, were appointed to be
of the Committee in the feveral Towns, to enquire into the Value of the
Rateable Eftates in this Colony

Newport. Mr. Pardon 'Tillingha/}, Mr. fViiltcr Cranjhn.
Providence. Capt. Charles Olney, James Angel, Efq;
Portsmouth, fohn Altny, Efq; Robert Burringttn, jun. Efq;
Warwick. Philip Greene, Efq; Qtbnid Gorton Efq;
Westerly, d^t. Gecrge StiUman, CApt. EliasYhcmf Jan.
New-Shoreham. Samuel Rathbone, Efq; Jchn Littlcfald, Efq;
North-Kings TOWN . Capt. Samuel Browning, jun. Mr. Henry JValL
South-Kingstown. Mr. Samuel Rogers, Mr. Ckrijlopber Robinfoiti
Jamestown. Mi\Oliver Martin, Mr. Edward Carr.
East-Greenwich. Giles Pierce, Efq; Jshn Gllin, Efq;
Smithfield. Capt. Jofepb Mffwrey^ Toom<n Lapham, Efq;
SciTUATE. Charles Harris, Efq; Ca-pt.Timtby Hopkins.
Gloucester. TimotJjy Wilmartb, Efq; lAr. Oliver Arnold.
Charlestown. John Champlin, Efq; Mr. Samuel Burdick, jxin^
West-Greenwich. Charles Carr, Efq; Ifaac fehnfon, Efq;
Coventry. George Hall, Efq; Mr. Stephen Colegrove.
Exeter. Mr. Jeofry Champlin, Stephen Richmond, Efqj
MiDDLETowN. John Barker, Efq; Mr. Thomas Weaver fSon of

Clement.)
Bristol. Shearjajhub Bourn, Efqj Royal Payne, Efq;
Tiverton. Thomas Anthony, Efq; Mr. =^oh Durfee.
LiTTLE-CoMPToN'. Nathaniel Seark, Efq; Cspt. Ttomas Brownel*
Warrun, Nathan Miller, Efq: Mr Matthew IVatfon.

Cum*

June, 1 76 1.

37

Cumberland. Uriah Jillfen, Efq; Mr. Jofepb Davis.
Richmond. Mr. Stephen Hoxfie, Maj. Richard Bailey,
Cranston. Cbrijhpher Lipfitt, ^^ic^, Nathaniel Williams^ 1L[<\,
Hop KIN TON, Hezeki ah Collins, Efq; Simeon Per ry^ Efq;
Johnston. Thomas Owen ^ Efq; John Femur, Efq;

Iris Voted and Refohed, That all Bufinefs lying before this AHembly
unfinished, be, and the fame is referred to the next Seffion : That
the Secretary publifh by Beat of Druna, in the Town of Newport.,
the Adls and Orders now made and paffed, within Ten Days after
the Riling of this Afll-mbly ; and within Thirty, fend Copies of the
fame, together with the Aits and Orders of the two lail Selfions, ac-
cording to Law : And tliat this Aflenibly be, and hereby is adjourned
unto the Firft Monday oi September n^sx.

GOD Save the KING.

Tuhlifxd according to Order ^ the Sixth Day of}\Ay, One Thoufand Seven
Hundred and Sixty-one , by

Henry Ward, Secry.

A true Copy duly examined,

Witnefs ^^^ry^a^^^

SS)Sg^3©©(§!^ 3 8

September, 1761. ^

At the General Affembly of the

Governor and Company of the Engliflo
Colony of Rhode-Ifland^ and Prozndence-
Plantations^ in New^England, in America ;
begun and holden by Adjournment, at New-
port^ within and for the faid Colony, on
the Firft Monday of September^ in the Year
of our LORD, One Thoufand Seven Hun-
dred and Sixty-one, and Firft of the Reign
of His Moft Sacred Majefty GEORGE the
Third, by the Grace of GOD, King of
GreauBritain^ and fo forth.

PRESENT,

The Hon. Stephen Hopkins, Efq^ Gov.

The Hon- John Gardner, Efq; Deputy Governor

James Honvman, Erq;
Nicholas Easton, Efq;
Jabez Bowen, Efq-,
Nicholas Cooke, Elfq;
Jonathan Freebork, Efq;

Joseph Lippitt, Efq;
Joseph Harris, Efq-,
Francis Willet, Efq-,
Henry Gardner, Efq;

The Secretary.
D E P U T I E S of the feveral TOWNS.
The Han. Thomas Cranston, Efq; Speaker.

NEW^PORT;

Mr. Gideon Wanton., jun.
The Speaker,
Col. 'Jofepb Wanton,
Capt. Daniel Ayrault, jun.
Capt. William Read.

Providence j
Daniel Jenckes, Efq;
Capt. Charles Olney^
Mr. George Jackfon*
Portsmouth ;
Jobn Shearman, jun. Efq;

David Anthony, Efq;
Mr. Oliver Barl,
Mr. George Brownel.

Warwick;
Philip Greene, Efq;
Col. Stephen Low,
Othniel Gorton, Efq;
Capt. Randal Rice.

Westerly;
Capt. George Stlllman,
Col. Nathan Babcock.

New-

39

September, 1761.

New^Shorekam ;

Capt. "John Paine.

North-Kingstown j
Mr. fVilliam Ha/I {Sonof John)

South-Kingstown ;
Mr. ff^illiam Potter,
Mr. Hezekicib Babcock.

East-Greenwich i
Giles Peirce, Efq;
Capt. Benja?nin Greene.

Jamestown i
Mr. 'Thomas Carr,
miliam Hafzard, Efq;

Smithfield ;
Mr. Baiil/lon Brayton,
Capt. Jo/epb Mowrey.

SCITUATE i

Job Randal, Efq;
Mr. miliam WeJI.

Gloucester ,
Richard Sfeerc, Efq-,
timothy Wilmartb, Efq;

ChARLESTOWN ;

Pid>ert Potter, Efq;

West-Greenwich .
TVtr. Benjcwm Gardner,
Benjamin Tillinghcji. Efq,

Coventry 5
Capt. IJaac Greene,
Col. Stephen Potter

Exeter j
Capt. 'John Reynolds,

Mr. John Chapman.

MiDDIEToWN s

Mr. James Barker, jun.
Mr. jorathan Eafton.
Bristol ;
Capt. Simeon Potrer,
Mr, William Bradford.

Tiverton ;
Thomas Anthony, Efq;
Mr. J06 Durfce.

Little-Compton j
William HalL Efq;
Capt. Thomas Brownel.

Warren ;
yohn Kinnicut, Efq,

Cumberland ;
J eremialo Whipple, E%,
John Dexter, Efq;

Richmond ;
Major Richard Bailey j
Cranston ,
Capi. Matthew Manchejler.

HoPKINTON :

Maj. Jo/hua Clarke,

Cz^i. Edward Wells; jun. •

Johnston i
Thomas Owen, Efq^
Lieut. Col. JofiahT'bornton,

JosiAs Lyndon, Efq; Clerk of the Lower- Houfc.

XXr H E R E A S Stephen Arnold, Efq; Sheriff of the County of Kenty
^^ exhibited unto this Aflembly, an Account by him charged
againft the Colony, for providing Wood for, and attending upon the
Affembly which was held at £/^-Gr£'^;7W/>^, in February \n^ ; for fun -
dry NecciTaries for the Court-Houfe and Gaol in faid County ; and for
warning the Members of the General AiTembly in December and March
lafl: : And the faid Account being duly examined. It is Voted and Re-
folved. That the fame be, and hereby is allowed, and that Fifty-eighl
Pounds Thirteen Shillings, the Amount thereof, be paid the faid Stephen
Arnold out of the General Treafury.

Jt is Voted and Refohed, That the Town of Provideyice be, and they
arc hereby allowed to raife a further Sum of Six Thoufand Pounds, by a
Lottery, confifting of Three Claflcs, to be employed in paving the Streets
in faid Town, in the fame Manner as the Lottery granted for that Pur-
pofe, b)' the General Aflembly, which was held in February laft . That
^c^ii.johnjenckes. Darnel Til linghajl, Ebenezer Thompfon, Richard

jackfon.

September, 1761. 40

Jackjon^ and Jmos Atwell^ be, and they are hereby appointed Diredtors
of the faid Lottery : And that each of them give Bond to the General
Trealurcr, for the faithful Difcharge of the Truft repofed in him, in
double the Sum he fhall receive in each Clafs.

Whereas Cahb Peckham exhibited unto this AflemWy, an Account by
him charged againfl the Colony, for repairing the Chimneys, building
an Oven, providing Bricks and other Materials, and whitcwafliing the
Goal in the Ccunty of Newport ; and the faid Account being duly ex-
amined, It is Voted and Refohed, That the fame be, and hereby is
allowed, and that Eighty-four Pounds Three ShillingSi the Amount
thereof, be paid the faid Caleb Peckham out of the General Treafury.

Whereas feveral of the Inhabitants of the Town o{Newp07-t, preferred a
Petition, and rcprefented unto this Aflembly, Thatthe General AfTenibly, at
their Seffion held zxEaJl-Greenvsich, on the lafl Monday oi February laft,
pafied an ASt for raifing by a Lottery the Sum of Six Thoufand Pounds,
to be appropriated towards paving the lower End of 1 hames-Street in
faid Town : That the Money fo railed, hath been applied accordingly,
but is found infufficient to complete the fame : That unlcfs the laid
Pavement be continued, the Inhabitants will ftill be fubje<ftto great Incon-
veniences, by Reafon of the Badnefs of that Part of the Street that is yet
unpaved: AndthereforethePctitionersprayed.ThattheymighthaveLiberty
to raJfe a further Sumof SixThouland Pounds, by a Lottery, confifting
of Four CiaJSes, each of v/hich to be agreeable to the Scheme prefented
with the faid Petition : And that the Perfons who may be appointed
Managers, be empov/ered and diredled to apply the faid Sum of Six
Thouland Pounds, in continuing the Pavement aforefaid, until the
whole thereof fhall be expended.

Scheme of the Firfl: Clafs of faid Lottery, prefented with faid Petition,
confiiling of Two Thoufand Tickets, at Six Pounds Old-Tenor each ;
of which Six Hundred and Eighty-one to be Prizes, fubje(ft to no Dc-
du(3ioD, of the following Value, to wit:

I of C-

X of

1 of

2 of

4 of

ro of

i6 of

8i of

565 of

68 1 Prizes, amounting to
13 19 Blanks.

500
300

IS

is

>

300

200

is

200

100

are

200

50

are

200

30

arc

300

25

20

12

are
are
are

400
1620
6780

For the P;

ivement,

t

10500
1500

2000 Tickets, at Six Pounds each, - - 12000

And the Premiffes being duly confidcred,
nE IT ENACTED by thh General Ajjcmbly, and by the Au-
■^ thority of the fame. It is Enacted, That the Prayer of the Petitioners
be, and the fame is hereby granted, and the Scheme by them prefented

with

41 September, 1761.

with their Petition, approved ; and that Mefirs. Thomas CranJIon, Silas
Cooke, Evan Malhtie, Andreiv Hunter, yohn Malbone^ Samuel Bours,
Henry John Overing, and Samuel Freebody, be conllituted Di-
redlors of the faid Lottery, and they are hereby empowered and
required to apply the Money which fhall be raifed thereby, ac-
cording to the Tenor of the faid Petition ; and that each of them give
Bond to the General Treafurer, for the faitliful Performance of the
Truft repofed in him, in double the Sum he ihall receive in each
Clafs.

\^'herea3 Meflrs. Shearjajhuh Bourn and John Howland, who were by
a Vote of the General Affembly, appointed a Committee to receive of
the late Clerks of the Superior and Inferior Courts, within and for the
County oiBriJicl, the Books of Record, Files of Papers, Seals, and every
Thing elfe belonging to the iaid Offices, and deliver them to the prefent
Clerks, did, upon a Copy of the faid Vote, prefent the following Re-
port and Account, to wit :

Bristol, June 22, 1761.

AS within direded, we have received of the late Clerk of the Su-
perior Court of the County of J5r//?o/, the Books, Files of Papers,
and fo forth, belonging to faid Office, and delivered them to the prefent
Clerk of the faid Court : And have alfo received of the late Clerk of the
Inferior Court of Common Pleas, and fo forth, for faid County, the
Books, Files of Papers, Seal, and fo forth, belonging to faid Office, ia
his Hands, and delivered the fame to the prelent Clerk of faid Court,
and have given and taken Receipts for the fame.

Sheanajkub Bourn, 1 ^

John Howland, I Committee.

The Colony of Rhodx-Island, to Sbearjaf^ub Bourn and John

Howland, Dr.—

TO our Time and Trouble in tranfafting the above) y-
Bulinefs, one Day, at Five Pounds each, i *"*

Sbearjaj7:ub Bounit
John Howland-
And the faid Report and Account being duly confidered, It is Voted and
Refclved, That the former be, and the fame is hereby accepted, and that
Ten Pounds, the Amount of the latter, be paid the faid Shcarjajhub
Bourn and John Howland, out of the General TreaJury.

Whereas Francis JVtllet and James Helms, Efqrs. who were confHtu-
ted a Committee to audit the Accounts of Jcfepb Hafzard, Efq; pre-
fented this Affembly with the following Report, and State of that Ac-
count, to Wit :

IIZE the Subfcribers, being with Benjamin Peckham, jun. Efq; by
^^ the General Affembly of the Colony oi Rhode -IJland, and fo forth,
appointed a Committee to audit the Accounts oi Jofcpb Hafzard, Efq;
late one of die Committee of War for the Colony aforefaid, having ex-
amined the faid Accounts, find the fame to confift of Cafli paid to the
Soldiers, and to fundry Pedbns, for Ncceffaries for the Service of faid
Troops, from whom he produced Receipts for the feveral Sums fo paid,
amounting to ThreeThoufand Three Hundred and Nine Pounds Twelve
Shillings and Six Pence One Farthing, Lawful Money : To which is

added

September, 1761. 42

added a Commiflion of One and an Half per Cent. We alfo find, by
a Certiiicate from the General Treafurer, (hit the {a.\d Jofepb Hafzar d
had received out of the General Treafury, the Sum of Three Thoufand
Three Hundred Pounds, Lawful Money : And upon a Settlement of
the whole, we find a Balance of Fifty Nine Pounds Five Shillings and
Four Pence Three Farthings, Lawful Money, due to {sidjofeph Hafzard,
according to the under-written Account.

Dr.— The Colony of Rhode-Island, to Jofeph Hafzard.
ijti.' 1^0 Cafli paid fundry Perfons, as per o^a^w^^M^y^

X. Receipts, ^. 3309 12 67

Commifiion One and an Half per Cent. 49 12 ioj'

B

3359 5 44-
CREDITOR.

Y Cafli received of the General Treafurer, j{^. 3300 o o

Balance due to "Jofeph Hafzard, 59 5 4-^

3359 5 4l
All which is fubniitted by

Francis Wilier,
South-Kingfio'tir., ^uly yth, 1761. 'James Helms.

And the faid Committee having fubjoincd to the foregoing Report, the
following Account, to wit :

The Colony of P,.HODE-IsLANr>, to Francis Willet and '^ames

Hsime, Dr. —

1761. ^ ■ ^O two Days each, in examining the Accounts
July 7- X. o{ Jffeph Hafzard, ECqi 1&IC one o\ the Com-

mitteeofWar, at Eight Pounds per Day each, £, 32 —

Francis V/illet,
James Htlme.

And the Premiffes being duly confidered, It is Foted and Refolved,
That the faid Report be, and the fame is hereby accepted : That
Fift)'-nine Pounds Five Shillings and Four Pence Three Farthings,
Lawful Money, being the Balance of the faid Jofpb Hafzard' s Account,
be paid him out of the General Treafury : And that Twenty-four
Pounds of the Account of the faid Wiilet and Heime, be allowed and
paid them out of the General Treafury.

It is Voted and Refolved, That the Committee which was appointed
to audit the Accounts of Benjamin Nichols, Efq; late Keeper of the
Grand Committee's Office, be, and they, or the major Part of them,
are hereby continued a Committee for that Purpofe : That they receive
of the faid Benjamin Nichols, all the Bills of Credit in his Hands, which
were paid in for Tenth Bonds, due to the Colony, and burn the fame
and make Report to the General AiTcmbly as foon as may be.

Whereas William Paul, one of the Deputy-Sheriffs of the County
of Newport, exhibited unto this Affembly, an Account by him charged
againft the Colony, for his Service in affifting at the Execution oi Haw-
kins and Parcks, by Order of their Honors the Governor and Deputy
Governor : And the faid Account being duly confidered. It is Voted

and

43 September, 1761.

andRefohed, That the fame be, and hereby is allowed, and th^
Twelve Pounds the Amount thereof, be paid the faid Wilham Paul,
out of the General Treafury.

An A C T altering the Times of holding the Superior Court of Ju-
dicature, Court of Aflize, and General Gaol Delivery, in this Colo-
ny, and alfo of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas and General
Seflions of the Peace, for the feveral Counties in this Colony.

rry H E R E A S the beginning the Sejfion of the feveral Superior
'^ and Inferior Courts, upon the Days now appointed by Law, inter-
feres in fame Counties, with the To-uin Meetings, and it is alfo jound by
Experience, that the Bufinef of the Term, cannot always be completed in
the Week.

nE IT THEREFORE ENACTED by this General
^ Afembh, and by the Authority of the fame y It is Ena£led, That
the Judges of the Superior Court of Judicature, Court of AlTizc, and
General Gaol Delivery, in and throughout this Colony, (hall meet and
fit at the following Times and Places, to vi\l. At Newport, within and
for the County oi Newport, on the firll Monday in September, and on
the Firft Monday in March, annually. At Providence, within and for
tht Connly o( Providetice, on the Third Monday in September, and on
the Third Monday in March, annually. At Soutk-Kingjltown, within
and for the County of Kings-Ccunty, on the Firft Monday. in O^/fl^^r, and
on the Firft Monday in April, annually. At Bnfol, within and for
the County of Brifol, on the Second Monday in OSfcber, and on
the Second Monday in April, annually. At Eajl-Greenwich, within
and for the County of Kent, on the Third Monday in OSiober, and
on the laft Monday in April, annually.

AND be it farther EnaBed, by the Authority aforefaid. That for the
future, the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas and General
Seflions of the Peace, within and for the feveral Counties in this Colony,
fhall meet and fit at the following Times and Places, to wit. At iVi"u;-
^/,- within and for the County of AVtt/'orif, on the laft Monday in
May, and on the Third Monday in November, annually. At Provi-
dence, within and for the County of Providence, on the Third Monday
in June, and on the Third Monday in December, annually. At South-
Kingflown, within and for the County oi Kings-County, on the Second
Monday in Auguft, and on the Third Monday in February, annually.
At Brijiol, within and for the County of Brijlol, on the firft Monday in
July,z.ndi on the Firft Monday '\x\ January, annually. MEaJl-Greetiwicht
within and for the County of Kent, on the Third Monday in July, and
on the Third Monday in January, annually. Provided Nevertbelefs^
That the Part of this Ad, altering the Times of holding the Inferior
Courts ftiall not take EfFeft, nor be in Force, in any County in this Co-
lony, until theTime of arrefting to the Inferior Court, to be next holden in
fuch County (hall firft expire ; but that the Judges of the feveral Infe-
rior Courts in this Colony, (hall hold their next Term in each County,
at the Time heretofore appointed bv Law.

AND

September, 1 7 6 1 . 44

AND be it farther EnaSled by the Authority aforefaid. That the Pe-
tit Jury attend the feveral Inferior Courts in this Colony, upon the Se-
cond Day of the Courts fitting. Any Law, Cuftom, or Ufage, to
the contrary of this Ail, or any Part thereof, in any wife, notwithftanding.

An A C T erhpowering the feveral Towns in this Colony to choofe a
Deputy or Deputies, in the Room of any Perfon or Perfons chofon to
reprefent any Town, who fhall refufeto ferve, orfhall remove out of
the Colony with his or their Families, or (hall die before the Time for
which they werechofen, fliall expire.

0£ IT ENACTED by this General Ajfembly, and hy the Au-
*^ tkority of the fame. It is Enacted, That if any Perfon that ihall be e-
ledied a Deputy to ferve at the Seffion of Aflembly, to be held io May
or OSlober, or any Perfon chofen at the Town Meetings held in Auguji
laft, (hall refufe to ferve at the Seffion for which they were chofen, and
ihail declaie the fame to the Town Clerk of the Town by which he was
chofen, that then, and in that Cafe, fuch Town Clerk (hall iflue forth
a Warrant to warn the Freemen offaid Town, to meet together and
choofe another Deputy or Deputies to ferve in the Room of him or
them that {hall refufe.

A N D he it farther Enacted by the Authority aforefaid. That v/hen-
ever it fhall happen, that any Deputy or Deputies of any Town in this
Colony, fhall die, or remove out of the Colony, with his Family, be-
tween the Time of his being chofen, and the Seflion of AfTembly
to which he was chofen, or after he fhall have taken his En-
gagement, and attended at the Seflion of AfTembly, to which he was
chofen, that then the Town by which fuch Deputy or Deputies were
chofen, fhall forthwith proceed to choofe another Deputy or Deputies,
to ferve in the Room ot him or them that fhall die or remove out of the
Colony as aforefaid, in the Manner by the Firft Paragraph of this Kdi
direded. Any Law, Cuflom, orUfage, to the contrary hereof, in any
wile, notwithftanding.

Whereas Col, Job Bemet, and Mr. Walter Cranjlon, two of the Conv
mittee appointed to fettle the Accounts of the Hon, fohn Gardner, Efq;
late a Member of the Committee of War, exhibited unto this AfTembly,
the following State of that Account, together with their Report thereon,
and an Account by them charged againfl the Colony, to wit :

Dr. — The Colony of Rhode-Island, to fohn Gardner.
1761.^7^0 the Amount of lundry Accounts, and
April. -■■ Balance of Wages, paid fmce the laft

Audit, the 4th February, 176 1.
To Levy Money for 40 Men, at bf.
To the Amount of Bounty for 40 Men,
To the Amount of Billeting ditto, and fix Officers,
To the Amount of Advance Wages,
To vay Commiflions at One and an Half per Cent.

^• 121

9

0

12

0

0

200

0

3

IIS

286

4
15

10

5i

11

I

0

X-746 10 3v:
Creditor.

45 September, 1761.

CREDITOR.

By Two Barrels of Pork, and fo forth, £. 6 lo o

By Cafli received out of the General Treafury, from
the 8th December, 1760, to the prefent Time, as ap-
pears by the Treafurer's Certificate, 670 o <

W

£. 676 10 o-

Balance due, 70 o 3 ;

iC-746 10 37

'■£ the Subfcribers, with Mr. Solomon ToivnferJ, being appointed
by the General AfTembly of the Colony of Rhode-IJJand, a Com-
mittee to audit the Accounts of 'John Gardner, Efq; late one of the Com-
mittee of War for the Colony aforefaid, having examined the faid Ac-
counts, and compared them with the Vouchers, do find a Balance due
from faid Colony, to the Hon. John Gardner, Efq; of Seventy Pounds
and Three Pence Halfpenny, Lawful Money, agreeable to the above
Accounts. ' Job Bennety jun.

Newport, Sept. \oih, 1761. Walter Cranjion.

Dr.— Colony of Rhode-Island, to Job Bennet, jun. and Walter

Cranjion.

FOR One and an Half Day each, in tranfadling the \ f. r,
above Bufinefs, at Six Pounds per Day, J ^*

Job Bennet, jun.
Walter Cranjion.
All which being duly confidered, // is Voted and Refohed, That the
foregoing Report be, and is hereby accepted : That Seventy Pounds
and Three Pence Halfpenny, Lawful Money, the Balance of the hid John
Gardners Account, be paid him out of the General Treafury : And
that Eighteen Pounds, the Amount of the Account of the laid Job Ben-
net, jun. and PFaJter Cranjion, be paid them out of the General Treafury.

// is Foted and Rejhhed, That Jofeph Lippet and Francis Willet,
Efqrs. Cdi^i. Daniel Ayraulty yohn Shearman, ]\in. Daniel Jenckes, Ri-
chard Steere, Robert Fetter, Shearjcijhub Bourn, John Kinnicut, and
Stephen Fotter, Efqrs. be, and they or the major Part of them are here-
by conflituted a Committee to receive the Eftimates returned to this Af-
fembly, of the Rateable Eftates of the fcveral Towns, and to examine
and compare them, put them upon the fame Footing, and form one
General Ellimate from the whole, and prefent the fame to this AfTem-
bly at the next Seflion.

It is farther Foted and Refohed, That the faid Committee be, and they
are hereby fully fully empowered to call before them, all, or any of
the feveral Committees who took laid Eflimates, who are hereby dired-
ed to attend upon being fo called, and give what Information they can
refpedjng the faid Eftimates, upon the Penalty of Thirty Pounds Law-
ful Money, for every Oifence, to be recovered by the General Trca/ar-
cr, by any Adion, in any Court of Record in the Colony. And far-
ther, the faid Committee are hereby empowered to fend for all, or any
of the Accounts or Lifts of the Rateable Eftates rendered by the feveral
Inhabitants, and any other Papers or Evidences, refptfting the faid Af-
fair, andtoadminifter an Oath or Engagement, to any Perfon who
fliail come before them, Jtnd

September, 1761. 46

And it is farther Voted and Refohed, That the Committee of the
Town o^ South-King/iowriy proceed forthwith to take an Eftimate of the
Rateable Eftates in the faid Town, agreeable to the Adt pafled at the
Jaft Seflion, and make Report as foon as may be, to the Committee a-
bove appointed.

"f X7E the Subfcribers difTent from the Vote, for having Ten Commil-
' ' tee Men, to infpedt into the Valuation from the feveral Towns.
Becaufe we are of Opinion, that Five would tranfadl that Bufinefs as
well as fo large a Number, and not be fo Expenfive to the Colony by
one Half.

Job DurfeCy Benjamin Greene,

Robert Potter, Thomas Anthony,

Benjamin Gardner, IJaac Greene,

John Chapman, WiUiam Hall (Son of "John)

Hezekiah Babcock, Richard Bailey.

JobnReynoldsy jun.

Whereas Jofeph Wanton, ]un.r)i Newport, Efq; preferred a Petiti-
on, and reprelented unto tins Affembly, That a certain Brigantine,
whereof Jeremiah CraTi/ion was M^i\ir, owned by the Petitioner, was
taken by a French Privateer, called the St. Barbara, on her PafTage
from New-Prcvidence. That the faid Jeremiah Cranfto'n, ranfomed
the faid VefTel and Cargo for Three Thoufand Five Hundred Pieces of
Eight, for the Payment oS. which he pledged the Body of one IJaac God-
frey as an Hoftage, who was carried to Port-au-Paix, in the French
Weft-Indies, being the Place agreed upon ; where he muft languifh
until the faid Ranfom Money be paid. And therefore the Petitioner
prayed to be qualified to fend a VelTel v^ith a Flag of Truce, to Port-au-
Paix aforefaid, in order ro redeem the faid Hoftage.

And due Enquir)' being made into the fubjedt Matter of the faid Petiti-
on, It is Enabled, That the Prayer of the aforefaid Jofeph Wanton,
therein contained, be, and the fame is hereby granted. Provided Ne-
verthelefs, and it is the true Intent and Meaning of this A<ft, That the
VeiJel to be fent, ihall be, and hereby is laid under the fame Regulations
and Reftriftions with other VefTels going from this Colony, with a Flag
of Truce, unto any Part of the Dominions of the French King.

Whereas Mr. JohnTiveedy of Newport, preferred a Petition, and
reprefented unto this Affembly, That the Sloop Lydia, John Etjbre Mai-
ler, whereof the Petitioner was Owner, was taken on her PalTage from
Teneriffe to Newport, by a French Letter of Marque Sloop, called the
Syren, commanded by Martin Sigalla, bound from Martinique to
Bourdeaux. That the faid John Eljbre, ranfomed the faid Velfel and
Cargo for Three Thoufand Pieces of Eight, and for the Payment
thereof, pledged the Body of Benjamin Sanford, his Mate, as an Ho-
ftage, who, by Agreement, is to be returned to Martinique, and there
remain until the faid Ranfom Money be paid : And therefore he the
izxAJohn Tweedy pvAyed, that he might be qualified to fend a Flag of
Truce to Martinique, in order to redeem the faid Benjamin Sanfcrd, and
rellore him to his Wife and Children.

And

47

September, 1761.

And due Enquiry being made into the fubjed Matter of the Petition
afotcfaid, It is EnaSled, That the Prayer of the {iidjohn Tweedy therein
made, be, and the fame is hereby granted. Provided Neverthekfs, and
it is the true Intent and Meaning of this Acft, That the VefTel to be fent,
(hall be and hereby is put under the fame Regulations and Reftrietions
with other Veflels going from this Colony with a Flag of Truce unto
any Part of the E)ominions of the French King.

Jt is Voted and Refohed, That all Bufinefs lying before this Aflembly
unfiniflied, be, and the fame is hereby referred to the next SeFion,:
That the Secretary publifh, by Beat of Drum, in the Town oiNemfort.
the A6ts and Orders now made and paffed, within Ten Days after the
Rifing of this AfTembly, and within Thirty, fend Copies of the fame,
to each Town in the Colony : And that this AfTembly be, and hereby
is adjourned unto the Second Monday of OBober next.

GOD Save the KING.

Puhli[hed according to Order^ on Monday, the TtsDenfj-firfl Day of
September, One Thoufand Seven Hundred and Sixty-one y hy

Henry Ward, Secry.

A true Copy duly examined.
Witnefs

k8

OCTOBER, 1761,

¥

At the General Affembly of the

GovEPwNOR and Company of the EnglijJj
Colony of Rhode-IJIandy and Providence-
Plantations y in New-England, in America j
begun and holden by Adjournment, at Nevo-
port, within and for the faid Colony, on
the Second Monday in OBober, in the Year
of our LORD, One Thouiand Seven Hun-
dred and Sixty-one, and Firft of the Reign
of His Moft Sacred Majefty GEORGE the
Third, by the Grace of GOD, King of
Great-Britain, and fo forth.

PRESENT,

The Hon. Stephen Hopkins, Efq; Gov.

The Hon. JoH^J Gardner, Efq; Deputy Governor.

James Hdnyman, Efqv
Nicholas Eastom, Et'q:
Nicholas Cooke, Efq-,
JoKATHAN Freeborn, Efq;

Kj ; Joseph Lippitt, Efqj
Joseph Harris, Efq-,
Francis Willet, Efq;
Thomas Church Efq;

The Secretary.
DEPUTIES of the feveral TOWNS.
The Hon. Thomas Cranston, Efqj Speaker.

NEWPORT;

The Speaker^
Col. 'Jab Bennet,
Col. Jofefb Wanton,
Capt. Daniel Ayrault, jun.
Capt. William Read.

Providence j

Daniel Jenckcs, Efq;
Samuel Ckace, Efq;
Capt. Charles Olnev,
Mr. George Jackjua.

PoRTSMOUTK ;

John Shi'orman, jun. Efq-,
David uinthony, Efq;
Mr. George Brownel.

Warwick:;
'Philip Greene, Efq;
Otbniel Gotten, Efqj
Capt. Randal Rici'»

Westerly J
Capt, George Stiliman,
Col. Natbem Babcocb.

49

October, 1761.

New-Shoreham i

None.
North-Kings TOWN ;

Mr. miliam Hall [Sonof John)

South-Kingstown ;
Mr. fFilliam Potter,
Mr. Hezekiab Babcock.

East-Greenwich -,
Giles Peine, Efq;
Capt. Benjamin Greene.

Jamestown j
Mr. Thomas Carr,
fVilliam HafzarJ, Efq;
Smithfield i
Mr. Bauljlon Brayton^
Capt. Jofefb Mowrey.

Scituate ;
Job Randal, Efq>
Mr. IVilliam Wejt.

Gloucester ;
Richard Steere, Efq-,
Timothy lyUmarth, Efq;

Charlestown ;
Robert Potter, Efq;

West-Greenwich ;
Benjamin Tillinghajl. Efq;

Coventry ;
Col. Stephen Potter.

m

Exeter ;

Mr. John Chapman.

Middletown ;
Mr. James Barker, jun.
Mr. Jonathan Eajion.
Bristol ;
Capt. Simeon Potter,
yit. Willi am Bradford.

Tiverton ;
Thomas Anthony, Efq;
Mr. Job Durfee.

Little-Compton ;
William Hall, Efq;
Capt. Thomas BrowneL

Warren ;
John Kinnicut, Efq;

Cumberland ;
Jeremiah Whipple, Efq;

Richmond ;
Major Richard Bailey.
Capt. Be>y^min Barber.

Cranston ;
Capt. Richard Searle,
Capt. Matthew Manchejier

HoPKINTaN ;
Maj. JoP:>ua Clarke,
Ci^t. Edward Wells, jun.

JoHNSTON ;

Thomas Owen, Efq;

JosiAS Lyndon, Efq; Clerk of the Lovrer-Houfe.

B

WHEREAS his Excellency General Amberji, by his Let-
ter of the 1 5th of June to this Colony, requefted that a Com-
pany confiding of Sixty-four Men, including two Officers, now in the
Service of this Colony, may be retained therein, until the firft Day of
July next.

E it therefore EnaBed b^ this General Affemhly, and by the Autho-
rity thereof. It is Ena6led, That a Company confiding of Sixty-four
Men, including Two Officers, of the Regiment now in the Service of
this Colony, at Fort Stanwix, be retained there until the firft Day of
July next.

And be it farther Enabled by the Authority aforefaid. That every Sol-
dier who fhall inlift into the faid Company, rtiall be cntituled to the
fame Wages as is now allowed him, and fliall alfo receive as a Gratu-
ity over and above his Wages, the Sum of Ten Dollars, one Half
whereof to be paid him in the Colony's Cloathing now in the Camp,
and the other Half in Cafh.

And

Oftober, 1761. 50

Jindbe it farther EmSied by the Authority afortfaid. That Col. John
Whitings be, and he is hereby empowered and direifted to inlift the faid
Company. And that if he fhall not be able to fill the faid Company,
by Inliftment, fo many as fhall be wanting, fhall be draughted out of
the Regiment by Lot, and fhall remain in the Sei .ice, until the Colo-
fly can releafc them, by placing others in their Room.

jind be it farther EnaSied by the Authority ajorefaid. That the faid
Col. Whiting, be, and he is hereby appointed to command the
faid Company : And that if he fhall decline accepting the Command
of the faid Company, he fhall appoint the next commanding Officer ia
the faid Regiment, who will accept thereof. And that the faid 'John
Whiting appoint the other OfHcer of the faid Company, out of the lirft
or Second Lieutenants or Enfigns in the Regiment, giving the Prefer-
ence to the Officer of the higheft Ranl<;.

And be it farther EnaSted by the Authority aforefaid. That the Com-
manding Officer of the faid Company, fhall be entitled to the fame
Wages as are now allowed to a Captain in the Service of this Colony,
and the other Officer the fame Wages as are now allowed to a Firft
Lieutenant

And be it farther Enacted by the Authority aforefaid. That the re-
maining Part of the Regiment fhall be tranfportcd by Water from AI*
bany '. And that the Committee of War immediately procure proper
Veffels for that Purpofe : And that if any Perfon belonging to the Re-
giment, fhall come Home by Land, it (hall be at his own Expence.

Andheit farther Enacted by the Authority aforefaid. That all Defer-
ters from the faid Regiment, who fhall deliver themfelves up to any
one or more of the Committee of War, on or before the Twenty-
fourth Inflant, and fhall return to their Duty at YQxiStan'wix, and con-
tinue in the Service until the Firft Day oijuly next, fhall be forgiven,
and fhall receive Wages from the Time of their delivering themfelves
up until ihey fhall be difcharged : And that all Deferters who do not
deliver themfelves up as aforefaid, by faid Time, (hall be profecuted ac-
cording to Law, with the utmofl Severity.

And, That the Committee of War, for each refpedtive County,
take Care that this Part of the A<S, rcfpcdting Deferters, be carried in-
to Execution.

And be it farther Enacted by the Authority afortfaii. That the Com-
mittee of War employ a fuitablc Perfon, upon the bcft Terms they can,
to carry a Copy of this Adl to Col. Whiting at the Camp.

It is Voted and Refolved, That his Honor the Governor, OthnielGoT'
ton, and '^ob Bennet, jun. Efqrs. and the Secretary, be, and they, or
the major Part of them, are hereby appointed a Committee to draw an
Anfwcr to the Queries fent to this Colony, by the Lords Commiffioners
for Trade and the Plantations, and lay the fame before the General Af-
fembly , as foon as conveniently may be.

51 October, 1761.

ItisVotid andRefohed, ThziM^pr Jonathan Otis, and ^i. Robert
Stevens, be, and they are hereby appointed Directors of the Market
and Granary Lottery in N^'w/'or/, in the Room oi Thomas Cran/lon,
Efq; who declines ading as a Dire(flor any farther than in the Fourth
Ciai's, and in the Room of Peter Bours, Efq; deceafed : That the faid
Jonathan Otis and Robert Stevens, begin with the Fifth Clafs, and give
Bond in the fame Manner as the other Directors have done : And that
Mr. Jcbn Bours, be, and he is hereby appointed a Diredlor of the laid
Letter)', in the Room of his Father, the faid Peter Bours, for finifli-
ing the Fourth Clafs, and that he account for the fame, and aUo for the
Tranfaiflions ofhisfaid Father, in the former ClalTes.

Whereas Mt. James Frarklin, exhibited unto this Aflembly, an
Account by him charged againft the Colony, for printing the Ads of
Aflembly pafled at May SelTion, at the Two Selfions in 7"'^^. ^"d at
September Seflion, for printing the Lifts for taking an Eftimate of the
Rateable Eftates in the Colony, and for furnilhing Paper for the faid
Bufinefs. And the faid Account being duly examined, It is Voted and
Refohed, That the fame be, and hereby is allowed, and that Two
Hundred and Fifty-two Pounds Sixteen Shillings, the Amount thereof,
be paid the faid James Franklin, out ol the General Treafury.

Whereas Mr. Samufl Rhodes, exhibited unto this Affembly, an
Account by him charged againft the Colony, for his Time and Expen-
Ces in carrying the Bill foriakirg an Eftimate of the Rateable Efiates
in the Colony, to the feveral Counties, being fent Exprefs. And the
faid Account being duly examined, It is Voted and Refohed, That the
fame be, and hereby is allowed, and that Twenty-one Pounds Fifteen
Shillings, the Balance thereof be paid the faid Samuel Rhodes, out of
the General Treafury.

Whereas Mr. Benjamin Greene, exhibited unto this Aflembly, an
Account by him charged againft the Colony, for Paper furnifhed the
Secretary for printing the Ads of the General Affembly. And the
faid Account being duly examined. It is Voted and Rejolved, That the
fame be, and hereby is allowed, and that Eighteen Pounds Fifteen
Shillings, the Amount thereof, be allowed and paid the faid Benjamin
Greene, out of the General Treafury.

Whereas Mr. Robert Stevens, exhibited unto this Affembly, ari
Account by him charged againft the Colony, for furnifhing Five
Quires of Demy Paper to the Secretary, to make a Book to regiiter the
Adts of the Governor and Council. And the faid Account being du-
ly examined, It is Voted and Refotved, That the fame he, and hereby
is allowed, and That Sixteen Pounds Five Shillings, the Amount
thereof, be paid the faid Robert Stevens, out of the General Treafury.

Whereas Mr. Francis Skinner, exhibited unto this Affembly, an Ac-
count by him charged againft the Colony, for binding a Book of Re-
cord. And the faid Account being duly examined, Jt is Voted and Re-
folved. That the iame be, and hereby is allowed, and that Seventeen
Pounds Ten Shillings, the Amount thereof, be paid the faid Francis
Skinner, out of the General Treafury.

October , 1761. 52

It is Voted and RefoheJ, Thzi Samuel Chace and Solomon Drov)n,
Elqrs. be, and they are hereby appointed a Committee to audit theAc-
counts of Nicholas Cooke, Efq; Meflrs. John Brown, Knight Dextery
"Jofeph Bennet, Jofepb Buck/in, and George Jacifon, late Direftors of
the Providence Street Lottery, and make Report to the General
AfTembly, as loon as conveniently may be.

It is Voted and Refohcd, That Job Bennet, jun. Efq; and Mr. Wal-
ter Cranjtcn, be, and they are hereby appointed a Committee to audit
the Accounts of Capt. William Mumjord, in Refpe<fl to the Grants made
by the Colony, for carrying on the Building of Fort George, and make
Report to the General AiTcmbly, as foon as conveniently may be.

Whereas M.v. William Stevens, exhibited unto this AfTembly, an
Account by him charged againft the Colony for Locks and Nails fup-
plied for the Colony-Houfe and Gaol in the County of Newport, and
(o forth. And the faid Account being duly examined, // is Voted arid
Refolved, That the fame be, and hereby is allowed, and that Forty-
fix Pounds Four Shillings and Six Pence, the Amount thereof, be
paid the faid William Stevens, out of the General Treafury.

Whereas feveral of the Inhabitants of the Town of Jobnflon, pre-
ferred a Petition, and reprefented unto this AfTembly, That there is no
Meeting-Houfe in the faid Town : That Mr. Daniel Manton will
give an Acre of Land near Benjamin. Belknafs, whereon to fet a Meet-
ing-Houfe : That the Circumftances of laid Town are low: And
therefore the Petitioners prayed that a Lottery might be granted them,
to raife a Sum of Money lufficient to build a Meeting-Houfe for Pub-
lic Worfhip, free for the Baptist Society of the j^ncient Order, in the
faid Place, of thcDimenfions of Forty Feet long and Thirty Feet wide.

And the following Scheme being prefented with the faid Petition
to wit :

SCHEME of aLottery for raifing theSum of Six Thoufand Pounds
Old-Tenor, to be applied to the Building a Mecting-Houfc in the
Town of John/ion, confifhng of Two Claffes, in the following
Manner, to wit :

The Firft Clafs to contain 3334 Tickets, at £. 9 Old-Tenor each,
whereof 982 to be Prizes (fubje(S to no Dedudlion) of the following
Value, to wit :

X of ^. 1000 is £. 1000

5 500 2500

6 300 1800
10 189 j8oo
10 100 1000
40 60 2400

917 18 16506

989 Prizes, amounting to £. 27006

234.5 Blanks. For the Meeting-Houfe, 3000

3334 Tickets, at ;^. 9 each,

53 06tober, 1761.

And the Premifles being duly confidered, It is Voted and Refohed,
That the Prayer of the Petitioners be, and the fame is hereby granted^
and the Scheme, with the faid Petition prefented, approved : And
That Henry Harris and John Waterman, Efqrs. and Meffrs. Daniel
Eddy. Benjamin Belknap, and Gideon Waterman^ be, and they are
hereby conftituted Direaors of the faid Lottery : That they give fuf-
ficient Bond for the faithful Performance of the Truft repofed in them :
And that the faidDireftors perform the faid Bufinefs without any Allow-
ance for their Trouble.

Whereas Capt. "jabez Champlin, exhibited unto this Aflembly»
an Account by him charged againft the Colony : And the Lower
Houfe having appointed a Committee to examine the fame, who made
the following Report, to wit :

Newport, itth OSioher, A- D. 1761.

WE the Subfcribers being appointed to examine the Account of
Mr. Jabez Champlin, charged againft the Colony, for cleanf-
ing Arms and Bayonets, and making Rods for faid Arms, do report,
that we have viewed faid Arms and Rods, and examined faid Champ-
lin, relating the Bufinefs performed, and we think the Sum of Four
Hundred Ninety-one Pounds and Sixteen Shillings of faid Account be
allowed, and no more.

yofhua Clarke, , --, „. .

V •• ^ \ Committee.

Benjamin Greene, j

It is therefore Voted and Refohed, That the faid Report be, and the
fame is hereby accepted, and that Four Hundred and Ninety-one
Pounds Sixteen Shillings, be paid the faid 'Jabez Champlin, out of die
General Treafury, in full of his Account againft the Colony.

Whereas the General Affembly, at their Seffion on the Third
Monday of March, in the Year of our Lord One Thoufand Seven Hun-
dred and Fifty, made and paffed an Ad for granting an Excife upon
Wines and Spirituous Liquors, fold by Retail in the Town o^ Newport,
to continue for Five Years, which expired in March, A. D. ijsd'
After which faid h&. was revived and continued for Five Years longer,
Which Term is alfo expired. Be it therefore EnaSled by this General
Affembly, and by the Authority thereof. It is Enacied, That the faid hdi
be, and the fame is again hereby revived, and fhall continue and be in
Force for and during the Term of Five Years more, from (he laftExpi-
ration thereof.

And be it farther EnaSled by the Authority aforefaid. That the Ex-
cife upon each Gallon of Wine, and other fpirituous Liquors be, and
the fame is hereby augmented to Three Shillings per Gallon. Provid-
ed never thelefs. That Currant Wine fhall be exempted from paying any
Excife,

And whereas the Town-CouncU of Middldcwn, preferred a Petition,
and reprefented unto this xlfTembly, That the extending the faid A(ft to
the faid Town would be very advantageoas, and thereupon prayed that
the General Affembly would grant an Excife upon all Brandy, Rum,
and other Spirits diftilled, and upon all Wines unto the faid Town of
Middletown, under the fame Regulations as tlie lame Is granted to the
Town oi Newport.

BE

Oftober, 1761. 54

B E it therefore fcrtber Enabled by the Authority aforefaid, That the
faidfixcife Aft, extend to, and be in Force in the Town ot Midd/etown,
as fully in every Refpeft as the fame is in Force in the Town of New-
fort.

Whereas Mr. "Jonathan Jeffersy exhibited unto this AfilmMy, an
Account by him charged againit the Colony, for mending the Windows
of the Goal in the County of Newport : And the faid Account being
duly con fidercd, It is Voted and Refolvid, That the fame be, and here-
by is allowed, and that Twelve Pounds Seventeen Shillings, the A-
mount thereof, ht ^2il\di\it(a!\il Jonathan J ejers^ out of the General
Treafurv.

Whereas Mr. George Lazvton, Keeper of His Majefty's Gaol in
the County of Newport, exhibited unto this Affcmbly, an Account by
him charged againft the Colony, for Blankets provided for the Prifo-
ners, and the laid Account being duly examined, It is Voted and Re-
folved. That the fame be, and hereby is allowed, and that Twenty-
eight Pounds, the Amount thereof, be paid the faid George Lawton,
out of the General Treafuiy.

It isVoted and Refolved, Th^tjohn Bours, Efq; be, and he \t here-
by chofen and appointed, one of the Committee of War, for the re-
maining Part of the Year, in the Room of his Father, Peter Bours,
Efq; deceafed.

An ACT empowering the General Treafurcr to difpcfc oi Nine
Thoufand Pounds Sterling, being pait of the Money granted by His
Majefty, to this Colony.

T} E it E/iaSied hy this Gejural Ajjemhly, and by the Authority thereof,
■*-' // isEnadedy That the Genei alTieafurer have full Power and Au-
thority, and he is hereby direfted to fell and difpofe of Four Thoufand
Five Hundred Pounds Sterling, being Part of the Sum of Four Thou-
fand Six Hundred and Sixty-four Pounds Sterling; now in the Hands of
JofepbSher'wood, Efq; Agent for this Colony, mGreat-Britcin, anddraw
Billsof Exchange on him, payable at Ten Days Sight, in Favor of any
Perfcn who fhall purchafe the fame by bringing into the General Trea-
furv, by the Twentieth Day of A'(^^'f/wZ'^r^ext, fuch Lawful Money
Bills of tills Colony, as was emitted in the Month oijune. One Thou-
faad Seven Hundred and Fifty-nine.

And be it farther Enacted by the Authority (fore faid. That if a fufH-
cient Sum of faid J'ww^ Lawful Money, be not brought into the Trea-
iury by the faid Twentieth Day oi November, to purchafe the whole of
the faid Four Thoufand Five Hundred Pounds Sterling, the General
Treafurer is hereby direfted to fell the Remainder of the faid Sum ior
Silver and Gold, and draw Bills therefor, in the fame Manner as for
the faid June Lawful Money. And tlie Silver and Gold by this Means
placed in the General Treafurv, fhall be appropriated to the redeeming
the remainder of the faid Ju?ie Lawful Money Bills, which ftiall carry
Intereft no longer than 'till the faid Tweiriieth Day oi November.

And

55 06tober, 1761.

And be it farther Enacted hy the Authority aforejaid. That the Ge-
neral Treafurer fhall alfo fell and difpofeof the Sum of Four Thoufand
Five Hundred Pounds Sterling, with the Intereft thereof, being Part of
the Sum of Four Thoufand Six Hundred and Sixty-four Founds Ster-
ling, which the Agent hath Security for, payable at a future Time, and
draw Bills for the fame, at Sixty Days Sight, in Favor of fuch Per-
fons as {hall bring into the General Treafury by the Thirtieth Day of
Nvvember next, Lawful Money Bills of Public Credit, emitted by this
Colony, in May, One Thoufand Seven Hundred and Fifty-eight, as far
as the faid Sterling Money {hail amount to.

And be it farther Enacted by the Authority aforefaid. That if a fuffici-^
ent Sum of faid May Lawful Money Bills of Credit, {hall not be
brought into the Treafury, by the faid Thirtieth Day oi November next,
to purchafe the whole of the faid la{l: mentioned Sum of Sterling Mo-
ney, the General Treafurer is hereby diredled to fell the Remainder of
faid Sum for Silver and Gold, and draw Bills for the fame, in the fame
Manner as for the faid May Lawful Money. And the Silver and Gold
fo received into the General Treafury, fhall be appropriated to the re-
deeming the i&AMay Lawful Money, as far as the fame will go.

And be it farther Enacted by the Authority aforejaid. That the Gene-
ral Treafurer be, and he ishereby direflcd to difpofe of the faid Ster-
ling Money, at the following Rate of Exchange, to wit : For every
Bill of Exchange he Hiall draw for One Hundred Pounds Sterling, he
fhall receive One Hundred and Five Pounds Sterling, and in the lame
Proportion for a greater orlefs Sum, reckoning a Spanijh Silver mill'd
Dollar, as alfo Six Shillings of the faid Lawful Money Bills of Credit, to
be equal to Four Shillings and Six Pence Sterling.

And be it farther Enacted by the Authority aforefaid. That the Gene-
ral Treafurer be, and he is hereby directed to draw no Bill for a lefs Sum
than Twenty Pounds Sterling.

And be it farther Enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That the Silver
and Gold procured by the Sale of the firfl mentioned Sum of Sterling
Money, that {liall remain in the Treafury, after all the aforefaid June
Lawful Money Bills (hall be redeemed, fhall be appropriated towards
redeeming the Remainder of the aforefaid May Lawiul Money Bills of
Credit.

Whereas there are feveral Sums of Money due from the Crown to
this Colony, for Billeting the Troops, and fo forth : It is Voted and Re-
folved. That his Honor the Governor be, and he is hereby requeflcd to
apply to His Excellency General Amherji, for all the Money due to the
Colony as aforefaid, and furnidi him with all fuch Rolls and Papers as
may be necefTary in Order to procure the fame.

It is Voted and Refolved, That Jofeph Lippit and Fhilip Greene^
Efqrs. Capt. Benjamin Greene, John Wkeaton, and Daniel Howland,
Efqrs. be, and they, or the major Fart of them are hereby appointed a
Committee to audit the Accounts of theCommittec appointed to build the
Colony-Houfe in Pronjidence, and make Report to the General Affem-
bly, as foon as conveniently may be.

An

Oftober, 1761.

56

fV'

An A C T for apportioning unto and upon the feveral Towns in this
Colony, the Rate or Tax lately ordered to be affefled and levied upon
the Inhabitants offaid Colony.

HERE AS the General Ajembly, at their Sejfwn began and held
at Providence, •within and for the Colony aforejaid^ en Monday,
the Thirteenth Day of March lajl, made and pafjed an A£l, that a Rate
or Tax oj Sixteen Thoufand Pounds, in Rills of Credit, emitted by this
Government, called Lawful Money, Jhould be ajfejfed on the Inhabitants of
this Colony, and colleEicd and paid into the General Treafury, on or before
the lajl Day of November next, for paying off the Government's Troops,
upon their Return at the End of the prefent Campaign, and for difcharging
fuch Bends as were given by the General Treafurer, for the Money he hired,
to Jupply the Treafury, fcr paying the Bounty, Billeting, and fo forth, of
the Troops roifed by this. Colony for the faid Campaign. And whereas,
the Committee appointed by the General Afembly, at their lajt Seffion, to
receive the EJli mates then returned, of the Rateable Elates of the feveral
Toxims^ and to examine, compare, and put them upon the fame Footing, and
form one general EJlimate from the "X'hcle, have not been able to complete
the fame. And whereas, it is abfoluxely neceffary, that the above-men-
tioned Rate or Tax, Jhould be immediately affejfed and levied for the Purpofes
aforefaid.

TXE IT ENACTED by this General Ajembly, and by the Au-
■*~^ thority thereof. It is Enacted, That the Rate or Tax aforefaid,
(hall be, and hereby is apportioned unto and upon the feveral Towns,
at the fame Rate and Proportion as the lafk Colony Rate, that is to fay

The Town oi Newport,

fhali pay
Portfmouth,
New-Shreham,
Jameflcivn,
Middletcwn,
Tiverton,
Little-Compton,

719 o o

339 ° o
360 o o

492 o o

529 o o

521 o o

^.6160 o o

The Town oiWsJlerly,
fhall pay
North-Kingstown,
SoutrJ-Kingstown,
Charlejlown,

Exeter,

Richmond.,

Hopkinton,

Brijlol,
Warren,

Providence,

Smithfield,

Scttuate,

Gloucefter,

Cumberland^

Cranflon,

fohnfioUy

C 972 o o
923 o o
410 o o
407 O O
266 o o
620 o o
242 o o

£. 3840 o o

JVarwick,
Eaji-Greenwich,
fVeft-Greenwicby
Coventry,

4-403 0 0

725 0 0

II69 0 0

279 0 0

355 0 0

243 0 0

332 0 0

"• 3506 G 0

L- 424 0

391 0

iC- 815 0 0

jC- 740 0 0

413 0 0

263 0 0

263 0 0

C- 1679 o o

AND

57 06tober, 1761.

AND be it farther Enacied ,by the Authority aforefaid^ That the
AflclTors or Ratemakers of each refpeftive Town, (hall aiTefs and ap-
portion the Rate or Tax aforefaid, unto and upon the Inhabitants
thereof, and return a true Bill or Lift of the fame, unto the Clerk of
the Town to which they refpedively belong, within Twenty Days after
the Rifing of this AfTembly : And that the Town Clerk fend a Copy
thereof, in Three Days after he {hall receive the fame, unto the General
Treafurcr, who is hereby dircdled and required to ifTue his Warrants,
within Three Days after he has received the faid Bill or Lift, unto the
feveral CoUcdors of Rates or Taxes, in each refpedive Town.

A N D be it farther EnaSied by the Authority aforefaid, Thrt the
feveral Collectors of Rates or Taxes in this Colony, be, and they are
hereby direfted to colled one Half of the above-mentioned Rate or Tax,
in Bills of Credit of the Old-Tenor, at the Rate of Eighteen and a
Third for One, and the other Half in Lawful Money, reckoning In-
tereft thereon, until the Thirtieth Day oi November next ; at which
Time the faid Rate or Tax is to be paid into the General Treafury.

AND be it farther E>ta5ied by the Authority aforefaid. That the
General Treafurer be, and he is hereby fully empowered and direded
to ilTue a Warrant of Diftrefs againft the Eftate of every CoUedor that
fhall negled to pay into the General Treafury, the Proportion of the
faid Rate or Tax which fhall be committed unto him to colled, by the
faid Thirtieth D^y of November ; and for Want of fufficient Eftate,
to commit the Body of fach delinquent Colledor to Gaol.

AND be it farther EnaSled by the Authority aforefaid. That the
General Treafurer fhall be accountable for the Intercft of the Lawful
Money, which he fhall receive of the aforefaid Rate, from the faid
Thirtieth Day of November, until he fhall apply the fame in difcharging
the Bonds given for the Lawful Money hired by the Colony.

AN D be it farther Enadied by the Authority aforefaid. That when
thejuft and equitable Propordon of the feveral Towns in this Colony,
of a Rate or 1 ax, fhall be difcovcred, fettled, and agreed upon, by the
General AfTembly, either by Means of the Eflimates returned from the
feveral Towns, now lying before this AiTcmbly, or any
otherwife, if it fhall appear that the prefent Rate is not apportioned
agreeable thereto ; that then, and in that Cale, the Towns which do
not in the prefent Rate, pay their full Proportion, fhall reimburfc the
Towns, which by this Ad, arc overrated.

AN D be it farther EnaSled^ That the Gentlemen, who at the lafl
SeHion of the General AfTembly, were appointed to receive the Eftimates
returned from the feveral Towns, and fo forth, be continued a Committee
for the Purpoles for which they were appointed : And they are
hereby dcfired to complete the faid Bufmefs, and make Report to the
General AfTembly at the next Seffion.

AND be it farther EnaSled by the Authority aforefaid. That the
Secretary be, and he is hereby diredcd to publifh this Ad, and fend a
Copy ot the fame, unto every Town Clerk in the Coloay, immediately.

WE

Odtober, 1761. 58

WE the Subfcribers beg Leave to dilTent from the above Vote for
proportioning the Tax to the feveral Counties and Towns in
this Colony, agreeable to the Proportion of the laft Tax levied on the
Inhabitants therein, for the following Reafon.

For that there hath been great and grievous Complaints from fundry
Towns by their Reprefentatives to the General Aflembly, of their being
greatly opprefTed and overtaxed by faid Proportion, which induced the
General Alfembly to order an Eftimation to be taken of the Rateable
Eftates throughout the Colony, in Order that a juft and true Proportion
might be had, which now lyeth before us, and think we ought in Juf-
tice to our Conftituents, to ftridtly purfue until complete, and then
ftridly adhere to them, in the Proportion of the above Tax, to the fe-
veral Counties and Towns throughout the Colony.

Giles Peircf, Thomas Anthony,

Benjamin Greene, Thomas Brownel,

Wtlliam Hall (Son oi'john) William Hazard.

William Hall,

WE the Subfcribers dJilent from the Vote of the Lower Houfe,
for fetting tlie Tax according to the old Proportion for the fol-
lowing Reafon s :

Firjl. Becaufe we look upon the old Proportion to be unequal and
unjuft.

Secondly. Becaufe the Inhabitants of the Colony have been put to a
great Expence in Order to get an Eflimate, and we look upon it to be
very wrong to tax the Inhabitants without having Regard to the Efti-
mate in proportioning the fame.

James Barker, jun
John Shearman, jun.
George Brownel.

It is Voted and Refohed, ThiiX Robert Potter, Jojhua' Clarke, and ^o-
feph Crandal, Efqrs. be, and they, or the major Part of them, are
hereby appointed a Committee to audit the Accounts of Col. Henry
Babocck, with the Colony : That they call upon his Father, Jojhua
Babcock, Efq; for the faid Accounts : And receive of the faid "Jojhua
Babcock, all fuch Rolls and other Papers belonging to the Colony,
which were in the Hands of the faid Henry Babcock, and make Report
to the General Affembly, at the nextSeffion.

It is Voted and Refohed, That Francis Willet, James Helme, and
Benjamin Peckham, Efqrs. be, and they, or the major Part of them
are hereby appointed a Committee to audit the Accounts of Nicholas
Gardner, Elq; as one of the Committee of War, and make Report to
tlie General AiTembly, as foon as conveniendy may be.

It is Voted and Rejolved, That all Bufinefs lying before this Aflembly
unfinished, be referred \o the next Seflion : That the Secretary pub-
lifh, by Beat of Drum, 'n the Town oi Newport, all the A£ts and Or-
ders now made and paffedj in Ten Days after the Rifing of this Af-
embly, and fend a Copy of the fame, within Thirty Days, unto each
Town in the Colony : And that this AiTembly be, and hereby is ad-
journed to the laft Monday ofthislnftant OBeber, if called at that

Time

59

Od:ober, 1761.

Time, by either of their Honors, the Governor or Deputy Governor.
But if not called before or at the faid Time, that then this AfTembly be
diflblved.

GOD Save the KING.

Publifhed according to Order, the Twenty-ftxth Hay of October,
One Tboufand Seven Hundred and Sixty-one, by

Henry Ward. Secr'y.

A true Copy duly examined.

OCTOBER, 1 76 1. @

At the General Affembly of the

Governor and Company of the EngJiJh
Colony of Rhode-^IJlandy and Providence-
Plantations^ in New-England^ in America j
begun and holden at South- Kingll oven ^ within
and for the faid Colony, on the laft Wed-
nefday of OBober^ in the Year of our
LORD, One Thoufand Seven Hun-
dred and Sixty-one, and Second of the Reign
of His Moft Sacred Majefty GEORGE the
Third, by the Grace of GOD, King of
Great-Britain^ and fo forth.

PRESENT,

The Hon. Stephen Hopkins, Efq^ Gov.

The Hon. John Gardner, Efq; Deputy Governor.

Nicholas Easton, Efqj
JabezBowen, Efq;
Francis WiLLET>£fqi

1 > 1 Hen

J • 1 The

RY Gardner, Efq;
MAS Church, Efq;
Secretary.

1

DEPUTIES of the ftveral TOWNS.

NEWPORT;

TbomaiCranfton, Efq;
Col. "^ob Bennet.
John 'jepjon, Efq;
Capt Daniel Ayrault^
Capt. William Read.

Providence i

Daniel Jenckes, Efq;
Thomas Cbace, Efq;
Capt. Charles Olney,
Mr. George Jackfon.

Portsmouth ;
David Anthony, Efq;
Robert Burrington, jun. Efq;
Mr. George Brownel.

Warwick;
Otbniel Gorton, Efq;
Capt. Randal Rice,
Col. James Arnold.

Westerly;
Capt. George Sit Urn an-,
Col. 'Nathan Babcock.

Nfw_

6i

October, 1761.

NeW-ShOREHAM ;

Mr. Edmund Sheffield,
Mr. Jojeph Spencer.

NoRTH-KlNGSTOWK }

Mr. Ezekiel Gardner,
Mr. Samuel Boone, jun.

South-Kingstown ;
Mr. William Potter,
Mr. Hezekiah Babcock.

East-Greenwich j
Giles Peirce, Efq;
Capt. Benjamin Greene.

Jamestown >
PVilliam Hafznrd, E(q;
Smithfield j
Thomas Arnold, Efq;
Mr. Bauljhn Braytcn,

SciTUATE ;
Job Randal, Efq;
Charles Harris, Efq;
Gloucester ;
Capt. JVilliam Dean, jun.

Charlestown ;
Mr. Jofcph Hoxfie,
Capt. John Champlin.

West-Greenwich ;
Benjamin Tillinghajl, Efq;
Capt. Abel Potter.

Coventry ;
Caleb Greene, Efq;
Col. Stephen Potter.
Exeter ■,
Mr. John Chapman.

Mr. Jeoffry Wilcox.

MiDDLETOWN ;

Mr. James Barker, jun.

Bristol ;
Mr. William Bradford.
Capt. Daniel Bradford.
Tiverton j
None.
Little-Compton ;
William Hall, Efq;
Oliver HHyard, Elq;

Warren ;
Czpl.Thomas Cole.

Cumberland ;
John Dexter, Efq;
Capt. Daniel Wilkinfon.

Richmond ;
'^ofeph Clarke, Efq;
Thomas Kinyon, Elq;
Cranston ;
Capt. Richard Searle,

Hop KIN TON ;

Mai. Jofhua Clarke,
John Maxjon, Efq;

Johnston ;
'John Waterman, Efq;
Col . Jcfiah Thornton.

Thomas Cranston, Efq;
was chofcn Speaker : And
Josias Lyndon, Efq; Clerk
of the Lower Houfc.

WHEREAS Thomas W^JIcot, oi Crarjlon, preferred a Petition,
and reprefented unto this Aflembly, That almoft Twenty Years
ago, he purchaled of Col. William Hopkins, a Farm lying in Cratijlon
aforefaid, which was mcrtaged to the Colony by faid Hopkins, for Two
Sums of Money, by Two Deeds in his own Name : That fome Time
after, he was informed by Jonathan Randal, Efq; that he inuil either
give Bond in his own Name, to pay the Money for which the faid Farm
was mortgaged, at Ten different Payments, or otherwife he would be
obliged to pay the whole immediately : Whereupon he figned Two
Mortgage Deeds, one for One Hundred and Seventy-fix Pounds, the
other for Ninety-three Pounds, with Tenth Bonds to each Mortgage, and
delivered the lame to the faid Randal, to exchange for the Deeds above-
mentioned : That fome Time after, he was informed by George Brown,
Eiq; that Two Mortgngc Deeds in Col. Hopkins's Name, were fent him
to put be inSuit : That upon Inquiry, he found them to be the famr which

he

Oftober, 1761. 62

hehadgrvenhisownObligationtodiicharge ; and thenceconcluded that his
Deeds and Bonds had not been received into the Grand Committee's
Office, and being liable tobe fued out of the Poflefltoa of the Farm, he
paid the laid £r5«^« Two Hundred and Sixty-nine Pounds, in full Dif-
charge of faid Deeds, which he is ready to produce. That he hath fince
difcovered that the faid Jonathan Randal did deliver the Two Mortgage
Deeds and Sets of Bonds, into the Grand-Committee's Office, and omit-
ted procuring the Difcharge of the former Deeds. And thereupon tha
faid 'Thomai Wejlcot prayed this Affembly to order all the Deeds and
Bonds that lye againft him, being obtained in the Manner in bis Petition
related, to be dilcharged.

And the faid Petition being confidered, It h Voted and Refohed,
That Jonathan Randal, Efq; be, and he is hereby appointed, to enquire
into the Circumftances of the Affair iet forth in the laid Petition, and
maice Report to the General AlTcmbiy, as foon as conveniently may be.

Whereas by Reafon of feveral Lotteries being carried on in this Co-
lony at this Time,- the Directors of the Market and Granary Lot-
tery, have met with great Difficulty in difpoling of the Tickets for the
Fourth Clafs, and have not been able as yet to fill the fame.

B E it therejcre EiiaSfedby this General AJJembly., and by the Authori-
ty thereof , Ills Enacled, That the Directors of the Market and Gra-
nary Lottery, lu Newport, be, and they are hereby empowered to ap-
point a Time for the Drawing of the Fourth Clafs of the faid Lottery^
and if any Tickets fhall remain unfold, when the Drawing begins, they
may referve the fame on the Account of the Building : And if the Tic-
kets fo referved, Ihall draw a larger Sum than they amounted to, the
Surpluflage fliall be appropriated for the Ufe of the Building, and if lefs,
the Ballance (hall be paid out of the Money already raifed by the faid
Lottery, for the faid Building : And that the Diredlors of the faid Lot-
tery, be, and they are hereby empowered to purfue the fame Method
in any future ClalTes of the laid Lottery, if they fhall think fit.

And wheraes the faid Direilors have Liberty of drawing but one
Clafs more of faid Lottery, which it is apprehended will not raife Money
enough to finifh faidBuildmg, Be it fartberKnaSled by tbt Authority afore-
faid. That the laidDire<H:ors be, and ihey are hereby empowered to add fo
many ClafTes to faid Lottery, a& will raife a fufficient Sum of Money to
complcat the Building for which the faid Lottery was granted.

Wni-K-EA^Mi. John Brown (Son oi EUJha, of Providence) exhi-
bited unto this AlTembly, an Account by him charged againft the Colo-
ny, for his Time, Expences, and Horfe-hire, in carrying the Rate-Bill
to the feveral Towns in the County oi Providence : And the faid Ac-
count being duly examined, // is Voted and Refoived, That Fifteen
Pounds thereof, be allowed and paid the faid John Broisjn, out of the
General Treafury

Wu-EKEAS Mr, Nathan Burdick, exhibited unto this Afi'embly, an
Account by him charged againfl the Colony, for his Time, Expences,
and Horfe-hire, in going to Newport^ by Order of Aflembly, t:) bring
over the Eftimates returtied from the feveral Towns, And the faid Ac-
count

63 Odtober, 1761.

count being duly examined, It is Voted and Refolved, That the fame be,
and hereby is allowed, and That Ten Pounds, the Amount thereof, be
paid the faid Nathan Burdick, out of the General Treafury.

Whereas the Superior Court of Judicature, Court of Afllze, and
General Gaol Delivery, which was to have been held zt Soutb-Kingstown,
within and for the County of Kings-County, by Adjournment, on Mon-
day the Twenty-fixth Day of this Inftant OSlober, fell through, by Rea-
fon, that the Violence of the Weather prevented a fufficient Number of
Judges from meeting, and thence a great Failure of Juflice is likely to
enfue, unlefs a fit Remedy be provided for the fame :

T} E it therefore Enabled by this General A[fembl)\ and by the Authority
■^ thereofy It is EnaBed, That the faid Court be, and the fame is
hereby revived ; that the Judges of faid Court meet on Tuefday the Tenth
Dsy of November next : That all Bufinefs lying or pending before faid
Court, at the Time the fame fell through as aforefaid, (hall be done and
tranfadled at the Court to be held as aforefaid : And that the fame fliall
be as good, binding, and effetStual, to every Intent and Purpofe, as if
the faid Court which fell through, had been adually held, and the Bufi-
nefs then and there done, tranladed, and effected.

AND he it farther EnaBed by the Authority aforefaid. That
the Sheriff" of the County of iC;«_g-i-C(?««/y, give Notice to the Jurors, of
the Revival of the faid Court, by putting up Advertifements in feveral
proper Places.

Whereas John Dexter, Efq; of Cumberland, and others, preferred
a Petition, and leprefcnted unto this Affembly, That a great Number
of Fifhof ievcral Kinds, come into the River called Seaconck River, as
far as the Falls, well known by the Name of P^iw/ac^f/' Falls ; by which
their PafTage further up the River, is obftrudted, and thereby the Coun-
try above deprived of confidcrable Advantages that would arile from the
Fifli paffing the faid Falls, there being nothing above them to prevent
their Paflage to the Head of the faid River, which extends in one of its
Branches, almofl One Hundred Miles back into the Country. That
fome Trials having been lately made to break down the faid
Falls, it is thought by a Number of Gentlemen of Knowledge, that a
PalTage may be made at the Expence of One Thoufand Pounds Old
Tenor, fo that Fifti of almoft every Kind, who choofe frefli Water at
certain Seafons of the Year, may pafs with Eafe. And thereupon the
Petitioners prayed that a Lottery may be fet forth, to raife the Sum of
Fifteen Hundred Pounds Old Tenor, to be appropriated for effedting the
Purpofes aforefaid.

And the faid Petition being duly examined, // is Voted and Refohed,
That the fame be, and hereby is granted : That Mr. Bauljion Brayton,
John Dexter, Efq; Capt. Da-oid Wbifple, Mr. Daniel Mtnvrey, and
Cz^i. Stephen Jenckes, be, and they are hereby empowered to form a
proper Scheme of a Lottery, and appointed Directors thereof : That
they give Bond for the faithful Performance of their Duty, in the ufual
Manner, appropriate the Money fo raifed for the Purpofe in the faid

Petition

Oftober, 1761. 64

Petition mentioned, and render an Account of their Doings to the Gene*
ralAflembly: And that the faid Diredors fhall have nothing for their
Trouble. And be it farther Enabled by the Authority aforejaid. That if
the faid Sum of Fifteen Hundred Pounds, (hall be more than fufficient
to make a Paflage as aforefaid, the Surpluflagc fliall be appropriated to
the Maintaining Paiviucket Bridge.

It is Voted and Refolved, That for the future, the Ferriages between
Neicport and Jamejiown, SiUd hctwen Jame/lown and North and South'
Kingftowny fhall be at the following Rates in Old Tenor, to wit :

For every Footman,

- - - r

I-

0 6

0

For every finglc Perfon who (hall put the Boat off,

0 12

0

For a Man and Horfe,

_ _ - *

0 12

0

For a Drift Horfe,

- - - -

0 12

0

For a Neat Beaft,

_ - - -

0 14

0

For every Calf,

-

-

0 3

0

For every Hog,

_ - _

0 3

0

For every Sheep,

- - -

0 3

0

For every Lamb,

_ _ -

-

0 2

0

For a Horfe and Chair,

or Chaife, with the Perfons in it.

2 0

0

Whereas Ebenezer Tefft , exhibited unto this Aflembly, an Ac-
count by him charged againft the Colony, for his Attendance on the
General Aflembly, at theprefent Seflion. And the faid Account being
duly examined, It is Voted and Refohed, That the lame be, and here-
by is allowed, and that Fourteen Pounds, the Amount thereof, be paid
the faid Ebenezer Tefft, out of the General Treafury.

Whereas Robert Potter, Jojhua Clarke, and Jofeph Crandal, Efqrs.
were appointed a Committee t o audit the Accounts of Col. Henry Bab-
cock, with the Colony, and were diredled to call upon his Father, JO'
Jhua Babcock, Efq; for the faid Accounts, and alfo to receive of him all
fuch Rolls, and other Papers, belonging to the Colony, which were in
the Hands of the faid Henry Babcock, and make Report to the General
Aflembly, at this Seflion. And tlie faid Committee not having been
able to complete the faid Bufinefs, It is therefore Voted and Refolved,
That the fame Gentlemen be, and they, or the major Part of them, are
hereby ppointed a Committee for thePurpofes aforefaid : And that they
make Report to the General AfTembly at the next SefTion.

Whereas John Dexter, Efq; of Cumber /and, preferred a Petition,
and rrprefented unto this Aflembly, That one Daniel Colter, of Cumber-
land, a Soldier in Capt. Samuel Angel's Company, in the Expedition
againfl Croww-Pc/w/, in the Year 1755, continued at Fort Edward, o-
ver the Winter, in the Company commanded by Capt JVbiting, and in
May following, was taken Captive by a Party oi French and Indians, and
hath never been heard of fince. And as the faid Coller is fuppofed to be
dead, the Petitioner is appointed Adminiftrator of his Perfonal Eflate.
And thereupon the {zxdjohn Dexter prayed this Aflembly to dire(ft the

Committee

65 October, 1761.

Committeeof War topay to him what he can make appear was due
from the Colony to the laid Coller.

And the Premiffes being duly con fidered. It is Voted and Refohed,
That the faid Petition be, and the lame is hereby granted.

It is Voted and Refol-ved, That the Committee appointed at laft Sep
tembtr Scflion of Allembly, to liquidate the Eflimates from the fevera
Towns be, and they are hereby continued a Committee for that Purpcfe,
and that they make Report to the General Aaembly, at the next Seflion.

Whereas the Deputies of the Town of Pr(n;?</<?«ff, by Order of the
faid Town, preferred a Petition, and reprefented unto this Aflembly,
That in the Night after the Twenty- fourth Inftant, there was a hard
Gale of Wind, wliich brought the hightftTide into theHarbor of Provt-
dence^ that hath been known in the Memory of Man, and carried away
the great Bridge in the faid Town, known by the Name of Weybojfet
Bridge, beat down Part of the Buttmcnts and Pillars thereof, and carried
away all the Materials of Wood : That the faid Bridge hath
been built from Time to Time, at the Expence of the Colony, except-
ing the laft Time, when it was rebuilt by Money, raifed by a Lottery :
And thereupon the Petitioners prayed this Affembly to grant a Sum of
Money, lufficient to rebuild tlic faid Bridge, and appoint Ibme proper
Perfon or Perfons to receive the faid Money, and apply the fame in re-
building the faid Bridge.

And the faid Petition being duly confidered, // is Voted and Refohedy
That One Thouland Pounds Old Tenor, be allowed and paid out of
the Genei al Treafury, to be applied towards rebuilding WeyboJlet Bridge,
to fuch Peribns as fhall be appointed by theTown oi Providence.

WE the Subfcribers beg Leave to protcft againfl: the above Vote
for granting the above Sum of Money out of the General
Treafury, for the Rebuilding Weybo£et Bridge, in the Town of Provi-
dence, at this Time, by Reafon there being but Thirty-five Members
novvprefent, and Fourteen of that Number belonging to the County
oi' Providence ; we think they have a great Advantage of voting Money
to their own County.

Benjamin Greene, James Barker,

Gtles Peircc, George BrcwtielU

Jeffery fVillcox, Jofipb Spencer.

It is Voted and Refolved, That the Efiimates now lying before this Af-
fembly, be delivered to Col. Stephen Potter : And that the Committee
appointed to liquidate the fame, meet for that Purpofe at EaJI-Greenuich,
on the Thurfday before the Meeting of the General Affembly at that
Place.

// is Voted and Refolved, That all Bufinefs lying before this Affembly
unfinifhed, be, and the fame is hereby referred unto the next Seflion :
That the Secretary publifh the Ads and Orders now made and pafled,
by Beat of Drum m the Town oi Newport, within Ten Days after the

Rifing

Odlober, 1761.

66

RUlngoTthis AfTembly, and within Thirty Days, fend Copies of the
fame, Co each Town Clerk in the Colony : And that this Aflembly be,
and hereby is adjourned to ihc lail Monday of February next, then to
meet at L»Ji'Qreenwiebt

GOD Save the KING.

Fuhlifhed according to Order, on Monday the Ninth Day of November,
OntJhoufana Seven Hundred and Si xty-ene, by

Henry Ward, Secr'y.

A true Copy duly examined.

Witnefs

®67

^FEBRUARY, 1762.^

At the General Aflembly of the

Governor and Company of the Englijh
Colony of Rhode-IJland^ and Providence-
Plantations^ in New-England^ in America ;
begun and holden by Adjournment, at Kali-
Greenwich^ within and for the faid Colony,
on the laft Monday in February^ in the
Year of our LORD, One Thoufand
Seven Hundred and Sixty-two, and Second
of the Reign of His Mod Sacred Majefty
GEORGE the Third, by the Grace of
GOD, YJmgo^ Great- Britain^ and fo forth.

PRESENT,

The Hon. Stephen Hopkins, Efq; Gov.

The Hon. John Gardner, Efq; Deputy Governor.'

James Honyman, Efq;
Nicholas Eastom, Efq-,
JabezBowen, Efq-,
Nicholas Cooke, Efq-,

Joseph Lippitt, Efq-,
Joseph Harris, Efq;
Hehry Gardker, Efq;
Thomas Chvrck, Efqt

J

a

The Secretary.

DEPUTI
The Hon.

NEV^PORT;
Col. yob Bennet,
John J(pjo7t, Efq;
Capt. Daniel Ayraiilt,
Capt. William Read.

Providence ;
Daniel Jenckes, Efq;
Samuel Chace, Efq;
Capt. Thomas Olney,
Mr, George Jackfon.

Portsmouth ;
John Shearman, Efq;
David Anthony, Efq;

E S from the feveral TOWNS.
Thomas Cranston, Efq; Speaker.

Robert Btirrin^ton, jun. Efq;

Warwick;
Philip Greene, Efq;
^^if^il Otbniel Gorton, Efq;
gj'^ Capt. Randal Rice,
^ Col. James Arnold.

Westerly ;
Capt. George Stillman,
Col. Nathan Babcock.
New-Shoreham
Mr. Edmund Sbejield^
Mr. Jofepb Spencer.

North-

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February, 1762.

North-Kings TOWN -,
Mr. Ezeki'el Gardner,
Mr. Samuel B:one^ jun.

South-Kingstown ;
Mr. William Potter,
Mr. Hezekiah Babcock.

East-Greenwich ;
Giles Peirce, Elq;
Capt. Benjamin Greene.

Jamestown ;
William Hajzard, Eiq;
Smithfield i
Thomas yirmld, Elq;
Mr. Bauljlon Braytcn^

Scituate ;
Job Randal, Eiq-,

Gloucester ;
Richard Steere, Eiq;
Capt. William Dean, jun.

Charlestown I
Mr. 'Jofeph Hoxfie,
Capt. john Champ /in.

West-Greenwich ;
Benjamin Til/inghajl, Efq;
Capt. Abel Potter. "^

Coventry ;
Caleb Greene, Elq;
Col. Stepfxn Potter.
Exeter j
Mr. Jeoffry Wikcx.

MiDDLEToWN ;
Mr. "James Barker, jun.

Mr. Jonathan Eajon.
Bristol ;
Mr. William Bradford,
Capt. Daniel Bradford.

Tiverton j
Thomas Anthony, Efq;
Samuel Durjee, Efq,

Little-Compton ;
Oliver Hi hard, Elq;

Warren ;
Capt. Thomas Cole,
James Bro^vn, Efq;

Cumberland ;
John Dexter, Efq;
Capt. Daniel Wilkin fon.

Richmond ;
Jofefh Clarke, Efq^
Thomas Kinyon, Efq;
Cranston :
Capt. Richard Searle,
Capt. Matthew Manchcfier.

HoPKINTQN ;
Maj. Jojhua Clarke,
John Maxfon, Efq;

Johnston ;
John Waterman, Efq;
Lt. Col. Jojiah Thornton^

S.vg

f^^ JosiAS LvNDoN, Efq; Clerk

of the Lower Houfe.

^TJ'HEREAS Mr. Silas Downer, exhibited unto this Affembiy,
VV an Account by him charged agaiiift the Colony, for copying
feveral Letters from his Honor the Governor, writing Warrants to call
the Aflembly, and making out Billeting Rolls of the Year T757-
Andthefaid Account being duly examined, It is Voted and Refohed,
That the fame be, and hereby is allowed, and that Thirty-four Pounds
Nine Shillings, the Amount thereof, be paid the faid Silas Do'wner, out
of the General Treafurv.

It is Voted and Refohed, That the Gentlemen, whofe Names hereaf-
ter follow, be, and they are hereby appointed to audit the Accounts of the
Committee of War for the lad Year, to wit : Col. JobBennet, and MeiTrs.
Walter Cranfon, and Solcmon Toivnfend, the Accounts oiThomas Cranjlon,
Efq; Peter Bows, Efq; dcceafed, John Jepfon, and John Bours, Efqis.
Nicholas Cooke, Efq; and Meffrs. Johnjenckes and George Jackjon, the
Accoanti of Elijha Brown, znd Gideon Com/Jock, Efqrs. Francis Wiilet,
James Helme, and Benjamin Peckbam, Efqrs. the Accounts of Robert
Potter and Nicholas Gardner, Efqrs. Jofeph Lippitt, and Rtfus Greene,
Efqrs. and Mr. Samuel Fry, the Accounts of Thomas Cafey, Efq;

Mr.

February, 1761. 69

Mr. Thomas Tbroop, Czpt. Daniel Bradford, And TTjomas Greene, ECqrs.
the Acconnts o( SbearJ a/hub Bourri, Efq; and that the major Part of
each Committee be empowered to perform the faid Biifinefs.

It is VotedandRefohed, That Meffra. Peter Harrifin, Silas Cooke,
Walter Cranjlon, and IfraelWilkinfon, be, and they are hereby appoint-
ed a Committee to infped the Lanthorn of the Light-Houfe, and if they
(hall think an Alteration thereof nccefTary, they are hereby empowered
to procure the fame to be done immediately ; and that they lay an Ac-
count of the Expence thereof, before the General Aflcmbly, at their
next Seflion ; which (hall be. paid out of the Light-Houfe Money.

It is Foted and Refolved, That Col. Job Bennei, Capt. Daniel jiy-
raultt and Benjamin Nichols, Efq; be* and they, or the major Part of
them are hereby conflituted a Committee, to audit the Accounts of the
late, and prefent Naval Officer ; and that they make Report to the
General Affembly, as foon as conveniently may be.

It is Voted aid Refohed, That his Honor the Deputy Governor, Tho-
mas Cranjlon, Efq; Col, Job Bennet, and Meflrs, Nathaniel Mumjcrd.,
Andi Walter Cranjton be, and they, or the major Part of them are hereby
conftituted a Committee to receive of the General Treafurer, the Law-
ful Money he hath received for Bills of Exchange fold by him, in Pur-
fuance of an Aift of the General Affembly, made and paffed in O£lober
laft : That the faid Committee burn the fame, and make Report to the
General Affembly, at the next Seflion.

It is Voted and Refohed, That the late, and prefent Committee of
War be, and they arc hereby direded to make out a true Lift, duly at-
tefted, of all the Soldiers that have been billeted by this Colony, fince
the laft Rolls were compleated, with the Sums paid by the Colony let
againft their Names ; and return the fame to his Honor the Governor,
within Ten Days after the Rifingof this Affembly : And that his Ho-
nor die Governor be, and he is hereby requeftfd to caufe fair Copies
thereof to be made, and fend them with the Billeting Rolls for the
Year 1757, to His Excellency General ^w-^fr/^, in Order for Payment.

It is Voted ar,d Re/dyed, That Daniel J enckes and John Jepfon, Efqrs.
ZTidMi-Williavj Richard/on, be, and they, or the major part of them,
are hereby appointed a Committee to audit, and fettle the Accounts of
the Committee appointed to difpofe of the Colony Veffel, and that they
make Report to the General Affembly, at the next Seffion.

Whereas George Brown, Efq; of Providence, preferred a Petition,
and reprefenced unto this Affembly, That in the Year 1758, he was fu-
ed on the Colony's Account, by Thomas Richardfon, Efq; the then Ge-
neral Treafurer ; which Suit was left to Auditors, by the Court then
appointed, to wit : The Hon. Stephen Hopkins, Efq;" and xMcffrs. M-
cholas Tillinghafl, and Darius Sejiom : That he had no Knowledge of
the particular Day on which the faid Auditors met, and was not pre-
fent at the Setdement, neither had they any Papers or Accounts from
hitn, but fettled the faid Affair altogether by the General Treafuier's
Accounts : That he is able to make it appear, That there was a confi-
derable Miftake made in the Settlement of the faid Account : And
thereupon, he prayed this General Affembly to appoint the fame Gen-
tlemen who auditted the faid Accounts, or fuch others as they fliould
think proper a Committee, to re-examine them ; and that if any Thing
(hould be found due to him, he might have an Order for the fame.

On

70 February, 1762,

On Confideration whereof

ItisVoeed&ndJlefohed, That his Honor the Governor, and IVIerfrs.
Nicholas Tillingha/i and Darius SeJJions, be requefted, and they, or any
Two of them are hereby empowered to enquire into the Facts men-
tioned in the foregoing Petition, and make Report to the General Affern-
bly, at the next Seffion.

Whereas James Ilelme, Efq; and others, Inhabitants of the Town
of Soutb'-KingJio'Wn, preferred a Petition, and reprefentcd unto this Af-
fembly, That the iaid Town is obliged to make and maintain Five
large Bridges^ over large Rivers, Two of which Bridges lland on the
Public Port Road : That by the Providence of God in the late great
Storm, and high Tide, the Bridge over Pctaquamfaut River was al-
moft deftroyed, and rendered unfafe to pafs over : That the faid
Bridge is of great Utility, and neceffary for all Perfons that pafs to, or
from the Town Neniupcrt, thro' the faid Town of South-King/iou-n :
That the General Affcmbly have from Time to Time granted large
Sums for building and repairing Bridges of lefs Importance to the Public,
than the aforefaid Bridge. And therefore prayed that a Sum of Money
mi 2ht be allowed out of the General Treafuiy, in order to repair the
faid Bridge.

And the faid Petition being duly confidered, It is Voted and Refihed,
That Three Hundred Pounds be allowed towards repairing the faid
Bridge : And that Mr. iVilUam Potter be, and he is hereby empower-
ed to draw that Sum out of the General Treafuiy, for the Purpofe a-
forefaid, as the fame fhall be wanted.

Whereas Jofepb LockwooJ, oiCrunfion, preferred a Petition, and
teprefentcd unto this Ailembly, That his Brother Abraham, being a
Soldier in His Majefty's Service, in the Year 1760, took the Small-Pox,
of which Dilfemper he broke out after his Return, and lying fick there*
of about Sixteen Days, died : 1 hat die Expences that accrued thereon,
iimounted to jT. 575 ip o Old Tenor, which being examined was al-
lowed by the Town Council of faid Cronjlon : And thereupon the laid
Jofepb Lvckivccd prayed this Aflembly, to allow him the faid Sum out
of the General Treafury,

And the laid Petition being duly confidered, // is Voted and Refohed,
That the fame be, and hereby is referred to the Confideration of the
Comtnittee of War in the County o( Providence ; who are hereby em-
powered to pay the faid J off ph Lockwood whzt ftiall appear to them to
be due.

Whereas Gideon Cemjcci, "Job Randal, Othniel Gorton, James Helme,
-and Benjamin Nichols, Efqrs. who were appointed a Ccminittee to ki-
de the Accuunts of Jableel Brenton, Efq; formerly Keeper of the
Grand Committee's Office, and alio to examine the Mortgage Deeds,
and Bonds remaining in the faid Office, made Report to this Alfembly,
and alio exhibited their Account for doing the faid Bufinefs, as follows,
to wit :

We the Subfcribers being by the General Aflembly of the Colony
of Rhode- I/land, appointed to examine the Mortgage Deeds, and Bonds
remaining in the Grand Committee's Ofllce, do report. That after let-
ting up Nodtrcations, and examining the Bonds with the Mortgages,
have reconciled by far the greateft Part of faid Mortgages with the

Bonds.

February, 1762. 71

Bonds. And being alfo appointed and fully empowered by the A6t of
laid Aflembly, at their Seffion in y^z/^g-z/y?, 1760, to examine, adjuft, fet-
tle, and compromife with Jableel Brentci, Efq; late One of the Truf-
tees for faid Colony, the whole of the Controverfy between him and
the Colony aforefaid, do further report, That we. have this Day fully
fettled and determined the Controverfy, and taken his Note of Hand for
TwoThoufand Nine Hundred and Ninet>'-eight Pounds, being the Bal-
lancedusto the Colony ; and have alfo taken his Difcharge in full for
his Accounts, and have alfo given to him a full Dilcharge under our
Hands on the Part of the faid Colony, in the following Words. " We
" the Subfcribers, being by the General Allembly of the Colony of
" Rhode-IJland^ at their Seffion in Augufty 1760, appointed, dire<Sled
" and empowered,, to ad-aft, fettle, compromife, and determine all
" the Accounts, Differences, and Difputcs fuhfilling between the faid
" Colony and Jahleel Bre?iton, Efq; late orie cif the Truflees for laid
" Colony, do acknowledge to have received of the faid J'a,6/t'<'/5rfw/'(?«,
" his Note of Hand, for Tv%'o Thoufand Nine Hundred and Ninety-
''' eight Pounds Old-Tenor, payable to us for theUfeofthe faid Colo-
•■' ny : And by Virtue of the Power and Authority granted to us by
faid Afiembly, do hereby acquit, and fully and abfolutely difcharge
ths {zid yab'eel Bren/on, from all Adions, Suits, Dues, and De-
mands of the faid Colony againfV him, as one of the Truftees as
aforefaid. Witnefs our Hands at Neivport, this Eleventh Day of
February y 1762."

All which is fubmitted. by,

Gideon Comstock, ^
Newport^ Feb. 11, 1762. Job Randal, /

Othniel Gorton, ? Committee,
James Helme, j

Benjamin Nicols.

Colonv of Rhode-Island, - - - Dr.—
To the above Committee for Time Expences, and Horfe-Hire,
To Job Randaly for 54 Days Attendance, at;^. 8 iC- 43^ O O

ToO/A«iV/Gor/o«, for 41 Days, at ^. S^T. 328 o o
Cafhpaid Jeremiah Lippitt, Efq; for

Copies, - - - I 10 o

To James Helme, for 40 Days, at^. 8 j^. 320 o c
To James Franklin., for printing a No-
tification, by Diredion of the
Speaker of the Houfe, 10 o o

To Edward Thur/ion, Efq; for exa-
mining the Mortgages, 200

332 o o

To Benjamin Nichols, 3 1 Days, at ^. 8 248 o o

To Gideon Comfiock, 45 Days, at /^. 8, /^. 360 o o
To procuring 23 Pages of Lift Books,

and Accounts copied, 10 o o 370. o o

-329 100 o

Errors excepted,

>C' 17" ^o

Gideon Ccnijlcck,
Job Randal,
Othmel Gorton^
'James Helnte.

72 February, 1762.

And the Premifles being duly confxdered, It is Voted and Refohed,
That the faid Report be, and the fame is hereby accepted ; and that
each of the faid Committee be allowed Six Pounds per Day, during
their Attendance upon the faid Bufinefs ; and alfo the other Charges
contained in the foregoing Account : And, Jt is further Voted and Re-
fohed, That the Keeper of the Grand Committee's Office be, and he is
hereby diredted and empowered, to difcharge and deliver up all the
Mortgage Deeds in his Office, which appear by the Liil made
by the faid Committee to have been paid : That the faid Keeper
of the Grand Committee's Office, put in Suit all the Deeds which ap-
pear to be due and not paid j and that the Committee who made the
faid Lift, or any Three of them, deliver to the faid Keeper of the Grand
Committee's Office, the aforementioned Lift well attefted. And, It is
further Voted and Re fokedy That the Note given to the faid Committee,
by fahkel Brenton, Efq; be depofited in the Keeper of the Grand Com-
mittee's Office ; that the Money when received be burnt ; and that
the Difcharge given by the faid Jahleel Bremen, be recorded by the Se-
cretary, and lodged in the Officeof the General Treafurer.

•«<cj'**\:.-' * "O*

AN A C T for raifing and paying Six Hundred and Sixty-fiK able-
bodied effective Men, to be employed in His Majefty's Service, in
North-America, in the enfuing Campaign, and for fupplying the
Treafury with a fufficient Sum of Money to defray the necclTary
Charges thereof.

Tyfyii E R E J S, this AfjcmUy hath received Mvicefrcm the Right
^''^ Honorable the Earl oj Egremont, one of His Mojejlys principal
Secretaries of State [by a Letter bearing Date thefwefth Day of Deccni-
ber ia/t) that tis Majcjiy hath Nothingfo much at Heart, ashyihemofl'vigorous
profecution of the War, to reduce the Enemy to the Necejjiiy of accepting a
Peace, on Terms of Glory and Advantage to His Majefiyi Crowti, and
beneficial in particular, to His Majefiys SubjeSfsin America : That it is
the King's Pleafure, in Order the better to provide for the full and entire
Security of His Majejiys Dominions in North-America, and particularly
the Pofefjion of His Majefty's Conquejh there, that this Colony do, -urith
all poffible Difpatch, raife the fame Number of Men tha Tear, as they
were ordered to raife the lati Tear, That is to fay. Two Thirds of the Nunt»
ber thai had been levied for the former Campaigns : That they be held in
Readmef as much earlier than informer Hears as may be, to march to
fuch Place or Places in North- America, as His Mojejlys Commander in
Chief pall appoint, in order to be employed there under his Command, in
fuch Manner as he fkall judge mojt conducive to the Kings Service : And
this Afhnbly being truly [cnfible of His Majefys mo/t gracious Intentions,
anduillmg to give all the Afifance in their t o^\i)er for cffeSling fo impor-
tant a Defgn,

Do EnaSi, and by the Authority of this General Affembly, It is Ena&edy
That Six Hundred and Sixiy-Cx able-bodied efiedive Men, Officers
included, be forthwith railed in this Colony, to be employed in His
Majefty's Ser\'ice in North- America, in luch Manner as His Majefty's
Conunanderin Chiefin AV//6-y/wfrrVi7, fhall think fii, until the Fiift
^'i.y oi' No^jember liffnt, unlcfs the Campaign fhall be fooner ended:

That

February, 1762. 73

That they be formed into a Regiment, conlifling of Seven Companies,
over which fhall be appointed a Colonel, a Lt. Colonel, and a Major:
That One Captain, Two Lieutenants, and an Enfign, fhall be appoint-
ed to each of the laid Companies, excepting Three, which (hall be un-
der the immediate Command of the 1 hree Field Officers, and have on-
ly Two Lieutenants, and One Enfign to each ; all of whom fhall be
chofen and appointed by this AlFembly. Provided neveribtlefs, That
no Officer Ihall receive liis Commiffion, until he fhall have inlirted the
following Number of Soldiers, to wit : Each Field Officer Twenty-five,
each Captain Twenty, each Firft Lieutenant Fifteen, each Second Lieu-
tenant Twelve, and each Enfign Eight.

AND be it further EnaSied, bjt the Authority aforefaid. That the
Officers of the faid Regiment, ("hall be entitled to, and receive the fol-
lowing Monthly Wages and Allowances, in Bills of Credit of this Co-
lony, called Lawful Money, or Old-Tenor equivalent thereto, to wit :
The Colonel Fifteen Pounds ; the Lieutenant Colonel Twelve Pounds
Thirteen Shillings and Six Pence ; the Major Ten Founds Thirteen
Shillings ; each Captain Eight Pounds Twelve Shillings and Six Pence ;
the Captain Lieutenant of the Colonel's Company Seven Pounds Thir-
teen Shillings and Six Pence ; and each other Lieutenant Six Pounds
Thirteen Shillings and Six Pence ; e:-ch Enfign pjur Pounds Fourteen
Shillings ; each Serjeant and Drummer Two Pounds Ten Shillings ;
and each Corporal Two Pounds Five ShiUings.- And that Six Shillings
be allo'.ved and paid to every Officer, for each able-bodied eifeftive
Man he fnajl inlilr.

And for the better Encouragement of Soldier^ to inlif^, Be it further
EnaSifd h-y the Authority ajorefaidy That every able-bodied effe(ftive
Man, whoihall inlift into this Service, fhail be paid Five Pounds haW'
ful Money, or O/^Tfwor equivalent thereto, upon his Inliliment, as a
Bjuoty, and fhall receive One good Blanicet, and a Knapfack, and
fhall be provided v/ith Billeting, at the Rate of Eight Shillings Lrtw/i^/M;-
nt-jperWeek from the Time of his Inliftment, until he fhall leave the
Colony ; and fliall receiveTwo Pounds Lawful Money, per Month. And
further, hisPerfon,Eftate,andBail(ifanyheh2th) (hall, duringhisContinu-
ance in the Sevice, be exempted from all Arreils and Executions, and
he fhall be relealed from Confinement for any Debt not exceeding
Tvitnt^ VoxxwdsLawJul Money, or Old Tenor equivalent thereto, due
to One Perfou.

And he it further EmSfed, by the Authority afcrefaid. That each Of-
ficer and Soldier fhall be paid his Billeting Money, "until the Time he
Ihall receive Orders to leave the Colony, and One Month's Wages only.

And for fupplying the Treafury with a fufficient Sum of Money to
carry this A6t mto Execution, Be it further Ena^ed by the Authority
aforefaid. That the Sum of Five Thoufand Pounds in Bills of Credit,
calledLi?itya/il/5«^_y be forthwith emitted, and put into the General
Treafury : And the Committee by this Acl appointed to fign the fame,,
are hereby empowered and direfte'd to procure the faid Sum of Five
Thoufand Poun.is Lawful Msney, to be printed from Types in the fol-
lowing Form, to wit ;

" The PofTefTorof this Bill fhall be paid by the Treafurer of the Co-
'■ lony of Rbode-J/land, Thlay ShdVnigi Laufu I Money, at the Rate of

" Six

74 February, 1762.

" Six Shillings and Nine Pence for One Ounce of Silver, with Irttereft
" at Five per Cent, per Annum, on or before the Twenty-fixth Day
" o( February, 1767. By Order of the General Aflembly. Dated
" the Twentieth Day of ilf<2;T/^\ IJ62.

An d that Eight ninth Parts of the faid Money, be emitted in Bills of
the Denomination of Thirty Shillings, Twenty Shillings, Ten Shil-
lings, and Five Shillings, of each One Thoufand Three Hundred and
Sixty-eight ; and that the other Ninth Part, be emitted in Bills of the
Denomination of Two Shillings, One Shilling, Nine Pence, Six Pence,
and Three Pence, of each Two Thoufand Four Hundred and Sixty-
three ; that the Bills of the Denomination of Thirty Shillings, Twen-
ty ShilUngs, Ten Shillings, and Five Shillings, be figned by any Three,
and the Bills of the other Denominations, by any Two of the follow-
ing Perfons, to wit : Johttjepfon, Job Bemiet, jun. JValter Cranfion.
John W anion (Son of Gideon) Nathaniel Mumf(rrd, 'Jonathan Eaflony
(of Newport) and Elias Thompfon, who are hereby appointed to fign
the faid Bills, and when linidied, are directed to lodge them in the Ge-
neral Treafury : And that the Lawful Money ^ emitted by this Ad,
fl^iall be received by the Officers and Soldiers, in all Payments for Boun-
ties and Wages,

And for the calling in and redeeming the faid Bills, It is further
Ena^ed, by the Authority af or ejaid, That a Rate or Rates be affefTed
and levied upon the Inhabitants of this Colony, in fuch Scafon that the
whole may be collefted and paid into the General Treafury, fo as to re-
deem the faid Bills, with the Intereft which fliall be due thereon, be-
foreor i>pon the Tv/entieth Day oi March, One Thoufand Seven Hun-
dred and Sixty-feven : That the whole of the faid Rate or Rates to be
inade for that Purpofe, fhall be levied in the fame Bills now ordered to
be emitted, orin Silver at the Rate of Six Shillings and Nine Pence per
Ounce, or in Gold at a proportionate Value : And that the Silver and
Gold fo paid into the General Treafury, be appropriated, and immedi-
ately applied to the Redemption of the Bills to be emitted by this Act.

And be it further EnaSlcd by the Authority of ore faid., That whoever
fhall difcourage any Perfon from inlifting into the Regiment now or-
dered to be raifed, and be convicted thereof, before any Juftice of the
Peace in the County where the Offence fhall be committed, fhall forfeit
and pay as a Fine, the Sum of Five Pounds Lawful Money, or fufFer
Thirty Days Imprifonment ; That whoever fhall fecrate, conceal, or
carry offany Soldier inlifled as aforefaid, fhall fufFer all the Pains and
Penalties to be inflidted on fuch Offenders, according to the Laws of
this Colony, in thofe Cafes heretofore made and provided. Andfurther,
That whoever fhall inhft, orperfuadeor intice any Perfon whatfoever, be-
longing to this Colony, toinlill into the Service of any of the neighbouring
Governments, or Colony o{ New-York, for the enfuing Campaign, or
fhall be any Ways aiding or affjfting therein, and be convided thereof,
before any Court of General Seffions of the Peace in this Colony, fhall
be fined Twenty Pounds Lrtw/«/M«i;/<;y : And the Juflices of the Peace
in this Colony are hereby required to apprehend and imprilbn, orbindover
to the then next Court of General Seflions of the Peace, in the County
where the Offence fliall be committed, all ftich Perfonsas fhall be found
breaking this Law (His Majeily's Regular Troops excepted) And that
One Halfofallthe abovementioned Fines be lodged in the General

Treafury,

February, 1762. 75

Trcafury, for the Ufe of the Colony, and the other Half be paid to the
Peribn or Perlbns, who Ihall inform and fue for the fame.

AND be it further EnaBed by the Authority af ore/aid. That the
Wages of all Perfons under the Age of Twenty-one YearS; who fhall
inlil^ into this Service, from the Time of their Inliftment, until their
Difcharge, fhall be equally divided between them, and their Parents or
Mailers refpedtively. And that fuch Soldiers fhall be accountable for
whatever they fhall take up of the Colony, during the Time of their
being in the Service

And that the Officers and Soldiers may be better fupplied during the
Continuance of the enfuing Campaign, Be it further Enabled by the Au'
thority aforefaid, That the Colonel, if prelent, and in his Abfence, the
next commanding Officer, be, and he is hereby empowered to contraA
with any Perfon he fhall think befl, upon the mofl advantageous Terms
he can, to fupply the Soldiers, with all fuch NecefTaries, as fhall not
be furnilhed by the Colony '• That he fettle the Price of faid Goods ia
the XtfctyM/i^^/i-fy of this Colony, and give the Soldiers Notice of the
fame frorii Time to Time : That the Soldiers be allowed to take up of
any Sort of Goods,- to the Amount of Fifteen Shillings Lazvjul- Money
per Month, while they are in C-amp, and no more j and that the fame
fhall be deducted cut of their Wages at their Difcharge, or the making
uptheMuiler-Rollsof the Companies, to which they refpectively be-
long : That each Captain, if prefent, and in his Abfence, the next
Officer in Command, be, and he is hereby required to keep and render
at his Return, a particular Account of the Goods lb received by the Sol-
diers under his Command, to fuch of the Committee of War who fitted
them out, always taking Care that the Soldiers under his Command
have Juflice done them. And that the Committee of War pay no
Wages to fuch Officer, until he render fuch Account as aforelaid.

AND be itfuriher EnaSledhy the Authority aforefaid^ That each
Commiffion Officer fhall be accountable for all the Kings Arms and
Accoutrements, which fhall be delivered to the Soldiers under his Com-
mand, and that the Value of all the Arms and Accoutrements, which
fhall be wanting at the End of the enfuing Campaign, fhall be deduc-
ed out of the Wages of the Officer who received the fame, unlefs he
ihall make it appear, that fuch Arms and Accoutrements were unavoi-
dably lofl in the Service, or fliall render fome other good Realbn, why
he fl:iould not be accountable for fuch as fhall be wanting as aforefaid.

And be it further EnaSied by the Authority aforefaid^ That the Colo-
nel of faid Regiment be, and he is hereby directed, not to draw upon the
Colony's Ag^ntfor the Wages of any Officer or Soldier,^ or upon any
other Account whatever, unlefs for Money to defray fuch neceffary
Charges, as cannot be drawn for in the Lawful Momyoii\\\%Co\ony.

And be it further Ena£fed by the Authority aforefaid. That every Sol
dier who fhall inlifl for the enfuing Campaign, fluU lign an Inliftment
in the following Form, to wit ;

"I

76 February, 1762.

I do hereby acknowledge to have Voluntarily inlif}-

ed myfelf into His Majefty's Service, in the Regiment raifing by the Co-
lony of RhoJe^ I/Ian J, commanded by Colonel from the
Day of the Date hereof, until the Firft Day of November next, unlefs
fooner lawfully difcharged ; And that I have received from
by whom 1 am inlifted. Five Pounds Lawful Money as Bounty. Wit-
nefsmyHand, the Day of 1762."

AND be it further Ena£fed by the Authrity aforejaid^ That his Ho-
nor the Governor be, and he is hereby requefted to iffue a Proclamati-
on agreeable to this Ad : And to give Orders to the Regiment, or any
Part thereof, to proceed, according to the Directions he Ihall receive
from His Excellency General Amhcrfi,

A ND be it further EnaBed by the Authority aforefaidt That the
General Treafurer deliver Unto the Committee of War, the Monies
which fhall be lodged in the General Treafury, in Confeqaence of
this Aft, or fo much thereof as they may have Occafion of, for the
Purpofes and Ufes aforefaid. And that the Committee of War have
the fame Power and Authority in all Refpedts, for carrying this AS into
Execution, as they have at any Time had by the Laws heretofore made,
excepting the Appointment of Officers, for which the Charter hath al-
ready prcfcribed a Method.

And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That the Com-
mittee appointed to fign the Money by this A&. ordered to be emitted^
be, and they are hereby diredted to lay their Accounts before the Gene-
ral Affembly, for Examination, before the fame be paid.

BOTH Houfes being refolved into a Grand Committee, chofe the
following Officers to command the Regiment by this Affembly or-
dered to be raifed, for the enfuing Campaign.

Samuel Rofe, Efq; Colonel.

Chrijlopher Hargil, Efq; Lieutenant-Colonel.

Nathaniel Peck, Efq; Major.

Abraham Hawkins, Captain of the Fourth

Thomas Fry, Captain of the Fifth Company

Thomas Tew, Captain of the Sixth " ^'

Giles Ruffel, Captain of the Seventh

JeoJ'ry IVilcox, Captain Lieutenant of the ColonelCompany.

Asa Bowdif}, Firfl Lieutenant of the Second

Ifrael Peck, Firfl Lieutenant of the Third

George Cornel (Son of Clarke) Firft Lieut, of the Fourth 1

Samuel Thornton, Firft Lieutenant of the Fifth j-Company.

Thomas Cot trell, Firft Lieutenant of the Sixth J

Hezekiab Saunders, Firft Lieutenant of the Seventh

Thomas Rofe, Second Lieutenant of the Firft

William Prior, Second Lieutenant of the Second a

Mofes IVarren, Second Lieutenant of the Third /

Afa Kimbal, Second Lieutenant of the Fourth >Company.

AndreV} Bold, Second Lieutenant of the Fifth \

William Her re7iden. Second Lieutenant of the Sixth ^

Edward Crofs^ Second Lieutenant of tlae Seventh Daniel

February, 1762. 77

Daniel Coggejhally jun. Enfign of the Firft

Alexander Brcmn, Enfign of the Second "v

Simeon Stevens, Enfign of the Third /

Jonathan Miller, Enfign of the Fourth /Company.

Ijkmael Wilcox, Enfign of the Fifth \

Beriah Hopkins, Enfign of the Sixth '

John tefft, Enfign ot the Seventh

Benjamin Broivn Surgeon j and Lieutenant A/a Kimlal, Adjutant

of the Regiment.

// is Voted and Refohed, That his Honor the Governor, James Hony-
man, Edward Scott, Godfrey Malbone, jun. and James Angel, Efqrs.
and "bjlv . George Jackjbn, be, and they, or the major Part ot them are
hereby appointed a Committee to draw up an Anfwer to the Queries fent
to this Government, by the Lords CommiiTioner.': for Trade and Plan-
tations, and lay the fame before the General Aifembly as ioon as may be.

Whereas George Lawton, Keeper of His Majefty's Gaol in Neiv-
port, exhibited unto this AlTembly, an Account by him charged againft
the Colony, for the Frifon Fees oi Nathan S^ueben and Benjamin Auftin,
amounting to One Hundred Pounds Old Tenor ; and alfo an Account
for the Prifon Fees oi John Shearman, amounting to One Hundred
Pounds Old Tenor : Which being duly confidered, // is Voted and Re-
fohed, That the faid Accounts be, and they arc hereby allowed ; and
that Two Hundred Pounds, the Amount thereof, be paid the faid George
La-wton, out of the General Treafury.

Whereas Jofeph Lippitt, and Philip Greene, Efqrs. and Mr. John
Wheaton, who were appointed a Committee to audit the Accounts of the
Committee who built the Court-Houfe in Providence, prefcnted unto this
Aflembly, a State of that Account, together with their Report thereon,
and alfo an Account by them charged for their Time and Expences in
performing that Bufinefs, as follows, to wit :

Colony of Rhode-Island, - - _ Dr. —
1762. "Feb, 12. To Sundries, as per Account render-
ed by the Committee for Building
the Court-Houfe in Prcvidencej as
follows.
To the Amount of Allin Brown's Bills, £.

To the Amount offVillia?n Smith's Bills,
To the Amount oi David Harris's Bills,

£. 48637 o u

CONTRA, - - Cr.-

By Cafh granted by the Aflembly at different Times.
June, 1759. By Calh granted in Old-Tenor, j^. 6000 O o

May, 1760. By Cafh granted /. 1000 Ltf-uy^/Afottf)',

at 18 and One Third, is - - - - 1 83 33 6 8
Feb. 176:. By Cafh granted in Old Tenor, 15000 o 0

;C- 39333 6 8
Balance due to the Committee, 9:503 14 3

^. 48637 o II
We

^SSS^

t)

7

23191

8

a

9894

5

8

78 February, 1762.

WE the Subfcribcrs, being appointed by the General Affembly,
at their Seffion in OSfober laft, to examine and fettle the Ac-
counts of the abovementioned Committee, do report, that we have
carefully examined the aforegoing Account, and found fufficient Vouch-
ers to fupport the whole thereof Witnefs our Hands, this Thirteenth
Day of February, 1762.

Jofeph Lippitt, I

Philip Greene, ICommittee.

JohnWheaton, J

The Colony to the Committee, - - Dr.~
For our Time and Expences in performing the above-
mentioned Bufinefs, 3 Days each, ^i£. 6 j^. 54 o o
To Philip Greene, fot 1 Day in June laft, 600

£.to o o

And the Premiffcs being duly conlidcred, It is Voted and Refolved,
That the aforegoing Report be> and the fame is hereby accepted : That
the Sum of Nine Thoufand Three Hundred and Three Pounds Four-
teen Shillings and Three Pence Old Tenor, being the Balance of the
aforegoing Account, be paid to Meffrs Allin Browne IVilliam Smith,
and David Harris, out of the General Treafury : And that the Sum
of Sixty Pounds, being the Amount of the Account of the Committee,
be paid the faid Jofeph Lippitt, Philip Greene, and John Wheaton, out
of the General Treafury.

Whereas John Dexter, Efq> exhibited unto this AlTembly, an
Account by him charged againft the Colony, for furnifliing and letting
834 Feet of Glafs in the Colony- Houfe at Providence, at ^. 3 10 o
per Foot, amounting to ;^. 2919 o o. It is thereupon Voted and Re-
Jblved,. That two Thoufand Four Flundred Pounds of the faid Account
be paid to the faid John Dexter, out of the General Treafury : And
thatMeflrs Benjamin Cu/bing, and Darius Se/Jiom,' be, and they are
hereby appointed a Committee to examine the laid Account, and that
if they (hall find any Thing more due thereon, thelame (hall be paid
the faid John Dexter oni of the General Treafury.

It is Voted and Refolved, That the Wages of the Clerk of the Houfe
of Deputies be augmented to Eight Shillings Lawful Money per Day,

WHEREAS Capt. Daniel Ayrault, John Shearman, jun.
Daniel Jenckes, Richard Steere, John Kinnicut, Jofeph Lippit,
and Stephen Potter, Efqrs. being the major Part of a Committee ap-
pointed to examine and compare the Eftimate.< of the Rateable Eftates,

returned

February, 1762.

79

rctarned from the feveral Towns, prefented unto this Aflembly the
following general Eftimate, to wit :

Towns.

A<Tts of I Value of ■ jimount of Momy and \
\W<xidlar.i W'tudlanH Liw Sicci TradingStock

Rents P'lts

Johnfton

Hopkinton

Cranflon

Richmond

Cumberland

Warren

Little-Compton

Tiverton

Briftol

Exeter

Coventry

WeJ}- Greenwich

CharUsliown

Glouce/ier

Scituate

Smithfield

yamestotvn

Ea/l- Green luich

North Kingjiown

Soutk-Kingjloivn

Wejlerly

Middletown

New-Shorehafn

IVariviek

Portjmouih

Providence

Newport

8046
17228

9224
1 1 14

5399

1C368

486
23196

164167

172280
7400! 342439
5790! 79019
138360
47878
284010
362880
24300

154336

65953

204300'

230806
298363

278379

5000

115380

374600

539245

16394

8212

599^8
18921

50
3846

J0735
15407

6207

125

9337
343

39

186210

12500

266145

345°°
141041

3900

'4613778

34759
98338

123185

61983

65978

53773 i
90169J

103850

43915
140415

67493

57327
6981.2

108539

112381

141204

^7477
55926
183894
275699
65037
91982
49346

137247
1 1 1006

122671

281601

94681

88575

190589

32201

62168!

172374

107046

250779

201574

42792

36377

44934

51156

75107
110305

^5933°
58132

157556
131769

396195
95122

52615

16831

257^73
1 10964

1284768
4073915

2835007

8455028

21362
41000

57507
25000

33270
3400c

4581^

41310

3507
40000J

26500

27500

37435
40000

57000

76256

33000

36000

54000

127988

49215

52758
24000

6«337
65000

70815

238602

156
266

3H
199

245
200

^55
309

205

293

268

241

202
400
480

439
76

272

307

290

293
132
93
365
217

524
1244

1458748I8285

One Third Part of the total Amount of Wood-
Land, is £. 1537926 o o
Total Amount of Live Stock and Negroes, 2835007 3 o
One Half the Amount of trading Stock, 4227514 o o
Total Amount of Rents at Twelve Years Purchafe, 17504976 o o

X;. 26105423 o o

WE the Subfcribers do report, That the Valuation of the Rateable
Eftates for the feveral Towns, both real and perfonal, be affix-
ed and proportioned to the feveral Towns agreeable to the foregoing
general Eftimate,

Daniel jiyrault, jun. '^ohn Shearman, ]un. Daniel Jenckes, Richard
Steere, John Kinnicut, Jofeph Lippitt, Sttphen Potter.

And the faid Report being duly confidered, It is Voted and Refohed,
That the fame be and hereby is accepted.

E the Subfcribers beg Leave to diffcnt from the Vote accepting
the Report of the Committee for fetling the Valuation.

ift

w

8o February, 1762.

I ft. Becaufeweare of Opinion that the Committee hath laid too
large a Proportion upon the Country Towns, putting the trading Stock
at but One Half the Value, when the Aflembly had before made large
Dedudions for the trading Part, and this Comnuttce hath reduced Mo-
ney and trading Stock to One Half.

2d. Becaufe Land Rents are put at Twelve Years Purchafc, which
in our Opinions is too large.

JVtliiam Potter, WUHam Hazardt

Hezekjab Babcock,, John Champlitiy

Benjamin Tillinghafi^ Jcfepb Clark,

Nathan Bahcock, Themas Kinyon,

y^bel Potter, Edmond Sheffield,

Ezekiel Gardner^ Benjamin Greene,

Jofeph Hoxfey Jojhua Clarke,

Samuel Bcene, jun. fViUiam Bradfordf

Jchn Max/on, jun. George Stillman,

Jojepb Spencer, Job Randall.

George Hafzard, Efq; was chofen a Juftice of the Inferior Court of
Comnion Pleas and General SetFions of the Peace, within and for the
County of A'i'w^r?, inthe Room of P<f/'i?r ^owri, Efq; deceafed.

Whereas Jofeph Lippitt znd Otkniel Gorton, Efqrs. who were ap-
pointed a Committee to audit the Accounts of Nathan Rice, Efq; pre-
iented unto this AfTembly a State of that Account, together with their
Report thereon, and alfo an Account by them charged for performing
the laid Bulineli, as follows, to wit :

1759. Dr. Tht Colony o^ Rhode-I/Iand, to Nathan Rice.

Fei. 2/^.. Tohis CommifTions on ^. 61570 17 4

Half-penny, Old-Tenor, at i and an

Half per Cent, not included in the

laft Audit,

To the Amount of his Account, confiftingof Muf-

ter-RoIls, Receipt-Books, &c. auditted.
To his Cummiffions at i and an Half per Cent, on
faidSum, - . « _ .

£ 923 10

10

86722 2

3

1300 18

0

88946 II

I

£. 746 18

10

1759, CONTRA, - - Cr.

Alar. 24. By the Balance of the former Audit,

ByjT. 3905 13 9 Farthing Lawful Money, receiv-
ed at fundry Times of the General Treafurer,
amounting in Old-Tenor to 71604 6 o

By the Amount of the Sutler's and Commilfary's

Accounts, &c. 9335 ^7 ^o

£' 81687 2 9
By the Balance due, Old-Tenor, 7*59 ^ 4

/^. 88946 II I
1760. The Colony, - - Dr. —

March 21. To the Balance of the aforegoing
Account, being j^. 7259 8 4
Old- Tenor, amounting in Law-
ful-Money, to 395 19 4

To

February, 1762. 81

To the Amount of his Account confifting of

Mufter-Rolls, Receipt-Book, &c.
To my CommifTioas on iaid Sum at i aud an

Half per Csnt.

Balance due to the Colony from Nathan Rice,

lybi. CREDITOR.

Mar. 21. By Laivful Money received of the Gene-
ral Treafurer at fundry Times,
By the Sutler's and CommifTary's Accounts,

4342

14

11

65

2

9

4?03
190

17
0

11

C 4993

18

0

4584
409

2

2
10

^.4993 18 o

WE the Subfcribers, being appointed by the Honorable General
AlTembly of the Colony oi Rhode-IJland, to audit the Accounts
oi Nathan Rice, Efq; late one of the Committee of War forfaid Colony,
do report, that we have carefully examined the Accounts of the faid Nam
than Rice, with the Colony, and find them all well vouched, and that
the above is a fair State of the fame ; whereby it appears that there is a
Balance of One Hundred and Ninety Pounds and Eleven Pence One
Farthing Laiiful-Money, jurtly due from the aforementioned Nathan
Rice to the Colony, including his Commiffions on the iVIoney paid,
calculated at the Rate of One and an Half per Cent.
Wat-neick, Feb. 1%, lybz. Jc&ph Lipf^itt, 7„

OtknidGcrton, K°"""^^«ee.

The Colony of Rhode-Jjland to the Committee, Dr.— —
To 4 Days each, auditting and fettling the afore-
going Accounts, at ^. t> per Day, ^.48 o o
All which being duly confidered, // ii Voted and Refohed, That the
foregoing Report be, and the fame is hereby accepted, That the faid
Nathan Rice, Efq; pay the Sum of One Hundred and Ninety Pounds
and Eleven Pence, One Farthing, Lawful-Money, being the Balance
of the aforegoing Account, into the General Treafury, within Three
Months after the Riling of this AlTembly : And that the Sum of Forty-
eight Pounds Old-Tenor, be paid to the faid Jofeph Lippitt and Othniel
Gorton, out of the General Treafury.

// is Voted and Refolved, That the Secretary be allowed the Sum of
Eight Shillings Lawful Money per Day, for his Attendance upon
the General AflTembly for the future, including this Seffion.

Whereas feveral Gentlemen of the Committee appointed to examine
the Eftimates of the Rateable Eftatcs, exhibited unto this AlTembly the
following Account by them charged, for performing the faid Buiinefs,
to wit :

The Colony of Rhode-Island, Dr. —
For fettling the General Eftimate.

To Daniel Ayrault,]\.\n. Twenty Days.

To John Shearman, jun Twenty Days.

To Daniel Jenckes, Twenty Days.

To John Kinnicut, Twenty Days. Xo

82 February, 1762.

To Richard Steere Twenty Days.

To Jojeph Lippitt, Twenty-one Days.

To Stephen Potter, Twenty-one Days.

To Robert Potter, Eighteen Days.

To Shearja/kub Bourn , Twenty Days.

Jt is thereupon Voted and Refolved, Tliat the faid Daniel Ayr auk, John
Shearman, Daniel JenckeSy John Kinnicut, Richard Steere, Jofeph Ltp-
pitt, Stephen Potter, Robert P otter, ^nd Shear jajhub Bourn, be allowtd
and paid out of the General Treafury, the Sum of Six Pounds per Day,
for the Time by them charged in the aforegoing Account.

VJhzk'e.asMy. Nathaniel Mumford, exhibited unto this AiTenibly,
an Account by him charged againft the Colony, for attending upon the
Committee for fettling the General Eflimate, Ten Days and an Half,
// is thereupon Voted and Refohed, That the faid Nathaniel Mumford,
be paid out of the General Treafury, at the Rate of Six Pounds per Day
for that Time.

Whereas Mr. ^tf//'frCr^«y?o«, exhibited unto this Affembly, an
Account by him charged againft the Colony, for attending upon the
Committee for fetling the General Edimate, Two Days, // is thereupon
Voted and Refohed, Thmthc faid IValter Cranjon, be paid out of the
General Treafury, at the Rate of Six Pounds per Day for that Time.

Whereas Job Randal, Efq; prefented unto this Aflembly, the fol-
lowing Report and Account, to wit :

'• I the Subfcriber being appointed by the General Affembly, at their
Sefiion in yune, 1761, to fettle with Nicholas Brock, a Soldier inlifled
into the Service of the Colony, and receive the Money due from him
to the Colony, have received of the faid Brock, the Sum of Four Pounds
Eighteen Shillings and Seven Pence Lawful Money, in behalf of the
Colony, and have given him my Receipt for the fame.
Feb.22d, A. D. 1762. Job Randal.

The Colony, - - Dr. —
To my Time in performing the faid Bufinels, and

Horfe-hire to Providence, Two Days, jC- ^ ^ ° °

Job Randal.

And the faid Report, and Accompt being duly conlidered, // is Voted
andRefolved, That the former be, and hereby is accepted. That the
faid Job Randal pzy the faid Sum of £. ^ 18 7 Lawful Money into
the General Treafury : That the latter be allowed, and that Sixteen
Pounds the Amount thereof, be paid the faid Job Randal, out of the
General Treafury.

Whekeas Mr. Jonathan Je^ers, exhibited unto this Affembly, an
Account by him charged againft the Colony, for putting 53 Squares of
Glafs into the Colony-Houfe, at Newport, at jT. 3 o o per Square :
And the faid Account being duly confidered, It is Voted and Refohed,
That the fame be, and hereby is allowed, and that One Hundred and
Fifty-nine Pounds, the Amount thereof, be paid the faid Jonathan Jeffers,
out of the General Treafury.

It

February, 1762. 83

// is Voted and Refohedy That MclTrs John Wanton (Son o^ Gideon)
Thomas Freebody, Pardon I'illingba!}, Edward Thurftcn, jun. and El-
natkan Hammond^ be, and they, or the major Part of them arc hereby
appointed a Committee to wait on his Honor the Governor, and re-
ceive of him the Money in his Hands that arofe from the Sale of a Quan-
tity of Sugars, which vi'ere lately decreed to His Majcfty, by the Judge
of the Court of Vice Admiralty in this Colony : And that they alfo ex-
amine the Records of faid Court, and receive what more fliall appear
to belong to His Majefty, by Virtue of faid Decree, from thofe Perlons
in whofe Hands the fame may be, and deliver the whole of what they
fhall receive, to the General Treafurer, giving and taking Receipts for
the fame : That thereupon the Adtion brought for faid Goods, be
withdrawn. And that the faid Committee make Report of their Doings
to the General AfTembly, at the next Seflion.

It is Voted and Refehed, That the Two Indians now in His Majefty's
Gaol in Newport t who were charged with Murder, be tried at the next
Superior Court of Judicature, Court of AfTize, and General Gaol De-
livery, to be holden at Newport, within and for the County of NeiV"
port, on the Firlt Monday oi' March next : And that the Judges of faid
Court be, and thev are hereby empowered to hear, try, and adjudge
them, and if they fhall be found guilty, to award Execution to be done
upon them, in the lame Manner as if the Crime of which they are ac-
cufed had been committed within the faid County of Newport. Any
Law, Cuflom, or Ufage to the contrary hereof, in any wife notwrth-
flanding. And that the Secretary publifn this Ad immediately.

V^HEREAS Thomas Spencer exhibited unto this Aflembly, an x^ccount
by him charged againft the Colony, for his Attendance upon the Gene-
ral Aifembly this SelTion, Six Days, clcanfing the Houfe, &c. And
the faid Account being duly confidered, It is Voted and Refohed, That
the fame be, and hereby is allowed, and that Twenty-one Pounds, the
Amount thereof, be paid the faid Thomas Spencer ^ out of the General
Treafury.

Whereas William Spencer, jun. exhibited unto this Aflembly, an
Account by him charged againft the Colony, for his Attendance upon
the General Aifembly at this Seffion. And the faid Account being du-
ly confidered, It is Voted and Refohed, That the fame be, and hereby
is allowed, and that Twenty-one Pounds, the Amount thereof, be paid
the faid William Spencer, out of the General Treafury.

Whereas William Sweet exhibited unto this Affembly, an Account
by him charged againft the Colony, for Six Days Attendance on the
General AlTembly, during the prefent Seflion. And the faid Account
being duly confidered, It is Voted atid Refohed, that the fame be, and
hereby is allowed, and that Twenty-one Pounds, the Amount thereof,
be paid the faid William Sweet, out of the General Treafury.

84

February, 1762.

It is Voted and Rejohed, That all Bufinefs lying before this Aflcmbly
unfiniflied, be, and the fame is hereby referred unto the next Sefiion :
That the Secretary publifh the Adls and Orders now made and palled,
by Beat of Drum in the Town oi Newport, within Ten Days after the
Rifing of this Aflembly, and within Thirty Days, fend Copies of the
fame, to each Town Clerk in the Colony : And that this Affembly be,
and hereby is adjourned to the lafl Monday of April next, if called at
that Time ; but if not called before nor at that Day, then this Afleni-
bly fliall be, and hereby is diffolved.

GOD Save the KING.

Tublifhed according to Order, the Eighth Day of March, One
Thaufand Seven Hundred and Sixty-two, by

Henry Ward, Secfy.

A true Copy duly examined.
Witnefs

H

MARCH, 1762. ^

At the General Affembly of the

Governor and Company of the Englijh
Colony of Rhode- IJland^ and Providence-
Plantations^ in New-England^ in America 5
begun and holden (in Confequence of War-
rants ilTued by his Honor the Governor) at
South- Ki/igjlown^ within and for the faid Co-
lony, on Tuefday the Twenty-third Day of
March.'m theYearof ourLORD, OneThou-
fand Seven Hundred and Sixty-two, and Se-
cond of the Reign of His Moil Sacred Majefty
GEORGE the Third, by the Grace of
GOD, Y^mgoi Great-Britain, and fo forth.

PRESENT,

The Hon. Stephen Hopkins, Efq; Gov.

The Hon. John Gardner, Efq; Deputy Governor.,

James Hontman, Efq;
Nicholas Easton, Efq;
Joseph Lippitt, Efq;

> I Francis Willett, Efqj
^ I Henry Gardner, Efq-,
«" The- Secretary."

DEPUTIES from the feveral TOWNS.
The Hon. Thomas Cranston, Efq; Speaker.

Newport ;

M.:. Gideon WcintBTi, iun.
CoX.JobBennet,
Jobfi Jepfon, Efq;
Capt. Daniel Ayrault,
Capt. William Read.

Providence -,
Daniel Jenckes, Efq;
Capt. Thomas Olney:

Portsmouth j
John Shearman, jun. Efq;
David Anthon)\ Efq;
Mr. George Br ovine I ^
Robert Burrington, jun. Efq;

1^^ Warwick;

|j^ Philip Greene, Efq;

^^^ Othni el Gorton, Efq;

^r^ Capt. Randal Rice,

~ Col. Jamis Arnold.

Westerly ,
Capt. George Sfillman,
Col. Nathan Babccck.

New-Shoreham J
Mr. Edmond Sheffield.

North-Kingstown ;
Mr. Ezekiel Gardner,
Mr. Samuel Boone, jun.

South-

86

March, 1762.

SOUTH-KINOSTOWN ;

Mr. William Fetter,
Mr. Hezekiah Babcock.

East-Greenwich ;
GiksPeirce, El'q;
Capt. Benjamin Greene.

Jamestown ;
miliam HafzarJ, Efq-,

SmITHFIELD ;

Thomas Arnold, Efq;

SCITUATE ;

^ob Randal, Eiq;

Gloucester ;
Richard Steere, Efq;
Capt. M^illiam Dean, jun.

ChARLESTOWN ;

Mr. Jofeph Hoxfie,
Capt. John Cbamplin.

West-Greenwich ;
Benjamin Tillinghajl, Ei'q;
Capt. Abel Potter.

Coventry >
Caleb Greene, Efq,
Col. Stephen Potter.
Exeter ;
Mr. John Chapman,
Mr. Jeofry }Vikox.

Middle TcwN ,
Mr. James Barker, jun,
Mr. Jonatban Eaflon.
Bristol >
Mx. Willi am Bradford,

Tiverton ;
Tbcmas Anthony, Efq;
Samuel Durjee, Efq,

LrrTLE-CoMPTON ,

William Hall, Efq;^
Oliver Hilyard, Efq;

Warren ;
Capt. Thomas Cole,

Cumberland ;

None.

Richmond ;

ypfepb Clarke, Efq;

Thomas Kinyen, Elq;

Cranston -,

None.
Hop KIN TON 5
Maj. Jojhua Clarke,
Jcbn Max/on, Efq;

Johnston ;
Lt. Col. Jojah Thornton.

JotiAs Lyndon, Efq; Clerk
of the Lower Houfe.

WHEREAS Ui&s.JcbBennet,]xin. Walter Cranllon, end
Solomon Tcivnjend, who were appointed a Committee to audit
the Accounts of the Coinmlttfe of War, m the County of Newport,
prefented unto this Aflembly a S;ate of that Account, together with
their Report thereon, andalfo an Account by them charged agairifl the
Colony, for performing the laid Bufmefs, as follows, to wit :

Dr.— The Colony o^ Rhode-IJland with Thomas Crcrtfton,
Peter Bcurs, and John Bours, and johft Jepjon.

To the Amount of Orders drawn on the General
Treafurerin Favor of fundry Perfons, for tiie Ufe of
the Expedition, Uom January ^i, 1761, to March
20, 1762. ^. 3349 6 5

To the Amount of Receipts auditted, for Caih paid
jointly, on Account of the Expedition, 200 o o

To the Amount oi Thomas Cranjion's Account, for Cafti

paid Bounties, Wages, Billeting, &c. auditted, 2874 9 o

To the Amount of the Accounts of Peter Bours, de-
ceafed, and John Bours, for Ca(h paid Bounties,
Wages, Billeting, &c. auditted, 14x8 16 6

To the Amount o{ John Jepfon's Account, auditted 39 J 9 ^

7882 II 7
CREDITOR.

March, 1762. 87

CREDITOR.

By the Amount of Orders paid to fundry Perfons by the
General Treafurer. trgm January 31, 2761, to
March 20, 1762. ^. 3345

By Caih received of the General Treasurer, on joint

i\rcount, 200

By the Amount of Thomas Cranjions Ac-
count, with thi General Treafurer, ^. 2596 13 o
BAzx\cs<i\itio 'Thomas Cran/ion, 277 15 11

By the Amount of the Accounts of Peter
Bours, and John Bours, with the Ge-
neral Treafurer, ^. 1092 6 O

Balance due to Pe-ZsTr and j'c^^ Bw/rj, 326 10 6

-2874 9 e

1418 16 6

By the Amount of a Balance due to John

ye^for,, " 39 19 8

7882 11 7

Newport, March 20, 1762.

WE the Subfcribers, being appointed a Committee bytheHono-
fable General AlTembly, to audit the accounts of the Commit-
tee of War, at Newport, do report, That we have carefully examined
the Accounts of Thomas Cranjlon, Peter Bours, and '^ohn Bcurs, and
John Jepjon, with the Colony, and find them all well vouched, and
that the above is a fair State of the Accounts, auditted, and fetded :
Whereby it appears, that there are the following Balances juflly due,
to Thomas Cranjhn, Two Hundred and Scyenty-leven Pounds Fifteen
ShiUings and Eleven Fence Half Penny : ToPeterBourSy ^nd John Boi^rs,
Three Hundred and Tv/enty-fix Pounds Ten Shillings and Six Pence
Halfpenny : And lojohn Jepjon, Thirty-nine Pounds Nineteen Shillings
and Eight Pence One Farthing, Lftvtrful Money, i ncluding their CommifTi-
ons, calculated at One and an Half per Cent, upon the Monies paid. We
likewife find by Ctrtificates from under the Hand of Jofeph Clarke^
Efqj General Treafurer, that they have given the Colony Credit, for all
the Money received by them from Time to Time.

Job Bennet, jun. ")

Walter Cranjhn, iCommittee.

Solomon Townfend, j

The Colony, - . _ Dr.—

To our Time and Trouble in auditting the above Accounts, ^. i 10 o

Job Bennet, jun.
Walter Cranfton,
Solomon Town/end.

And the PremifTes being duly confidered, // is Voted and Refolved,
That the foregoing Report be and the fame is hereby accepted : That the
abovcBalanccs be refpeftively paid to Thomas Cranji9n, John Jepfont and
John Bours, Efqrs, out of the General Trcafury : And that the Ac-
count of the Auditors be allowed, and that One Pound Ten Shillings
Lawful Money, the Amount thereof, be paid to MelTrs Job Bennet, jun.
Walter Cranjlon, and Salomon Town/end, out of the General Treafury.

Wherfas

88 March, 1762.

Whekxas Mr. Jojas Rogers exhibited unto this AfTembly, aa Ac-
count by him charged againft the Colony, for his Time, Expences, and
Horfe Hire in warning the Members of the General AfTembly, in the
Connty of Nr^'port : And thefaid Account being duly examined, If is
Voted and Refohed, That the fame be, and hereby is allowed, and that
Forty-three Pounds Five ShiUings, the Amount thereof, be paid the
(aid J cfMs Rogers, out of the General Treafury.

Whereas Mr. Wf/liam Rogers, exhibited unto this Affembly, an
Account by him charged againft the Colony, for furnifhing the SheriiF
of the County of Newport with eight Blankets for the Ufe of the Prifo-
ners in Gaol. And the faid Account being duly confidered. It is Voted
and Refohed, That the fame be, and hereby is allowed, and that One
Hundred and Twenty-one Pounds, the Amount thereof, be paid the
faid William Rogers, out of the General Treafury.

Whereas Mr. Mofes Le'vy, exhibited unto this Affembly, an Ac-
count by him charged againfl the Colony, for furnifhing Paper to the
Committee appointed to fign the Lawful Money. And the faid Ac-
count being duly confidered, It is Voted and Refohed, That the fame
be, and hereby is allowed, and that One Hundred and Twenty-eight
Pounds Seven Shillings and Six Pence, the Amount thereof, be paid the
faid Mofes Levy, out of the General Treafury-

W HERE AS Francis fVilletti Efq; exhibited unto this AlTembly, an
Account by him charged againft the Colony, for his Time and Ex-
pences, as One of the Committee appointed to examine the Eftimates
returned from the feveral Towns, Fifteen Days, at Six Pounds p6r
Day. And the faid Account being duly examined, // is Voted and Re^
Johed, That the fame be, and hereby is allowed, and that Ninety
Pounds, the Amount tiiereof, be paid the faid Francis Willett, cut of
the General Treafury.

Whereas Mr. Silas Spencer, exhibited unto this, Affembly, an
Account by him charged agamft the Colony, for providing a Bucket,
mending the Windows, and plaiftering and white-wafliing the Gaol
in the County of Kent. And the faid Account being duly confidered,
// is Voted and Refohed, That the fame be, and hereby is allowed,
and that Forty Pounds, the Amount- thereof, be paid the faid Silds
Spencer, out of the General Treafury.

Whereas Mr. Jonathan Jeffers, exhibited unto this Affembly, an
Account by him charged againft the Colony, for his Time, Expences,
and Horfe-Hire, in carrying Copies of the Rate Bill, in OSlobcr laft,
to the Town-Clerks of M^y/f/ow?/, Portfmouthy Tiverton, and Lit-
tk-Compton. And the faid Account being duly confidered, // is Voted
and Refohed, That die fame be, and hereby is allowed, and that
Twenty Pounds, the Amount thereof, be paid the faid Jonathan Jef-
fers, out of the General Treafury.

Whsreas

March, 1762. 89

Whereas h\x. Jama Franklin, exhibited unto this AlTembly, an
Account by hini charged againft the Colony, for printing Two Setts of
Bills of Exchange, the Rate Bill, and the Proceedings of the General
AfTembly, and providing Paper for the fame, And the faid Account
being duly confidered, // is Voted and Refolved, That the fame be, and
hereby is allowed, and that Otic Hundred and Fifty-five Pounds Four
Shillings, the Amount thereof, be paid the faid James Franklin, out of
the General Treafury.

Whereas Mr. Jcbn Clarke, jun. exhibited unto this Aflembly, an
Account by him charged againft the Colony, for his Horfe Hire, Time,
and Expenccs in carrying the Rate-Bill, in OSiober laft, to the Coun-
ties oi Brijiol, Providence, Kent, and KingS'County. And the faid
Account being duly conlidered, // is Voted and Rejolved, That the fame
be, and hereby is allowed, and that Seventy-five Pounds, the Amount
thereof, be paid the faid John Clarke, cut oi'rhc General Trea^ry.

Whereas "^Iz. Robert Pate, exhibited unto this Aflembly, an Ac-
count by him charged againft the Colony, for the Hire of his Horfe, in
June laft, let to Samuel Rhodes, who was fent Exprcfs with the A&. of
AtTembly, for taking an Account of the Rateable Eftates m this Colony.
And the faid Account being duly confidered, It is Voted and Refolved,
That the fame be, and hereby is allowed, and that Twenty Pounds,
the Amount thereof, be paid the faid Robert Potter, out of the General
Treafury.

V^Kfkta%M(^.DimbKehtcn, exhibited unto this AfTembly, an
Account by her charged againft the Colony, for the \J(e made of her
Houf , bv the Juftices of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas, within
and for the County oi Providence, who held tlie Term there in Decem-
ber\z.Ct, amounting to One Hundred and Sixty Pounds. And the faid
Account being duly examined, // is Voted and Rejolved, That One
Hundred and Twenty Pounds thereof, be allowed and paid the faid JD/-
nah Kelton, out of the General Treafury.

Whereas Mr. John Brown (Son ofEliJba) exhibited unto this Af-
fembly at the laft Sellion, an Account by him charged againft the Colo-
ny, amounting to Twenty -one Pounds Ten Shillings; at which Sefli-
on the Sum of Fifteen Pounds, was ordered to be paid the faid Jobn
Brown, out of the General Treafury. And now, he having reprefent-
ed, that his Account was reafonable, and that the whole thereof ought
to be allowed him : And this AfFcmbly having re-confidered the faid
Account, It is thereupon Voted and Refohed, That the whole thereof be
allowed, and that Twenty-one Pounds Ten Shillings, the Amount of
the fame, be paid the faid John Brown, out of die General Treafury.

Whereas the laft Term of the Superior Court of Judicature, Court
of AfTize, and General Gaol Delivery, which was to have been held
within and for the County of Kings-Countj, by Means of a violent
Storm failed, and there being many Cafes pending at faid Court It
is there/ore Voted and Refohed, That all Bulinefs of every Kind depend-
ing at faid Court, fhall, and may be tried at the next Term of faid
Court in faid County, in the fame Manner as tho' the fame had been
continued thereto

Whereas

90 March, 1762

Whereas "jofeph Lippkt^ Efq; and others, Inhabitants of the
County of Kern, preferred a Petition, and reprefented unto this Affem-
bly, That there are many who have legally gained Settlements in that
County, arid under a falfe Petence of being incapable of fupporting
themfelves, have put themfelves upon the feveral Towns for Mainte-
nance ; whereby the Towns aforefaid are burthcned with heavy un-
neceflary Cods j when at the fame Time many of thofe Perfons are ca-
pable of earning a conliderable Part of their Support, if they are reftrift-
ed to fuch reafonable Service, as they are capable of performing. And
thereupon the Petitioners prayed this Afiembly, to grant a Lottery, fuffi-
cient (after deducing the necefTary Expences) to build a convenient
Houfe in fome convenient Part of faid County, for fuch People to dwell
in, and to be kept to fuch Labor as their Abilities will admit of : And
that Jofeph Lippitt and Giles Peirce, Efqrs, Capt. Benjamtn Greene,
Ofhnkl Gorton, Efq; and Capt. Abel Potter, be appointed Diredors of
the faid Lottery, and empowered to draw the Scheme.
And thefaid Petition being duly coniidered. It isFofed af:dPeJolveJ,'Vhat
the fame be, and hereby is granted: Provided the Directors give Bond in
double the Sum of the Lottery ; and that no Charge accrue to the Colo-
ny. And Mr. Thomas Greene (Son o{ Richard) is hereby appointed a
Director of the faid Lottery, in the Room of J ofepB Lippitt, Efqj who
declines afting in that Capacity.

Whereas feveral of the Inhabitants of the Town of Providence,
preferred a Petition, and reprefcnied unto this Aflembly, that the
High-way in the faid Town, at the Place where the Two Roads meet
againft Benjamin Hunts, is fo worn by the great Quantity of Water
that falls from the Hill, that itisnotpaflablefor more than one Cart
at a Time : That the Highway leading to the Mills, and into Smith'
field and Gkucejler, is not paffable all the Winter Seafon, unlefs the
Cattle be (hod, by Reafon of the Springs that arile out of the Ground.
And that Twenty or Thirty Rods of the faid Road is overflowed every
Spring Tide, and is impafTabls for Carts, or People on Foot during the
Tide's being up ; which is a great Damage both to the faid Town ; and
the Country, a great Part of the Wood being brought into Town by
that Road. And thereupon they prayed, that a Lottery might be
granted for raifing the Sum of One Thoufand Pounds, for repairing
faid Highway : That Meffrs EJek Hopkins, Edivard I'hurber, Jofeph
Whipple, jun. and Job Smith, may be appointed Directors of the faid
Lottery (they engaging to tranfadtfaid Affair without Reward) and that
they be empowered to raife faid Sum, by Way of Lottery, in fuch Man-
ner as they fliail think moft expedient, for accompLfhing the fame,
and apply the Money to the faid Ufe.

And the faid Petition being duly confidercd, It is Voted and Rejohed,
That the fame be, and hereby is granted, Provided the Diredors give
fufficient Bond, in double the Sum of the Lottery, for the faithful Dif-
charge of the Trufi: repofedin them, and that no Charge accrue to the
Colony.

Whereas Elijha Brown, Efq; and others. Inhabitants of the Town
of Providence, preferred a Petition, and reprefented unto this AiTem-
bly. That the North End of the faid Town is very miry in many Pla-
ces, which renders it very difficult for Carriages to pafs : And therefore
prayed that they might have Liberty to raife the Sum of Two Thou-
fand

March, 1762. 91

fand Two Kjndred Pounds Old Tenor, by a Lottery ccnfifting of Two
'thouf.irid Five Hundred. Tickets, at Eight Pounds each, to be applied
towards paving that Part of tliC faid Town : That Meflrs Elijha Brown,
Qhadiah S^rague, Nathaniel Bakh, Jamei Olney, and Samuel Currie,
may be appointed Diret^ors of the fajd Lottery, they receiving nothing
for their Time and Trouble in this Affair. That the faid Diredtors or
any Tree of of them, be empowered to carry on the faid Pavement in
fuch Places, and in loch iManner, as they fhall think beft. And that
all Prizes not demanded in Six Months after the drawing (hall be com-
pleted, be forfeited and applied to the Purpofe aforefaid.

And die faid Petition being duly confidered, // f's Voted and Rejolved,
That the fame be, and hereby is i^ranted, Provided the Directors give
fufficient Bond, in double the Sum of the Lottery , and that no Charge
accrue to the Colony.

Whereas the Mennbers of the Church of £'z^/^«^, in Providince, and
others, preferred a Petition, and reprcfentcd unto this Aflembly, that they
are not able to raife a fufficient Sum of Montry bySublcription, for repair- •
ing the Churth in faid Town,, and building a new Steeple- which if
properly finufaed, will not only be an Advantage to the Building, but
an Ornament to the Town : And therefore prayed this Affcmbly, That
a Lottery may be fet forth for raifmg One Thoufand Dollars, to be ap-
plied for the Pu'.-pofe aforefaid : And that George Taylor, Henry Paget y
&nd Samuel Chace, Efqr;. and Mc&i. John Ccfe, Jofeph Ru[fel, Ebene-
nex Tbompjin, Jofefb Nojliy and Silas Cooke, be appointed Dircdors of
the faid Lottery.

And the faid Petition b-ing duly confidered, // is Voted anu Refohea,
Thit the famebe, and hereby is granted. Provided the Direiftois give
Bond in duuble the Sum of the Lotteiy, and that no Charge accrue to
the Colony.

WhereA;! fundry Inhabitants of the Town of Prij'-j/Vi?;/^^, preferred
aPetitiuTi, and reprefented unco this AiTeniblv, That the Money raifed
by the Lotteries heretui'ore granted, is infjfficient for compleating the
Pavement : And thereupon they prayed, That Thre" Clafles more of
a Lottery may be granted, for raifing Six Thoufand Pounds, to be li-
mited, and under the fame Regulation as the former Claffes ; and that
the Money which (hall be raifed thereby, be divided among the Three
Diftri(5ls as at Firft by Law cftablifhcd. And further they reprefented,
That divers Perfons have advanced Money for carrying on the Pave-
ment, and prayed that the Money fo to be raifed belonging to each par-
ticular Dillridt, be fubjeifl to reimburfe thofe who have advanced their
Money iu fuck Diftridl ; and that the Refidue be appropriated for car-
rying on the Pavement. And that Melfrs. Efek Hopkins, Mofes Brown,
"John Smith, Benoni Pearce, Nicholas Tillinghajl, and Benjamin Man,
may be appointed Diredors of the faid Lottery.

On Confideration whereof,

It is Voted and Refolved, That the foregoing Petition be, and the
fame is hereby granted : Provided the Directors give , fufficient
Bond in double the Sum of the Lottery ; i,nd :hat no Charge accrue to
the Colony. Whereas

92 March, 1762.

'Wuii^tz A5 Tf^ilh'am JVall, 2nd Henry Wall, both of Ncrth-Kings-
townt preferred a Petition, and rcprefented iinro this Affembly, That
fhey are almofl utterly ruined by the late Fire in Ne-wpori, which con-
fum'd. great Qu_antitie& of Merchandize belonging to them. Thai many
of His Majefty's Subjefts are fond and delirous of alTifting them, and
have advifed rhsm to petition the General AiTembly for a Lottery, that
they may have it in their Povv'erto aiTirtthe Petitioners in the handfom-
eft Manner they can. And thereupon the faid William and Henrv
prayed this AiTembly, to ccminiferate their calamitous Circuml^ances,
and grant them 3 Lottery, to enable them to raife the Sum of Four
Thouland Five Hundred Dollars, which will in feme Meafure relieve
them : And to appoint proper IVIanagers cr Directors thereof, to draw
up a iuitable Scheme.

On Confideration whereof

ItisVoiedand RefohcJ, That the foregoing Petition be, and the
fame is hereby granted : Provided the Directors give fufTicient Bond in
double the Sum of the Lottery ; and that no Charge accrue
to the Colony. And Damcl Coggejkalk Efq; Capt. Jofeph Wanton
(Son of Gideon) "Tbomas Cafey, and Gideon Conieli, Efqrs. are hereby
appointed Direclors of the Letter)-, ^nd it ii further Voted arid
Rtfolved, That the faid Directors be empowered to carry on the faid
Lottery in One or more Clalfcs.

An ACT, for raifiug One Hundred and Seventy-eight able-bodied
effecftive Men, to recruit His Majelly's Regular Regiments, in North-
America.

T/T^^ E R E A S Letters ka-ve heen veceived by thii Cvlony from tb(
^ Right Horcrable the Earl of Egremont, and His Excellency Gene"
r<:/Amherft, requiring ibis Colony to rafe One Hundred and Seventy-
eight effeSiive Men, for recruiting His Majejlys Regular Regiments now
ferving in America. And His Excellency General Amherft batb engaged
in Behalf of the Crown, to pay to every abk-htdicd effe^i'-^e Man, -who
Jkall inlifi into faid Service, Five Pounds New-York Currency, as a
Bounty ; andaljo Forty Shillings of the like Money to the Officers tbatjhall
bf appointed to inlijt faid Men, for every Man that fkall be fa inUftcd.
And this Affembly being ready and ivilling to do every 'thing in their Pow-
er for His Majeftys Service,

DO EN Act, and by the Authority of this General Ajembly, It
is Enacted, That One Hundred and Seventy-eight able-bodied effedive
Men be forthwith raifed in this Colony, for recruiting His Majefty's Re-
gular Regiments iu North-America,

And

March, 1762. 93

And for the better Encouragement of Men to inlift, Be it further E-
naSied by the Authority afcrefaid. That every able-bodied effedive Man ,
not exceeding the Age of Forty Years, nor under the Age of Eighteen
Years, whofhall inliil into this Service, and (hall be received as fuch,
by the Officer to be fent into this Colony, by His Excellency General
Amherft for that Purpofe, (hall be paid Five Pounds Lawful Money of
this Colony as a Bounty, over and above the Five Pounds Ne^-Tork
Currency allowed by the Crown j and fhall be entitled to, and receive
the fame Billeting as is allowed to the Soldiers inlifted into the Provinci-
al Regiment raifing by this Colony, from the Time of his Inliftment,
until he fhall leave the Colony. And further^ Ilis Perfon, Eftate, and
Bail (if any he hath) fhall, during his Continuance in the Service, be
exempted from all Arrefts and Executions, and he fhall be releafed
from Confinement for any Debt not exceeding Twenty Pounds Lawful
Money, or Old Tenor equivalent thereto, due to One Perfon. Wl;ich
Men \.o inlifted, are to lerve in North-America, during the War, or
until the Regular Regiments fhall be called Home ; and are to receive
fuch Cloathing, Billeting, and Wages, as His Majefly's Regular For-
ces are intitkd to ; and at the Expiration of the Time of their Service,
they are to be difcharged, and brought back to their refpedtive Homes.

And be it further KnaBed by the Authority ajorefaid. That Col. John
Whiting, Major Thomas Burkett, Capt. fojhua Broivn, Mr. Williafn
Bradford, and Capt. Titbits Hopkins, be, and they are hereby appoint-
ed to inlift the afcrefaid Number of Men, agreeable to this Adl : And that
each of the faid Officers fhall be allowed andpaid theForty Shillings A^ifw-
2or/6 Currency, promifed to be paid by the Crown, for every Man he
fhall inlift into this Service, who fhall be accepted as efteftive by the
Officer, who ftiall be appointed by His Excellency General Amherjl, to
receive fa id Men.

And be it further Enabled by the Authority aforefaid. That whoever fhall
difcourage any Perfon from iniifting into this Service, fhall be liable to,
and fuffer the Penalties by Law to be inflicted on fuch Perfons as difcou-
rage any one from entering into the Regiment raifing by this
Colony. And that any Perfon who fliall encourage, or advife any Sol-
dier inlifted into this Service to defert, or fhall be aiding or afTifting in
fecreting any fuch Deferter, fhall pay as a Fine into the General Trea-
fury, to and for the Ufe of the Colony the Sum of Fifty Pounds Law-
ful Monev, to be recovered bv the General Treafurer, in an Ad:ion of
the Cafe, in any Court of Record in this Colony.

And be if further Enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That any able-
bodied effective Man who hathalreadv inlifted, or fhall hereafter inlifl
into the Regiment i-aifingby this Colony, may be inlifted as One of the
Men by this Adl ordered to be raited : And if he hath not received the
Bounty for inlifting into the Regiment raifing by this Colony, he fhall
be intitled to, and receive the Bounty by this Adt allowed to Perfons
who fhall inlift into this Service ; but if he hath received the faid Boun-
ty, he (hall be entitled only to the Bounty allowed by the Crown.

And be it further EnaSled by the Authority aforefaid. That if any of
the Officers appointed to inlift faid Men, fhall refufe to undertake faid
Bufmefs, the Governor of this Colony for the Time being fhall ap-
point proper Perfons, in the Room of fuch as (hall refufe.

AM

94 March, 1762.

Andbeitjurther EnaSled by the Authority aforefaid^ That the Com
mittee of War be empowered to draw Money out of the General Trca
fury, to pay the Billeting and Bounty to the Soldiers who fhall inlifl in-
to this Service.

And be it further EnaSted by the Authority ajorefald. That his Honor
the Governor be, and he is hereby requefted to iffue a Proclamation
agreeable to this Aft.

Whereas Rufus Greene, and Giles Peircc, Efqrs. who were ap-
pointed a Committee to receive from Daniel How/and, Efq; late Clerk
of the Inferior Court, in the County oi Kent, the Seal, Files of Papers,
Books of Record, and every Thing elfe belonging to that Office, and
deliver the (ame to Capt. Benjamin Greene, the prefent Clerk, deliver-
ed unto this AlTembly the Receipt given tiiem by the faid Benjamin
Greene, It is thereupon Voted and Refohed, That the faid Receipt be,
and the fame is hereby accepted

Whereas MefTrs. Pardon Tillinghaji, Walter Cranjion, 'John Davis,
jun. John Dennis, and James Tew, exhibited unto this AfTembly, an
Account by them charged againft the Colony, for 250 Days Service, in
taking an Eftimate of the Rateable Eftates in the Town oi Newport :
And the faid Account being duly examined. It is Voted and Rejohed,
That the fame be, and hereby is allowed, and that Seventy-five
Pounds Lawful Money, the Amount thereof, be paid the faid Pardon
Tillinghajl, Walter Cranjion, John Davis, j^n. John Dennis, and James
Tew, out of the General Treafary.

Whereas Meflxs Nicholas Tillinghajl, Samuel Currie, Edward
Tripp, James Angel, and Charles Olney, exhibited unto this AlTembly,
an Account by them charged againft the Colony, for their Service in
taking an Eftimate of the Rateable Eftates in the Town of Providence,
as follows, to wit ;

Nicholas Tillinghajl, 27 Days, 316/ ^.820

Samuel Currie, 23 Days, at 6/" 6 18 o

Edward Tripp, 1 6 Days, at 6/" 4160

James Angetl, 24 Days, at 6/ 740

Charles Olney, 1 6 Days, at 6/" 4160

Ji- 31 16 O

And the faid Account being duly confidered, // is Votedand Refohed,
That the fame be, and hereby is allowed, and that Eight Pounds
Two Shillings Lawful Money, be paid the faid Nicholas Tillingbaji ;
Six Pounds Eighteen Shillings Lawful Money be paid the faid Samuel
Currie -, Four Pounds Sixteen Shillings Lawful Money, be paid the
faid Edward Tripp ; Seven Pounds Four Shillings Lawful Money, be
paid the faid James Angel -, and Four Pounds Sixteen Shillings Law-
ful Money, be paid the faid Charles Olney, out of the General Treafury.

Whereas Meflrs. John Almy, Thomas Shearman, jun. Caleb Allen,
Robert Burrington, jun. and Enoch Butts, exhibited unto this AfTcmbly.
an Account by them charged againft the Colony, for 16 Days Service
each, in taking an Eftimate of the Rateable Eftates in the Town of
Portfmouth : And the faid Account being duly examined, It is Voted

anH

I

March, 1762. 95

and Refohsd, That the fame be, and hereby is allowed, and that
Twenty-four Pounds Lawful Money, the Amount thereof, be paid the
faid John Almy, Thomas Shearman, ]un. Caleb Allen. Robert Burringtcn,
JLin. znd Enoch Butts, cut of the General Treafury.

Whereas McffssOthmel Gorton. Benjamin Arnold, Philip Greene,
James Rhodes, and Jcfeph Lippitt, exhibited unto this Affembly, an
Account by them charged againft the Colony, for 22 Days Service each,
in taking an Eitimate of the Rateable Eftates in the Town o\ Warwick :
And the faid Account being duly examined, It is Voted and Refolved,
That the fame be, and hereby is allowed, and that Thirty-three
Pounds Lawful Money, the Amount thereof, be paid the faid 0th-
niel Gorton, Benjamin Arnold, Philip Greene, James Rhodes, and Jo-
feph Lippitt, out of the General Treafury.

Whereas Meflrs. George Stillmany Elias Thompfon, Nathan Bab-
cock, Jofeph Crandal, and Elijha Clarke, exhibited unto this Affembly,
an Account by them charged againft the Colony, for 9 Days Service
each, in taking an Eftimate of the Rateable Eftates in the Town of
Wederly : And the faid Account being duly examined, // is Voted and
Rejolved, That the fame be and hereby is allowed, and that Thirteen
Pounds Ten Shillings Lawful Money, the Amount thereof, be paid the
faid George Stilman, Elias Thompjhn, Nathan Babcock, Jofeph Crandal^
and Elijha Clarke, out of the General Treafury.

Whereas MelTrs Samuel Rathbone, John Pain, John Littlcjield, Ca^
leb Littlefeld, jun. and Ray Sands, exhibited unto this Affembly, an
Account by them charged againft the Colony, for their Service in tak-
ing an Eftimate of the Rateable Eftates in the Town of New-Shoreham,
as follows, to wit :

Samuel Rathbone, 6 Days, at 6/" ^T. 1 16 o

John Pain, 7 Days, at 6/" 220

John Littlejield, 7 Days, at 6/" 220

Caleb Littlejield, jun. 5 Days, at 6/ i 10 o

Ray Sands, 3 Days and an Half, at 6/* i i o

And the faid Account being duly examined, It isVoted and Refolved,
That the fame be, and hereby is allowed, and that One Pound Six-
teen Shillings Lawful Money, be paid the faid Samuel Rathbone ; Two
Pounds Two Shillings Lawful Money, be paid the faid John Pain ;
Two Pounds Two Shillings, Lawful Money, be paid the faid John
Littlejield ; One Pound Ten Shillings Lawful Money, be paid the faid
Caleb Littlejield ]\ixi. ; and One Pound One Shilling Lawful Money
be paid the faid Ray Sands, out of the General Treafury.

Whereas Meffrs. John Barber, Samuel Boone, jun. Peter Phillips,
Scmuel Browning, jun. and Henry Wall, exhibited unto this Affembly,
an Account by them charged againft the Colony, for their Service in tak-
an Eftimate of the Rateable Eftates in the Town of North-Kingftvwn,
as follows, to wit :

John

6 i8

0

3 6

o

6 i8

o

6 i8

o

6 i8

o

96 March, 1762.

'John Barber, 23 Days, at 6/ £^.

Samuel Boone, jun. 1 1 Days, at 6f
Peter Phillips, 23 Days, at 6/

SamuelBrowning,]nr\. 23 Days, at 6/
Henry Wall, 23 Days, at 6/*

^. 30 18 o

And the faid Account being duly examined, It ts Voted and Refohed,
That the fame be, and hereby is allowed, and that Six Pounds Eigh-
teen Shillings Lawful Money, be paid the faid John Barber ; Three
Pounds Six Shillings Lawful Money, be paid the faid Samuel Boone, jun.
Six Pounds Eighteen Shillings Lawful Money, be paid the faid Peter
Phillips ; Six Pounds Eighteen Shillings Lawful Money, be paid the
faid Samuel Browning, yun. ; and Six Pounds Eighteen Shillings Lawful
Money, be paid the faid Henry Wall, out of the General Treafury.

Whereas Meflrs. John Sheldon, Jeremiah Brown, Willi atn Congdon,
Samuel Rogers, and Chrijiopher Robin/on, exhibited unto this AfTembly,
an Account by them charged againft the Colony, for their Service in
taking anEftimate of the Rateable Eftates in the Town oi South-Kings-
iOTi>n, as follows, to wit :

John Sheldon,

14 Days,

zlbf

£■ 4 4-

0

Jeremiah Brown,

14 Days,

at6/

4 4

0

William Congdon,

13 Days,

Zitf

3 18

0

Samuel Rogers,

13 Days,

at6/

^ ^?

0

Chrilhpher Rohinfon,

13 Days.

at 6/

3 ^8

0

jC- 20 2 O

And the faid Account being duly confiidered. It is Voted and Refohedf
That the lame be, and hereby is allowed, and that Four Pounds Four
Shillings Lawful Money, be paid the faid John Sheldon j Four Pounds
Four Shillings Lawful Money, be paid the faid Jeremiah Brown ;
Three Pounds Eighteen Shillings Lawful Money, be paid the faid Wil-
liam Congdon -, Three Pounds Eighteen Shillings Lawful Money, be
paid the faid Samuel Rogers ; and Three Pounds Eighteen Shillings
Lawful Money, be paid the izld Chri/lopher Robinjon, out of the Gene-
ral Treafury.

Whereas Meflrs. SilveJIer Sweet, Jonathan Andrews, Benjamin
Spe?]cer (Son of John) Giles Peirce, and JobnOlin, exhibited unto this
Aflembly, an Account by them charged againft the Colony, for 21
Days Service each, in taking an Eftimate of the Rateable Eftates in the
Town of Eaji-Greenwich. And the faid Account being duly examined.
It is Voted and Refolved, That the fame be, and hereby is allow-
ed, and that Thirty-one Pounds Ten Shillings Lawful Money, theA-
mount thereof, be paid the faid Sihejler Sweet, Jonathan Andrews^
Benjamin Spencer, Giles Peir.ce, and John Olin, out of the General
Treafury.

Whereas Meflis Benjamin Carr, William Hazard, Benjamin Un-
derwood, Edward Carr, and Oliver Martin, exhibited unto this AflTembly,
an Account by them charged againft the Colony, for Six Days Service
each, in taking an Eftimate of the Rateable Eftates in the Town of
jamejlown : And the faid Account being duly examined, It is Voted

and

March, 1762. 97

end Rejblvedy That the fame be, and hereby is allowed, and that
Nine Pounds Lawful Money, the Amount thereof, be paid the faid
Benjamin Carr, JVilliam Hazard, Benjamin Undfrwood, Edward Carr,
and Oliver Martin, out of the General Trcafury.

Whereas Meffrs. JVilliam Jenckes, Thomas Steere, David Com-
jlocK Thomas Lapham, and Jofeph Moivrey, exhibited unto this AfTembly,
an Account by them charged againfl: the Colony, forgo Days Service
each, in taking an ElVimate of the Rateable Eftates in the Town oi
Smithjield : And the faid Account being duly examined, // is Voted
and Rejohvedy That the fame be and hereby is allowed, and that Twen-
ty-feven Pounds Lawful Money, the Amounc thereof, be paid the faid
William Jenckes, Thomas Steere, David Comflock, Thomas Lapham, and
Jofeph Mowrey, out of the General Treafury.

Whereas Mc&sJo^ Randall, Charles Harris, John Fijke, Timo~
thy Hopkins, and Gideon Harris, exhibited unto this AfTembly, an
Account by them charged againft the Colony, for 20 Days Service each,
in taking an Eftimate of the Rateable Eftates in the Town ofScituafe :
And the faid Account being duly examined. It is Voted and Refohed,
That the fame be, and hereby is allowed, and that Thirty
Pounds Lawful Money, the Amount thereof, be paid the faid Job
Randall, Charles Harris, John FiJke, Timothy Hopkins, and Gideon
Harris, out of the General Treafury.

Whereas MeiTrs. Fhilip Greene, Samuel Hopki^is, jun. Charles Carr,
Gideon Ellis, and Ifaac Johnfon, exhibited unto this AJTembly, an Ac-
count by them charged againft the Colony, for 56 Days Service, in
taking an Eftimate of the Rateable Eftates in the Town of IVeJl^Green-
wich. And the faid Account being duly ex-amined,// is Voted and Re~
Jolvedy That the fame be, and hereby is allowed, and that Sixteen
Pounds Sixteen Shillings Lauful Money, the Amount thereof, be paid
the faid Philip Greene, Samuel Hopkins, jun. Charles Carr, Gideon
Ellis, and ^aac 'Johnfon, out di the General Treafury.

Whereas Melfrs. Stephen Colegrove^ John Rice, Thomas Matte/on,
and Benjamin Dexter, exhibited unto this AfTembly, an Account by
them charged againfl the Colony, for their Service 21 Days each, in
taking an Eftimate of the Rateable Eftates in the Town cf Coventry :
And the faid Account being duly examined, Jt is Voted and Rejolved,
That the fame be, and hereby is allowed, and that Twenty-five Pounds
Four Shillings Lawful Money, the Amount thereof, be paid the faid
Stephen Colegrove, John Rice, Thomas Mattefon, and Benjamin Dexter,
out of the General Treafury.

Whereas Mt&sJVilliamTurner, Samuel Allen, JoflmaCoggep^all,\\in.
JohnBarker{SonoiClement)bcTho. Weaver, exhibitedunto this AfTembly,
an Account by them charged againft the Colony, for Thirteen Days Ser-
vice each, in taking an Eftimate of the Rateable Eftates in the Town of
Middletown : And the faid Account being duly confidered, It is Voted
andRefolved, That the fame be, and hereby is allowed, and that Nine-
teen Pounds Ten Shillings Lawful Money, the Amount thereof, be
paid the faid William Turner, Samuel Allen, Jojhua Coggejhcll, jun.
John Barker, and Thomas Weaver, out of the GeneraLTreafury.

D Whereas

98 March, 1762.

Whereas Meflrs. yo/>/'A EdJy, Jonah Steer e, Jonathan Harris
Timothy tVilmarth, and Oliver yirnold, exhibited unto this Aflembly
an Account by them charged againft the Colony, for their Service in
taking an Eftimate of the Rateable Eftates in the Town of Gloucefier,
as follows, to wit :

yofeph EJJy, 23 Days and an Half, at 6/" ^.710

Jonah Steere, 23 Days and an Half, at 6/" 710

Jonathan Harris^ 24 Days and an Half, at 6/ 770

Timotky JVilmarth^ 23 Days and an Half, at 6/ 710

Oliver Arnold, 22 Days and an Half, at 6/" 6 15 o

^' 35 5 f
And the faid Account being duly confidered, It is Voted and Refohedy
That the fame be, and hereby is allowed, and that Seven Pounds One
Shilling Lawful Money, be paid the faid Jofeph Eddy ; Seven Pounds
One Shilling Lawful Money, be paid the faid Jonah Steere ; Seven
Pounds Seven Shillings Lawful Money, be paid the faid Jonathan Har-
rii ; Seven Pounds One Shilling Lawful Money, be paid the faid Ti-
mothy Wilmarth ; and Six Pounds Fifteen Shillings Lawful Money,
be paid the faid Oliver Arnold, out of the General Treafury.

Whereas Meflrs. John Hill, Jof^ph Stanton, John Ladd, John
Champlin, and Samuel Bur dick, jun. exhibited unto this Aflembly, an Ac-
count by them charged againft the Colony, for 10 Days Service each,
in taking an Eftimate of the Rateable Eftates in the Town of Charles-
town : And the faid Account being duly examined, // is Voted and Re-
folved. That the fame be, and hereby is allowed, and that Fifteen
Pounds Lawful Money, the Amount thereof, be paid the iaid John
Hill, Jofeph Slanton, John Ladd, John Champlin, and Samuel Burdick,
out of the General Treafury.

Whereas Meflrs. Jf'illiam Monroe, She arjajhub Bourn, Nathaniel
Fales, Royal Pain, and John Hotvland, exhibited unto this Aflembly,
an Account by them charged againft the Colony, for i o Days fervice
each, in taking an Eftimate of the Rateable Eftates in the Town of
Bri/lol : And the faid Account being duly confidered, // is Voted and
Rejohed, That the fame be, and hereby is allowed; and that Fifteen
VoMVids Lawful Money, the Amount thereof, be paid the faid JVtlliam
Monroe, Sbearjajhub Bourn, Nathaniel Fales, Royal Pain, and John
Howland, out of the General Treafury.

Whereas Meflrs. Samuel Durfee, Ediaard Gray, Oliver Cooke,
JobDurfee, and Thomas Anthony, exhibited unto this Aflembly, an
Account by them charged againft the Colony, (or 54 Days Service, in
taking an Eftimate of the Rateable Eftates in the Town of Tiverton :
And the faid Account being duly confidered, // is Voted and Refolved,
That the l^me be, and hereby is allowed, and that Sixteen Pounds
Four Shillings Ij«w/iJiWo«^^, the Amount thereof, be paid the faid
Samuel Durfee, Ed-ward Gray, Oliver Cooke, Job Durjee, and Thomas
Anthony, out of the General Treafury.

Whereas Meflrs. Nathaniel Searle, Richard Br onvnell, Henry fVood,
Thomas Brownell, and Simeon Palmer, exhibited unto this Afllenibly, an
Account by them charged againft the Colony, for their Service, Ten
Days each ^ taking an Eftjmate of the Rateable Eftates, in the Town

March, 1762. 99

Little-Compton : And the faid Account being duly, examined. It is Fe-
ted and Refohed, That the fame be, and hereby is allowed, and that
Fifteen Vonn^s Lawful Money, the Aaiount thereof, be paid the faid
Nathaniel Searle, Richard Brownell, Henry Wood, Thomas Brownell,
znd Simeon Palmer, out of the General Treafury.

Whereas Meflrs, John Kinmcut, Matthew Watfon, Jojiab Hum-
phrey, Nathan Miller, and Silvejier Child, exhibited unto this Aflem-
bly, an Account by them charged againft the Colony, for their Service
in taking an Eflimatc of the Rateable Eftates in the Town of Warreny
as follows, to wit :

John Kinnicut, 1 8 Days and an Half, at 6/" /^. 5 ii o

Matthew JVatfon, 16 Days and an Half, zibf 4 19 o

JoJiahHumphey, 16 Days and an Half, zt6f 4 19 o

Nathan Miller, 1 1 Days and. an Half, at 6/" 3 9 <3

Silvejier Child, 12 Days, at 6/ 3 12 o

£. 22 10 Xi

And the faid Account being duly examined. It is Voted and Refohed^
That the fame be, and hereby is allowed, and that Five Pounds Eleven
Shillings Lawful Money, be paid the faid John Kinnicut ; Four Pounds
Nineteen Shillings Lawful Money, be paid the faid Matthew JVatfon 5
Four Pounds Nineteen Shillings Lawful Money, be paid the faid JO"
fiab Humphrey ; Three Pounds Nine Shillings Lawful Money, be
paid the faid Nathan Miller ; and Three Pounds Twelve Shillings
Lawful Money, be paid die faid Sihejler Child, out of the General
Treafury.

Whereas Meflrs, ^oh Bartlet, John Dexter, Jeremiah Whipple, U-
riah jillfon, and Jofeph Davis,~ exhibited unto this AfTembly, an Ac-
count by them charged againft the Colony, for their Service in taking an
Eftimate of the Rateable Eftates, in the Town of Cumberland, as fol-
lows, to wit :

Joh Bartlet, 6 Days, zi 6f £. \ 16 o

John Dexter, 13 Days, at 6/" 3 18 o

"Jeremiah Whipple, 12 Days, zxbf 3 12 o

Uriah Jillfon, 9 Days, at 6/" 2140

Jofeph Davis, 1 1 Days, at 6/" 360

I- ^S 6 o
And the faid Account being duly confidercd. It is Voted and Refohed,
That the fame be, and hereby is allowed, and that One Pound Sixteen
Shillings Lawful Money, be paid the faid Job Bartlet ; Three Pounds
Eighteen Shillings Lawful Money, be paid the faid John Dexter ; Three
Pounds Twelve Shillings Lawful Money, be paid the faid Jeremiah
Whipple ; Two Pounds Fourteen Shillings Lawful Money, be paid the
faid Uriah Jillfon ; and Three Pounds Six Shillings Lawful Money be
paid the faid Jofeph Davis, out of the General Treafury.

Whereas Me ffrs . Thomas Clarke, Thomas Kinyon , Thomas Li Hi bridge,
RicbardBailey, zndStephenHoxfey, exhibited untothisAifembly, an Account
by them charged againft the Colony, for 11 Days Service each, in tak-
ing an Eftimate of the Rateable Eftates in tiie Town of Richmond:
And the faid Account being duly examined, It is Voted and Refohed,
That the fame be, and hereby is allowed, and that Sixteen Pounds Ten

100 March, 1762.

Shillings, the Amount thereof, be paid the faid Thomai Clarke, Thomas
Kinyon, Thomas LiUibriiige, Richard Bailey^ and Stephen Hoxfey, out
of the General Treafury.

Whereas Meffis. Chrtftopher Lippitt, Nathaniel Williams, and
John Waterman, exhibited unto this AlTembly, an Account by them char-
ged againft the Colony, for 23 Days Service each, in taking an Eftimate
of I he Rateable Eftates in the Town of Cranjion : And the faid Ac-
count being duly examined. It is Voted and Refolved, That the fame be,
and hereby is allowed, and that Thirty-four Pounds Ten Shillings
Lawful Money, the Amount thereof, be paid the Xaid Chrijloqher
Lippitt, Nathaniel Williams, Richard Searle, Matthew Manchefter,
and John Waterman, out of the General Treafury.

Whereas Meflrs. John Maxfon, John Lewis, Hezekiah Collins, Jo-
Jhua Clarke, and Simeon Perry, exhibited unto this Affembly, an Ac-
count by them charged againft the Colony, for Ten Days fervice
each, in taking an Eftimate of the Rateable Eftates in the Town of
Hopkinton : And the faid Account being duly examined, It is Voted and
Rejolved, That the fame be, and hereby is allowed, and that Fifteen
Pounds Lawful Mvtrey, the Amount thereof, be paid the faid John
Maxfon, John Lewis, Hessekiah Collins, Jofhua Clarke, and Simeon Per-
ry, out of the General Treafury.

Whereas MefTrs. Jofeph Waterman, Gideon Brown, Noah Mat-
tefon, Thomas Olney, and John Fenner, exhibited unto this Airembly,
an Account by them charged againft the Colony, for their Service in
taking anEftimate of the Rateable Eftates in the Town of Johnfon,
as follows, to wii :

J ofeph Waterman, 12 Days, at 6/ jT. 3 12 o

Gideon Brown, * 1 2 Days, at 6/^ 3120

Noah Mattefon, \ 2 Days, zttf 3120

Thomas Olncy, 1 2 Days, at 6/ 3120

John Fenner, 23 Days and an Half, at 6/* 410

£. 18 9 o
And the faid Account being duly confidered, It is Voted and Refclved,
That the fame be, and hereby is allowed, and that Three Pounds
Twelve Shillings Lawful Money, be paid the faid Jofeph Waterman ;
Three Pounds Twelve Shillings Lawful Money, be paid the faid Gide-
on Brown : Three Pounds Twelve Shillings Lawful Money, be paid
the faid Noah Mattefon ; Three Pounds Twelve Shillings Lawful Mo-
ney, hz^2i\ditht {z\d Thomas Olney ; and Four Pounds One Shilling
Lawful Money be paid the faid John Fenner, oxyx. of the General Trea-
fury.

Whereas Mellrs. Pardon Tillinghafl, Thomas Freebody, and John
Wanton, prefented unto this Affembly, the following Report, to wit :

" T T TE whofe Names are underwritten, being of a Committee ap-
V V pointed by the General AlTembly, to receive c^ his Honor
the Governor, the Money arifing from the Sale of certain Sugars, belong-
ing to the Colony, and to pay the fame to the Treafurer, da report, as
followeth :

That

March, 1762. 10 1

That we firft fearched the Regiftry of the Admiralty Court, in order
tofindouttheexadtQuantityofSugarfetoffin the Colony's Right; but upon
Examination could not find any Account thereof. We then proceeded to
wait upon 'John Andrews ^ Efq; JudgeoftheAdmiralty.anddefired of him
an Accountof theSugars as aforelaid ; as alfo aBill of the Admiralty Cofl,
and other Expences on theSugars aforefaid : Upon which he delivered us
Two Papers (Copies of which are herewith exhibited) the one containing
an Invoice of the faid Sugars, and the other Cofts and Expences on the
Sugars : Whereupon we required the faid 'John Andre-wi to certify up-
on laid Papers, that the one contained a true Account of the Sugars con-
demned in his Court ; and that the other was ajuft and lawful Account
of Corts and Expences on the fame ; But the faid Judge would certify
nothing concerning either of the laid Papers ; but required us to return
them to him, which we did. That we procured from Mr. John Lain-
Ttnce, an Account of the Sugars, fold by Order of the Court of Admi-
ralty, which we herewith prefent.

That we waited on his Honor the Governor, and defired to fee an at-
tefted Account of the Part of Sugar belonging to the Colony j upon
which he opened before us his Book of Accounts, in which was an Ac-
count of Sales offome Sugars which he faid was the Colony's Part and
his own jointly, and in which the Colony's Sugars were not diftinguifhed
from his own. We defired to know if he would certify to us that what
he (hewed as the Colony's, was the whole that belonged to the Right
which the Colony claimed. He faid he could not certify that, but that
the One Half of what was contained in the faid Account was all that
he received for that Right ; a Copy of which Account we alfo fubjoin.
We then afked his Honor if he was ready to pay to us the Sum of Mo-
ney arifing from the Sale of fuch Sugars, as he acknowledged to have
fold in the Colony's Right. He told us that he had always informed
the General Aflembly, that he had not received the Money for the Su-
gars fold on the Colony's Account, but that the fame was in the Hands
ofCapt. William Mumf or d, that he had received near One Half of the
Money for which the whole Sugars were fold, which was in Part of his
own Right, and that he fhould not pay any Proportion thereof to the
Colony ; but that if he had received the whole, he did not think we
were able to give him a proper Difcharge, and that he (hould not be fafe
in paying the Money to us, but muft have a Difcharge from the Gene-
ral Treafurer, which he faid he had always informed the General Af-
fembly was neceffary.

The following is a State of that Account, according to the befl: Infor-
mation we could procure, to wit :
Sugars fold by Mr. 'john Lawrence, ^-5171 7 9

Three Farthings, of which, One Third Part belongs

to the Colony £. 1723 15 11

Sugars fold by the Governor, ^.21331 5 o of which

One Half belongs to the Colony, 10665 12 6

C- 12389 8 5
which Sum is due to the Colony, after dedudting the Cufts of Court,

and other Expences that accrued upon them.

That the Judge of the Admiralty having given us an Order to the

Rcgifter, to deliver us Copies of fuch Papers as we lliould require, wc

E fmce

lo^ March, 1762.

fince our Return from Providence, have received from him an attefted
Copy of the Valuation of the Sugars -, of an Invoice of each Third
Part, as they were divided ; of the Cofts of Court j- and of the £xpea->
ces, which we herewith deliver.

All which is fubmitted, by

Pardon Tiltinghajiy
Thomas Freebody^
John G. Canton.
And the faid Report being duly confidered, // is Voted and Refolved,
That if his Honor the Governor (hall pay the above-mentioned 8um of
Ten Thoufand Six Hundred and Sixty-five Pounds Twelve Shillings
and Six Pence, into the General Treafury, before the Sitting of the next
Superior Court of Judicature, Court of AlTize, and General Gaol Deli^
very to be holden in the County of Kings-County, the Adtion brought
againft AlUn Brown, Efq; late Sheriff of the County of Providence^
{hall be withdrawn : And the General Treafurcr ihall give his Honor
the Governor a proper Difcharge for the faid Sum, containing a Promife,
that if his Honor the Governor (hall hereafter be fued fur the fame Mo-
ney, the Colony (hall indemify him.

Whereas Rufus Spencer, Efq; exhibited unto this Aflembly an Ac-
count by him charged againft the Colony, for warning the Members
of the General Aflfembly in the County of Kent : And the faid Ac-
count being duly confidered, It is Voted and Refolved, That the lame
be, and hereby is allowed, and that Twenty Pounds, the Amount
thereof, be paid the faid Rufus Spencer, out of the General Treafury.

WHZB.I.AS Mr. Charles Tillinghaf, exhibited unto this Affembly, an
Account by him charged againft the Colony, for repairing the Win-
dows of the Court-Houfe in the County of Kent : And the laid Account
being duly confidered, It is Voted and Refolved, That the fame be, and
hereby is allowed, and that Forty Pounds Ten Shillings, the Amount
thereof, be paid the faid Charles Tillinghafl, out of the General Treafury.

It is Voted and Refolved, That the Committee of War immediately.
take an Account of all the Men inlifted in the Regiment raifing by this
Colony : That they order the Soldiers to be brought before them in
order to pafs Mufter, and difcharge all fuch as appear unfit for the Ser-
vice : And that each inllfting Officer (hall return to the Committee of
War the Bounty and Billeting Money he hath paid to fuch Men, as (hall
be difcharged as unfit.

And for fupplying the Treafury with a fufficient Sum of Money to
pay the Bounties of the Men ordered to be raifcd, to. recruit the Regu-
lar Regiments in North- America, It. is further Voted and Refolved, That
the Sum of Two Thoufand Pounds Lawful Money, be forthwith emit-
ted. That the Bills be of the Denomination of Thirty Shillings, Twen-
ty Shillings, Ten Shillings, and Five Shillings : That they bear Date
the loth of April, 1762, andhefigned by aiiy Three of the Commit-
tee appointed to fign the /. 5c: olaft emitted : And that the Money
be emitted upon the fame Terms ; the Bills be of the fame- Tenor and
Form, and redeemed in the lame Manner, asthe aforefaid ^. ^000 laft
emitted.

And it ii further Voted and Refolved, That Edward 'Thurfton, Efq;
be, and he is hereby added to the aforefaid Committee for figning the
Bills.

And

March, 1762. 10^

And it is further Voted and Rffolwd, That the General Treafurer be,
and he is hereby diredled to pay all the Orders drawn by the Committee
of War before the Thirtieth Day of Novtmber laft, out of the Old-Te-
nor that was collefted by the laft Rate, and now in the General Trea-
fury, or that fhall hereafter be paid into the General Treafury. And
that the Lawful Money colledled by tlie laft Rate, remain in the Trea-
fury to difcharge the Bonds for which the fame was levied.

'V/H^Kf:A%M.tS!T%. Edmond Sheffield, and Jofeph Spencer, Deputies
iromihtTovfnoif New-Sborebam, did in Behalf of the faid Town, pre-
fer a Petition, and reprefent unto this AiTembly, That in and by the
Aft for aflelling and levying the laft Colony Rate it was Ena<fted, That
any Town that ftiould be aggrieved by the proportioning the faid Tax,
fhould be redrefled in the next future Tax : That they arc of Opini-
OHj that the faid Town of New-Shoreham, is greatly aggrieved by the
proportioning of tlie faid Tax, and hath alfo for a Number of Years paft,
paid more than their due Proportjon of the Public Taxes. And thereup-
on they prayed this Affembly to appoint a Committee of honeft difinte-
refted Farmers, to view, examine, and make Report to this AiTembly,
of the real Value of the faid Town of New-Shcreham, and of the Ad-
vantages and Difadvantages the Inhabitants thereof are liable to, and
compare the fame with any other Town in the Colony : And that they
will pay the Expences, that ihall accrue in Confequence of a Committee s
being appointed as aforefaid.

On Confideration whereof,

// IS Voted and Refolved, That the foregoing Petition be, and the fame
is hereby granted : That Stephen Pottery GiksPeirce, and Augujlus John-
Jlony Efqrs. be, and they, or the major Part of them are hereby appoint-
ed a Committee, to perform the aforementioned Service, at the Charge
of the Town oi New-Shorebam : And that they make "Report to to this
Aflembly as foon as conveniently may be.

Whereas the following Report was laid before this Aflembly, to
WU :

YyH E R E A S in the Year 1755, in iht Month oi Auguft, Jo^
^ ^ fepb Barber, and Benoni Hall, were appointed a Committee to
exchange Part of die Ten Rod Highway, nigh to Abraham Willcoxs
Land, and Elijha Barber's Land ; and have done the fame according
to a Draught thereof, and Return thereon figned by faid Barber and
faid Hall : And the faid Abraham fVilccx, and E/i/ha Barber, both ap-
peared in faid Town-Meeting, and defired that faid Return might be
accepted ; and alfo agreed with faid Town to accept of the old High-
way adjoining to the new one laid out by faid Barber, and faid Hall ;
in Lieu, and in full Satisfaction for what Land the new Highway takes
out of each of their refpecftive Lands.

Abraham Wilcox,
Elijha Barber.

VOTED, That faid Return %ned by -Jojeph Barber, and Be-
noni Hall, refpecting the exchanging the abovefaid Highway be, and is
hereby accepted of by this Meedng.

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I04 March, 1762.

A true Copy, as appears by Record, of a Town-Meeting held with-
in and for the Town oi Exeter, the Sixth Day oi December, A. D. 1757.

^tteji. Benjamin Rjeynolds, T. Clerk.

All which being duly confidered. It is Voted and Refohed, That the
aforegoing Report be, and the fame is hereby accepted and approved of,
by this Affembly, and that the fame be entered in the Public Records
of this Colony.

Whereas the General Aflembly at the laft Sefiion, made and paf-
fedan A&., allowing Tv/o Thoufand Four Hundred Pounds, to John
Dexter, Efq; in Part of his Account againft the Colony : And it now
appearing to this Aflembly, that the faid Sum is more than is juftly due
to the faid D^xffr, It is therefore Voted and Refohed, That the General
Treafurer be, and he is hereby dlreded, not to pay the faid Sum, nor
any Part thet-eof, until further Orders from this Aflembly.

Whereas ^z. Immanuel Cafe, jun. exhibited unto this AlTembly,
an Account by him charged againft the Colony, for mending the Win-
dows of the Gaol in the County of iC»V7g-i-Cc«ff/y, and providing fevcral
Locks for the faid Gaol : And the faid Account being duly confidered.
It is Voted and Refohed, That the fame be, and hereby is allowed, and
that Twenty-one Pounds Twelve Shillings, the Amount thereof, be
paid the faid Immanuel Cafe ^ out of the General Treafury.

An ACT, to repeal an Adj entitled " An hSi to prevent bringing
the Murrain into this Colony, from North-Carolina," made and paf-
fed at the Seffion of the General Aflembly, which was held on the
lafl Wednefday c^O^c/tf/", A. D. 1759.

J/fy^H E R E A S the contagious Dif.empcr then raging among the
"^^ horned Cattle, in North-Carolina, "which was the Occofon of ike
faffing the faid ASi, is now ceafed, and the faid AH being continued longer
in Force mil prove injurious to this Colony,

"OE It therefore Ena^ed by this General AJfembly, and by the Authority
^ thereof. It is Enafied, That the faid Ad, and every Ckufe there-
of be, and the fame is hereby repealed.

y<l\{ZKz^% Gideon Hoxfie, Efqj exhibited unto this Aflembly, an
Account by him charged againfl the Colony, for warning the Mem-
bers of the General Affembly, in the County of Kings-County : And
the faid Account being duly confidered. It is Voted and Refohed, That
Twenty-four Pounds thereof, be allowed and paid the faid Gideon Hox'
fie, out of the General Treafury.

Whereas a Number of the Inhabitants of the Towns oi Smithfieldzod
Cumberland, preferred a Petition, and reprefented unto this Aflembly,
That the great Bridge over the Falls, called and known by the Name

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offf^onofokefF&Ws, is out of Repair, and unlcls Rebuilt will be entirely ufe-
lefs ; which will greatly incommode many Inhabitants of the faid Co-
lony, and of the neighbouring Governments. That the Charge of
Building the faid Bridge is too great for the faid Towns of Smithfitld,
and Cumberland to bear : And thereupon the Petitioners prayed this Af-
fembly. That a Lottery may be fet forth, for raUing the Sum of Two
Thoufand Pounds Old Tenor, to be appn-opriated towards Re-building
the {aid Bridge, under fuch Regulations as Ihall be thought proper ;
and that William Arnold, and John Dexter, Efqrs. Meflrs. Amos
Sprague, Charles Capron, Hezekiab Herrenden, and Samuel Ceeir, be
appointed Dire^rs of the faid Lottery.

On Confideration whereof.

// is Voted and Refolved, That the fnid Pedtioo be, and the fame is
hereby granted : Provided (ht Diroftors of the faid Lottery give fuffici-
ent Bond, in double the Sum of die Lottery, and that no Charge ac-
crue to the Colony.

Whereas feveral of ihe Inhabitants of the Town and County of
Providence, preferred a Petition^ and reprefcnted unto this AfTembly,
That Part of the Country Road, leading from the Town of Provi-
dence into Ccnne^icut, which lyes in the Town of Gkuce/ifr, is Co
very rough and bad, that Travellers and Carriages are not able to pals
without great Difficulty. That the faid Road being of great Extent, a
conliderable Part of it without Inhabitants, and the land adjoining there-
to poor and barren, it is not likely that the fame will be made conveni-
ently palTable in many Years, without fome Public AfTiftance be afford-
ed to the Inhabitants of faid Town. That a very ufeful and neceflary
Commerce is carried on between the Inhabitants of the Colony of Con-
neSlicut, and the Town of Providence, which will be greatly increafed
to the mutual Benefit of both Parties, if the faid Road be repaired and
rendered Commodious. And therefore the Petitioners prayed, That
Liberty may be granted to raife the Sum of Four Thoufand Pounds,
by way of Lottery, to be applied to the Ufe aforemendoned. 7 hat 7V-
mothy IVilmarth, Benjamin Smith, and John Aldrich, Efqrs. MefTrs.
Benjamin Barrett, Jofeph Smith, William Dean, Jonas Steere, Chad
Brown, Abraham Winjbr, and Andrew Waterman, or the major Part
of them, be appointed Managers thereof ; with full Power to fet forth
faid Lottery, in One or more ClafTes, on fuch Scheme, or Schemes, as
they (hall think will beft conduce to finifh faid Undertaking. That the
Firfl Two Thoufand Pounds that fhall be raifed, bt laid out upon the
Road between the Colony Line and Jofeph Smith's ; and that the re-
maining Part be laid out between the faid Jofeph Smith's, and Capt
William Dean's.

And the faid Petition being duly confidered. It is Voted and Refolved,
That the fame be, and hereby is granted : Provided that the Directors
give fufficient Bond, in double the Sum of the Lottery, and that no
Charge accrue to the Colony.

Whereas Mr. Pardon Ttllinghafl, exhibited unto this Aflembiv,
an Account by him charged againfl the Colorjy, for his Time and Ex-
pences in going to Prcxiidence, being One of a Committee appointed to wait
on hii Honor iht Governor, refpe(fting certain forfeited Sugars : And the

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io6 March, 1762.

faid Account teing duly confidered, It isVotedandRefoIved, That For-
ty-three Pounds thereof, be allowed and paid the faid PardonTillin^bajlf
out of the General Treafury.

Whereas Mr. '^chh Wanton (Son of Gideon) exhibited unto this Af-
fembly, an Account by him charged againft the Colony, for his Time
and Expences in going to Providence^ being One of a Committee ap-
pointed to wait on his Honor the Governor, refpefting certain forfeited
Sugars : And the faid Account b ing duly confidered, It is Feted and
Refolved, That Fifty Pounds thereof, be allowed and paid the faid Jobrt
Wanton^ out of the General Treafury.

Whereas Mr. Thomas Freebody, exhibitad unto this AflTembly, an
Account by him charged againft the Colony, for his Time and Expences
in going to Providence, being One of a Committee appointed to wait up-
on his Honor the Governor, refpedting certain forfeited Sugars : And
the faid Account being duly confidered. It is Voted and Refolved, That
Forty Pounds thereof, be allowed and paid the faid Thomas Preebody^
out of the General Treafury.

What follows is a State of Col. Henry BabcocFi Account with the Co-
lony.

Dr.»- Col. Henry BabcocKs Account with the Colony.
To the Amount of the Billeting Rolls, ^. 2840 13 6

Tea Mifcharge on 871 Johannes, they being calcula-
ted at Eight Dollars each, inftead of Seven Dollars
and Seven Eighth Parts of a Dollar, at which Rate
they were purchafed, making a Difference of 108
Dollars and Seven Eighths, at 4/8 per Dollar, 25 8 x

To fo much wrong added in the Debt Side of his Account, i o o

i' 2867 I 7

CREDITOR.

By the Amount of his Account of Cafh delivered, &c ^. 2778 8 o
Balance due to the Colony, 88 13 d

C' 2867 1 7
And the faid Account being duly examined, /;* ts Voted and Refolved^
That the fame be, and hereby is approved : That Twenty-three Pounds
Ten Shillings and Five Pence Sterling, be allowed the faid Henry Bab'
cock, for his extraordinary Time and Expences, over and above the
Sixty Dollars before allowed him, which is Fourteen Pounds Sterling,
for his going to New-Tori, receiving the Money due to the Colony,
bringing it to A^d^or/, lodging it in the Treafury, &c. which two
Sums being taken out of the above Balance, there remains due from
him to the Colony, Fifty -one Pounds Three Shilling and One Penny
Half Penny Sterling, which Sura being paid into the General Treafury
by the faid Henry Babcock, (hall fully difcharge him from any further
Demand.

Whereas Mcflrs. Edmond Sheffield, and Jofepb Spencer, Deputies
frotti the Tovfixof New-Sboreham, did in Behalf of the faid Town, pre-
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fer a Petition, and reprefent unto this Aflembly, That on the Wefter-
moftSidc of the faid llland there is a large Pond, covering above looo A-
Cjes of Land, which formerly had a Communication with the Sea, by a
Creek: That then the Fifhing Ground for Cod was well known, and
Bafs was there to be caught in great Plenty ; That fince the Creek has
been ftopped, the Fifhing Ground for Cod is uncertain, they being feat-
tered about in many Places ; and the Bafs have chiefly left the Ifland •
That they are of Opinion, that a Communication,, may be opened be-
tween the faid Pond and the Sea, fo that a Paflage may be obtained,
large enough for Coafting and Fifhing VefTels to pafs and repafs, and
thereby find a fafe and commodious Harbor, That if this Communi-
cation can be made, the Fi/hery will again become fure and CertaiT)^ and
Fifhing VefTels will not be obliged in bad Weather to run lo Newport,
New-London, or any other Port, before they have got their Fare ; but
there may find a fkfe Harbor : That it will be- attended with the great-
eft Advantages, not only to this Colony, but the neighbouring Govern-
ments, and particularly the Inhabitants o{ Neia-Shorebam will reap fo
great Benefit from it, as will enable them to pay a much larger Propor-
tion of the Public Taxes, than they arc now able to do. And thereup-
on they prr^yed this AfTembly to grant a Lottery, to defray the Charge
thereof.

On Confideration whereof.

It is Voted and Refolved, That the foregoing Petition be, and the
fame is hereby granted. Provided the Diredlors give fufficient Bond in
double the Sum of the Lottery ] and that no Charge accrue to the Co-
lony.

Whereas Samuel Dunn, of Providence, preferred a Petition, and
reprefented unto this Aflembly, That in June iafl, he failed from Pro-
vidence in the Sloop Jojefh, belonging to Capt. Jofepb Turpin, for the
Wefi-Indies, That in the Profecution of the faid Voyage, agreeable to
the Orders of his faid Owner, he was taken by a French Letter of
Marque> mounting Eight Guns, called the St. EJlber I'Amerique, com-
manded by Jofepb Antoinne Tirenne, who after pillaging fome of his
Cargo, agreed to ranfom the faid Sloop Jofepb, for One Thoufand Pie-
ces of Eight, to be paid at Cape Francois. That for the Payment of the
laid Sum he pledged the Body of William Cookoe, his Mate, as an Hoilage.
That to enable himfelf to pay the faid Ranfom, he wrote to hisOwner to
make Infurance upon the faid Sloop Jofepb and Cargo, and at the fame
Time gave Inftrudions to iS^JWtt?/ C^tfCf, Efq; to afnft his Wife in pro-
curing the faid Infurance to be made, in Cafe his Owner fhould neglect
it. That his Owner did not make faid Infurance, which obliged his
Wife to give a large Premium for that Part of it which was effected ;
which after dedudting the Premium and other Expences, will leave no
more than £. 2775 8 o Old Tenor, that the Underwriters have
to pay, and falls fhort of the Sum propofed to be infured £. 4244 1 2 o
Old Tenor. That on his PafTage Home from the Wefl-Indics, he was
caft on Shore at North-Carolina, and lofl his Veflel and Cargo, except-
ing a very fmall Part that was faved, which being brought to an Ave-
rage, leaves the aforefaid Sum to be received by him, and no more.
That neither his Owner, nor himfelf are able to redeem the faid Hof-
tagc. And therefore he prayed this AfTembly to grant him a Lottery,
to raife the Sum of Four Thoufand Five Hundred Pounds Old-Tenor,

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March, 1762.

to redeem the faid Hoftage, and defray tbe Expences that ftall accrue .
And that Meffrs. Lkivid WilkinJoTty Jofeph JVhif/ple^ William JVbeatcn^
Ephraim Starkweather, and George 7 ajitr, JUD. may be appointed Di-
redors of the laid Lottery.

Oq Consideration whereof,

Jt' is Voted and Refolvcd, That the foregoing Petition be, and the fame
is hereby granted.

"WuERtA-S Mr. Nathan Burdick, exhibited unto this Aflembly, an
Account by him charged againft the Colony, for his Attendance upon
the Geiieral Aflembly this Seffion : And the faid Account being duly
confidered, // is Voted and Rejohed, That the fame be, and hereby is
allowed, and that Twenty Pounds, the Amount thereof, be paid the
faid Nathan Burdick, out of the General Treafury.

It is Voted and Refolved, That all Bufinefs lying before this Aflembly
unfinished, be, and the fame is hereby referred unto the next Seflion :
That the Secretary publifh the Afts and Orders now made and pafied,
by Beat of Drum in the Town of Newport, within Ten Days after the
Rifing of this Aflembly, and within Thirty Days, fend Copies of the
fame, to each Town Clerk in the Colony : And that this Aflembly be,
and hereby is adjourned to the laft Monday of jipril next, if called at
that Time ; but if not called before nor at that Day, then this AiTera-
bly fliall be, and hereby is diflblved,

GOD Save the KING.

Puhlifhed according to Order, tbe Fifth Day ef April, One
7houfand Seven Hundred and Sixty'tvio, by

Henry Ward> Secr'y.

A true Copy duly examined,
Witnefs

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