Order of the 7th

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Monday, December 11, 1775.

Upon a motion, Ordered, That Mr˙ Watson go with a Message to the honourable Board, and inquire whether they have passed on a Resolve of this House providing for the disposal of certain parts of the Estates of such enemies to their country as have fled therefrom.

Moses Gill, Esquire, came down from the honourable Board, and said the Resolve is now under consideration.

Ordered, That Mr˙ Cooper, Mr˙ Pitts, and Colonel Lovell, with such as the honourable Board shall join, be a Committee to take into consideration a Letter from Thomas Crafts, Junior, informing that the Small-Pox has broke out in two families that are brought out of Boston, and that they are in great need of fire-wood.

Moses Gill, Esq˙, brought down from the honourable Board the Resolve on the Letter from Governour Trumbull, on the conduct of the people at Nantucket.

In Council, December 11, 1775: Read, and concurred, with the foregoing amendments, with the addition at E, in the first amendment, viz: at E, add, "there is great reason to suspect."

Read, and concurred in the amendments proposed.

The Committee on the Petition of Ebenezer Beal reported. Read, and accepted.

Resolved, That there be paid out of the Colony Treasury unto Ebenezer Beal, of Machias, the sum of sixteen Pounds, in full for his loss of time, six months, and his boarding.

Upon a motion, Ordered, That a Resolve of this House, of the 7th of this instant, for dismissing certain Post-Riders, be reconsidered, and that the Report be recommitted.

Eldad Taylor, Esq˙, brought down from the honourable Board a Letter from the honourable the President of the Continental Congress, enclosing certain Resolves.

Read, and Ordered, That Mr˙ Gerry, Mr˙ Pitts, and Colonel Orne, with such as the honourable Board shall join, be a Committee to take into consideration the Resolves enclosed, and report.

A Petition of Nehemiah Hinds, selling forth, that he has acted as Chief Surgeon from April 19th to July 20th, following, and praying ay accordingly.

Read, and committed to Doctor Fletcher, Colonel Mitchell, and Mr˙ Hobart.

Upon a motion, Ordered, That Mr˙ Story go to the honourable Board and desire they would direct the Committee on the Militia Bill to set as soon as may be.

John Taylor, Esq˙, brought down from the honourable Board a Report of the Committee on the Petition of a number of Inhabitants of the Town of Pownalborugh.

Read, and Ordered, That the consideration of the above be taken up at ten o' clock, to-morrow morning.

The Committee on an Extract of a Letter from a Member of this Colony at the Continental Congress, reported.

Read and accepted.