Committee to apportion the Representation of the several Towns in any future Congress or Convention

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Wednesday, August 30, 1775.

Voted, That Colonel Jonathan Chase be appointed Colonel of the Regiment lately commanded by Colonel Gilbert; Elisha Paine, Esq., be his Lieutenant-Colonel, Israel Curtis, Esq., his First Major, and Francis Smith, Esq., his Second Major.

Voted, That William Whipple, John Dudley, Nicholas Gilman, Ebenezer Thompson, Stephen Evans, Samuel Hobart, Wiseman Clagget, Benjamin Giles, and Jonathan Childs, Esquires, be a Committee to proportion the representation of the several Towns and places in this Colony, in any future Congress or Convention, and lay a plan thereof before this Congress as soon as may be.

Voted, That the Secretary of this Congress be paid seven Shillings per day for his services as Secretary, out of the Publick Treasury, by the Receiver-General.

Voted, That there be paid by the Receiver-General, out of the Publick Treasury, to Captain John Langdon, one of our Delegates to the Continental Congress, the sum of one hundred Pounds, lawful money, to be by him accounted for.

Voted, That the Company of Militia in Conway remain independent until further orders of the Congress.

Voted, That the several Members of the two last Houses of Representatives of the Colony be paid, for each day' s attendance in General Court before this time, five Shillings per day, out of the Publick Treasury, by the Receiver-General, (the number of days to be certified by their respective Clerks,) and that the same be added to the tax of their respective constituents in the next Tax Bill; and that

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they be paid for travel, as usual, out of the Treasury, to be certified as aforesaid; and that the respective Clerks have five Shillings per clay, out of the Publick Treasury, for their respective services, to be certified as aforesaid.

Voted, That Ichabod Rowlings, Esq., and Mr. Timothy Walker, Jun., be a Committee, fully empowered to repair to the Army, and there strictly examine into the losses sustained by every Officer and Soldier of the Troops raised by this Colony for the united service, in Clothing, Fire-Arms, &c., that was their own property, or that they were accountable for, at the battle at Charlestown, and estimate what they think is the true loss sustained by each individual; and that they then acquaint themselves with what value each individual has received towards his loss, and then to pay each and every person, in money, what they find due to make up his loss; and that they apply to the Committee of Safety for orders on the Receiver-General for that purpose; and that they apply to the Captain-General, Commissary-General, or such other person as they think can inform them, to know if our engagement to give each Soldier a Coat will be performed by order of the United Colonies; and also to provide a Blanket for each Soldier who has not received one, and to pay for those already procured; and to notify the Officers to transmit; by them all accounts they have against the Colony; and that they also pay a month' s wages to each Soldier enlisted in the Continental service who was returned by our Paymaster not paid.

Committee to apportion the Representation of the several Towns in any future Congress or Convention. [1775-08-30] New-Hampshire, Provincial Congress. [S4-V3-p0519] [Document Details][Complete Volume]