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Resolve on Foregoing Petition.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts

In the House of Representatives May 9th 1782

On the Petition of Stephen Hardison & others, Inhabitants of Frenchman's, who have perseveringly adhered to their fidelity to the United States, & are now reduced to distress, praying for some Assistance & Relief; ¶ Resolved, that there be granted for the Relief of sd Petitioners, being about twenty in number; & for the Relief of others of like fidelity, & in distress at Frenchman's Bay, to be delivered in the Care of Mess Stephen Hardison, John Bane, & William Gatcomb by them to be forwarded & distributed among the distressed; one hundred Bushels of Indian Corn; one Hh of Melasses, & one Barrel of Coffee; also one doz. of fishing lines, & half a gross of hooks to enable s Inhabitants to procure fish for subsistance, those who receive any proportion of the above Articles to be accountable for the same, & to pay therefor in proportion as they receive them when A Reverse of fortune & Circumstances shall enable them to do it B

And it is further Resolved, that the Commissary General of this Commonwealth be, & he hereby is directed to furnish the above Articles & deliver them to the aforesaid Hardison, Bane & Gatcomb, taking duplicate Receipts for the same, one of which to be lodged in the Secretary's Office:

Sent up for Concurrence

In Senate May 9 1782

Nath Gorham Speaker

Read & Concurred with Amendment at A

At A dele from A to B & insert, their Circumstances shall admit of it

Sent down for Concurrence

In the House of Representatives May 9, 1782

S Adams Presid

Nath Gorham Speaker

John Hancock

Read & concurred

Approv'd

Permission in Favor of Nathaniel Coffin.

Boston May 18, 1782

In pursuance of the above Advice of Council an Order Issued from me authorizing Cap' Ebenezer Prebble to bring the Effects above mentioned in said Schooner but it having appeared by a Certificate of the said Cap Prebble that he was not suffered to transact the Business Therefore Permission is hereby granted to Nathaniel Coffin to proceed to Penobscot in a small Schooner called the Humbird for the purpose of bringing the Effects of his deceased Brother now in the Hands of Mr Robert Pagan to Falmouth in the County of Cumberland in said Commonwealth and for this purpose only -And all Commanders of Armed Vessels and others belonging to this State are hereby directed and all Commanders of Armed Vessels and others belonging to the United States are requested not to molest or impede the said Schooner with the Effects of the said Coffin on Board on her return from Penobscot to Falmouth aforesaid.

John Lane to the Governor.

Fryburg May yo 2[] 1782.

To the Committes of Supplyes in this M S State ¶ Gentle men These ar to Certy that The Indians whose Names are Jincen & Sawasen have been in ye Interest of this State Ever since ye present war and are Now going to Boston on Publick busines and will Stand in Nead of some asistans on ther Journey I mak no dout you will aford them what you Can as the Court has always alowed Such Expences no doute you will be Leved for what you Suply them with your humble Servent

John Lane Agent for yR Eastern Indians

To the Senate & House of Representatives of Massachusetts ¶ Your Petitioner humbly beg Leave to Shew that in y year 1775 he was apointed By y Congres then Siting at watertown, agent for ye Eastern Indians and they ware directed To me for to set forth their grevences to Government Which with Submision I now do for ye Bu[ ]rers in behalf of ther Compney which is about thirty two who Live at Ammascoggen They Say in truth they have been friends to The Country Ever Sence the present War and are Now Sufers on that a Count and therfore desire they might Have some help for them selves and families in that way your Exclency Shal think Proper as I have got ye Indian Sourley they tell me they would be glad To have a Peace of Land to improve and Leave ther families on wilest the go to hunting as the Cannot go to gether in Safty for fear of y° Canada Indians who will Kill them for being friends to this Countrey if they also say they would be glad to have a small quantity of goods at Ammascoging in some honest mans hands that They may perches with their Skins & furs for Want of which they do Realy Sufer therfor your petisiner humbley Pray that your Excelency would take it in to your wise Consideration to grant them some Releaf In that way your Honors wisdom shall think best your Exelenys most obedient humble Servent is in Duty bound to Pray John Lane

Fryburg may yo 24 1782

To his Exclency yo govener of y° Massachusetts State.

Petition of Jacob Ludwig.

To the Honble Senate and the Honble House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the General Court Assembled

May 29, 1782

The Petition of Jacob Ludwig in behalf of the Town of Waldoborough in the County of Lincoln Humbly Sheweth

¶ That the Inhabitants of said Town are by their Situation greatly exposed to the incursions of the Enemy so that some of the Inhabitants have been killed by the Enemy in their own Houses, and the Cheif way said Inhabitants had to support themselves was by the carrying Lumber to Markett, this is now entirely cutt off they having lost all their Vessells by the Enemy, and thereby all their Trade destroyed; Last year The Drought affected them so that many of the Inhabitants have not bread to eat. The cheif of said Inhabitants are Germans who are but poor & unable to contribute any thing for the Publick Expence

For the above Reasons Your Petitioner prays the Compassionate Regards of this Hond Court that the Taxes levied on said Inhabitants may be abated them or otherwise be releived as in the Wisdom & Justice of this Hon'd Court shall seem meet. ¶ And your Petitioner as in Duty Bound shall ever pray &c

Jacob Ludwig

Petition in Behalf of Town of Bristol.

To the Honourable Senate and House of Representatives in General Court Assembled of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

The Petition of Alexander Nichols

Town of Bristol in the County of Lincoln

May 29, 1782

in behalf of the Humbly Sheweth

That the Inhabitants of said Town by their Situation being bounded by the Rivers and Sea almost round the Town are greatly exposed to the Enemy and have lost in the Course of the War about one dozen sail of Vessells wch is the only way said Inhabitants have to support themselves by carrying Lumber and the Fishery, and Last year the extreme Drought

in the Eastern parts greatly affected the Husbandry that the Crops of Corn and the Hay were cut so short as that many of the Inhabitants had not Bread to eat; and the Trade being so distressed by Sea, that they could not send Lumber to Markett to purchase any. For the above Reasons and many others that could be mentioned Your Petitioner would recommend the Inhabitants of said Town to the tender Compassion and Consideration of this Honoured Court and earnestly pray that under their distressed Circumstances, as to remitt their Taxes laid on them for two years past, either in Whole or Part or otherwise grant them such Relief as in the Justice and Wisdom of this Honoured Court shall seem meet they being in no Capacity able to pay the same. as in Duty Bound your Petitioner shall ever pray &c Alex: Nickels

¶ And

Petition of Selectmen of Newcastle.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

To the Honble Senate and the Honble House of Representatives

to be assembled in General Court

May 29th 1782 The Petition of the

¶ May it please your Honours Select-Men of Newcastle in the County of Lincoln on behalf of said Town Humbly Sheweth, That the Town of Newcastle by a Concurrence of calamitous Circumstances is at present in a most Deplorable Situation and under the necessity of imploring Relief from your Honours-That the Wood and Lumber Trade of our Rivers was before the Commencement of the War the chief means of the Subsistence of the Inhabitants and the only means of bringing any Money into the place―That the War at first brought great Embarrassments upon this Trade and thereby reduced the Inhabitants

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