Robert Treat Paine Papers, Volume 3
The Board of War never having been favour’d with an answer to theirs of the 8. of August last requesting you to furnish them with all Original Contracts and papers relative to the late Cannon Come. obliges them to make this second application, & to urge you to give ’em, if you have not these Papers by you, every information that may lead towards procuring them, the Board Experiencing that the public Service is not 420only retarded, but that many Individuals greatly suffer for the want of them. I have the honour to be Sir, Your very humble Servt.,
Council Chamber
The General Assembly having this Day come to the a choice of seven Gentlemen to Represent this State in the Honble. Continental Congress by joint Ballot of both Houses to serve for the ensuing Year—it appeared, after counting & sorting the Votes, the following Gentn. were chosen, Vizt:
| {John Hancock Esqr. | |
| {Saml. Adams Esqr. | |
| {John Adams Esqr. | |
| Honble | {Robt. T. Pain Esqr. |
| {Elbridge Gerry Esqr. | |
| {Francis Dana Esqr. | |
| {James Lovell Esqr. |
Attest Jno: Avery Dy. Secy.
The House took into Consideration the Report of their committee appointed to consider a Number of Remonstrances against a late Act for 421calling in the Bills of Credit emitted by this Government, and after Debate thereon, Ordered, That Mr. Paine, Mr. Phillips, Mr. Sumner, Capt. Hosmer, and Mr. Pickering be a Committee to collect the several Objections set forth in said Remonstrances, and prepare Answers to the same, shewing the Reasons on which the Act aforesaid was founded.
General Hancock, went up to the Honorable Board to enquire if they had pass’d upon the Vote of the House appointing a Committee to prepare the Form of an Oath of Allegiance.
Whereupon, Walter Spooner, Esq; came down and inform’d the House that the Board had nonconcurr’d the same.
Then the House Ordered, That a Message go to the Honorable Board to inform them that the House propose a Conference of the two Houses on Wednesday next at 11 o’Clock in the Forenoon, on the Subject of said Vote.
Mr. Pickering was charg’d with the Message, who reported that he had deliver’d the same.
Whereupon, Thomas Cushing, Esq; came down and informed the House that the Board agreed to the Proposal of a Conference, but proposed that it be held by a Committee appointed by each House.
The House agreed to the Proposal of the Honorable Board, and appointed Mr. Paine, Mr. Wood, Mr. Nichols, Mr. Davis and Mr. Grenleaf, a Committee on the Part of the House for that Purpose. Sent up for Concurrence.
Mr. Paine, by Order of the House, brought in a Resolve directing the Committee of Sequestration to proceed to the Disposal of the sequestered Goods agreeable to the Resolve of this Court pass’d on the 21st of October last, excepting the Books of every Kind among said Goods. Read and pass’d. Sent up for Concurrence.
Richard Derby Esq; brought down a Letter from General Heath, dated this Day, informing the Court that Accommodations for the Officers of the 422Army late under the Command of General Burgoyne cannot be procured on the Lexington Road, with a Resolve for taking up Quarters on the Road leading from Cambridge to Watertown, as far up as to include Mr. Remington’s Dwelling House, and over Watertown Bridge as far as Angier’s Corner.
Pass’d in Council, and Sent down for Concurrence.
Read, and the House appointed Mr. Speaker, Mr. Paine, and Mr. Wetmore a Committee to confer with General Heath on the Subject of said Letter.—Who having attended that Service and reported, the House concurred the said Resolve with an Amendment. Sent up for Concurrence.
Journals of the House of Representatives of Massachusetts, 53, pt. 2:133, 135, 136, 138