Robert Treat Paine Papers, Volume 3
On Motion, Ordered, That Mr. Paine, Mr. Niles
1 and Major Orne be a Committee to consider what is proper to be done with respect to the Disposal of the Goods in the Hands of the Committee of Sequestration. . . .
Ordered. That Mr. Paine, Mr. Gray and Mr. Brown of Boston, be a Committee to collect the Transactions of this Government with respect to supplying Men and Arms for the Northern Department, and Stores for both Departments. . . .
Ordered, That Mr. Paine, Mr. Pitts and Mr. Gray be a Committee to confer with a Committee of the Honorable Board2 on the Expediency or Inexpediency of suppressing Vendues. Sent up for Concurrence.
Ordered, That Mr. Wendell and Mr. Paine, with such as the Honorable Board shall join,3 be a Committee to consider what Powers are necessary to vest the Honorable Council with, during the nex
Mr. Paine, Chairman of the Committee appointed to confer with a Committee of the Honorable Board respecting Vendues, reported, That it was the Opinion of the Committee that the Bill for suppressing Vendues reported by a Committee of both Houses and rejected by the Board should be taken up and revived.
Ordered, That Mr. Pickering, Mr. Partridge, Mr. Paine, Mr. Pitts and Mr. Niles be a Committee to wait upon the Honorable Major Part of the Council and inform them that the House have finished all Matters of a public Nature before them, and desire a Recess by Adjournment until Wednesday the tenth Day of September next.
Journals of the House of Representatives of Massachusetts, 53, pt. 1:62, 63, 66, 67, 68
Samuel Niles, the Braintree representative.
Thomas Cushing, Joseph Palmer, and David Sewall were joined to this committee from the Council, Aug. 12 (Records of the Massachusetts Council, microfilm copy at MHS).
Thomas Cushing was joined to this committee from the Council, Aug. 15 (Records of the Massachusetts Council, microfilm copy at MHS).