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The House again considered the Resolve for establishing Fees for the Courts of Admiralty.
It was moved, that the Vote of Yesterday for allowing the Judges Twenty Shillings per Day for sitting on Trial, be reconsidered.
After Debate thereon the Question was put, and it passed in the Negative.
Then the House passed the following Resolves, viz.
Resolved, That the Fees to be hereafter demanded and...
Date: 25 January 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Ordered, That Mr. Speaker, Col. [Azor] Orne, and Mr. [William] Story, with such as the Hon. Board may join, be a Committee to examine the late Act of this Court for encouraging the fitting out armed Vessels, and the Resolves of the Hon. Continental Congress, relative to the Capture of Vessels; and report what is proper to be done thereon.
Date: 26 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3
Moses Gill, Esq; brought down the Report of the Committee of both Houses appointed to consider sundry Resolves of the American Congress, viz.
The Committee of both Houses appointed to take into Consideration sundry Resolves of the American Congress, have attended their Duty, and beg Leave to Report as their Opinion,
1st. That Direction be given to review the Act for fixing out armed Vessels, and...
Date: 29 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3
Benjamin White, Esq;... brought down... the Report of the Committee of both Houses, appointed to make an Estimate of the Expence of building and furnishing two Vessels for the Defence of American Liberty.
Date: 1 February 1776
Volume: Volume 3
On a Motion, Ordered, That Col. [Jerathmeel] Bowers, Major [Stephen] Cross and Col. [Azor] Orne, be a Committee to make an Estimate of the Expence of fitting out Ten armed Sloops, to carry 16 Carriage Guns each.
Date: 2 February 1776
Volume: Volume 3
A Petition of Benjamin Foster and others of Machias, praying the Court to purchase several Vessels, &c. which they took last Summer.
Read, and the Petitioners had Leave to withdraw their Petition.
A Petition of Benjamin Foster and James Noble Shannon, in Behalf of the Committee of Safety of Machias, praying that the Court would Authorise some Persons to take Charge of a Number of armed...
Date: 5 February 1776
Volume: Volume 3
Joseph Palmer, Esq; brought down the report of the Commmittee on the Conduct of Col. [James] Cargill.
Read and recommitted, and Mr. [Joshua] Caldwell is appointed on said Committee in the Room of Col. [James] Freeman, absent.
Afternoon.
The Committee appointed to bring in a Resolve for building Ten armed Sloops, reported. Read and accepted.
Resolved, That there be built at the Public Expence of...
Date: 6 February 1776
Volume: Volume 3
The Committee on the Petition of Jeremiah Obrian, brought from the Hon. Board the 2d. current, reported. Read, and re-committed.
The Committee on the Petition of Jeremiah Obrian, again reported.
Read and accepted.
In the House of Representatives Feby 7th 1776 ー
Whereas it is of Importance that theEnemies of the[se] Colonies should as far as possible be deprived of Necessary Supplys whereby they...
Date: 7 February 1776
Volume: Volume 3
A Bill for encouraging the fixing out of armed Vessels to defend the Sea Coast of America, and for erecting a Court to try and condemn all Vessels that shall be found infesting the same:
Read a first Time, and ordered to be read again at 12 o'Clock, this Day.
Afternoon.
The Bill for encouraging the fixing out of arm'd Vessels, &c. Read a second Time, and committed to Mr.Speaker, Mr. [William...
Date: 8 February 1776
Volume: Volume 3
The Bill for encouraging the fixing out of armed Vessels, read a third Time, and passed to be engrossed with Amendments.
Ordered, That Mr. [William] Story bring in a Resolve for supplying the Committee for fixing out Vessels for Powder, with the Sum of Two Thousand Pounds.
The Committee on the Petition of Jeremiah Obryan [OBrien] reported,
Read and recommitted.
Afternoon.
Resolved, That there be...
Date: 9 February 1776
Volume: Volume 3
The Committee appointed to consider the Account of Capt. Jeremiah Obryan, reported:
That by examining said Obryan's Account they find the whole of the provision, &c. for Billeting the men under his Command, amounts to no more than Five Shillings and Six Pence per Week each, and as said Capt. OBryan has no other Vouchers, the Committee are of Opinion, that his Account is just; said Account...
Date: 12 February 1776
Volume: Volume 3
An engrossed Bill for encouraging the fixing out of armed Vessels to defend the Sea-Coasts of America, and for erecting a Court to Try and Condemn all Vessels that shall be found infesting the same:
Read, and Resolved, That it pass to be enacted 2
On one of the Petitions of Col. [James] Cargill, read Feb. 9th, Resolved, That he be allowed to detain the Schooner therein mentioned till...
Date: 14 February 1776
Volume: Volume 3
On the Muster-Roll of Capt. Jeremiah Obryan [O'Brien].
Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the Public Treasury of this Colony, to Capt. Jeremiah Obryan, his Officers and Seamen under his Command, or their Order, the several Sums set against their respective Names, in the first Muster-Roll, amounting in the Whole to the Sum of Seven Hundred and Sixty three Pounds, six Shillings and a...
Date: 15 February 1776
Volume: Volume 3
It was Moved, That the Committee appointed by the Court to build Ten armed Sloops, be directed to suspend the setting up more than Half that Number, if in their Judgment they think there is no prospect of procuring Rigging, Iron or other Materials.
And the question being put, it passed in the affirmative.
And Mr. Batcheldor was directed to bring in a Resolve accordingly.
Afternoon.
The Committee...
Date: 16 February 1776
Volume: Volume 3
In Council, February 17, 1776
Read and concurred.
Samuel Holten, Esq; brought down the following Vote of Council, viz.
Whereas Benjamin Greenleaf, Esq; was appointed one of the Committee of this Court for building sundry Sloops-of-War, and as his Attendance at the Council is necessary for the Dispatch of the Important Business of this Colony, on which Account he has desired to be excused from the...
Date: 17 February 1776
Volume: Volume 3
The Committee appointed to inspect the Accot Sales of the Agents for the middle District of Prizes belonging to this State have attended this Service & beg Leave to report
That in the Opinion of this Committee the sd Agents have disposed of larger Quantities of Goods to particular Persons then were expedient considering the Distress of the Community in general at this time.
The Committee are...
Date: 3 July 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Monday, March 2, 1778.
Jabez Fisher, Esq; brought down a Report of the Committee of both Houses on the Letter from General Putnam, viz.
"That they were informed by General Putnam,1 that the United States had Occasion for forty Pieces of Cannon from 18 to 32 Pounders—thirty Cables of about 13 Inches, and thirty Anchors weighing about ten Hundred each, for the obstructing and keeping...
Date: 2 March 1778
Volume: Volume 11