At a Council holden at Exeter Aug 17th 1787 Present His Excellency John Sullivan Esq President The Hon Joseph Gilman, Eben' Thompson Daniel Emerson & John Pickering Esq Proceeded & nominated Jonathan Warner of Portsm° for a Justice of Peace & of the Quorum thro' the State Daniel Humphreys of Portsm for a Justice of the Peace for the County of Rockingham Joseph Gilman At a Council holden at Charlestown Sept 17, 1787 Present His Excellency John Sullivan Esq President The Hon Joseph Gilman, Eben Thompson, Daniel Emerson & Moses Chase Esquires proceeded & nominated Nathaniel Wheatley of Lebanon for 2a Major of the 24 RegL Col Joseph Badger Jun' for Colonel of the 10th Regt in the room of Col E. Smith resigned Rich Sinkler for Lt Col of d° Samuel Ladd for 1st Maj", of do * 1 B. N.-24 Nathan Taylor for 24 Majr of do *Cap Elias Cady of Cornish for a Coroner for the County of Cheshire Advised by Joseph Gilman Ebenezer Thompson Moses Chase Daniel Emerson jr At a Council holden at Charlestown Sept. 26, 1787 Present His Excellency John Sullivan Esq Presidt The Hon Joseph Gilman Daniel Emerson & Moses Chase Esq proceeded and nominated Nath' Sartel Prentice of Alstead for a Justice of the Peace for the County of Cheshire.— Jeremiah Page of Dunbarton for a Coroner for the County of Hillsborough Capt David Wheeler of Marlbor" for a Justice of the peace for the County of Cheshire. Advised to by Moses Chase Daniel Emerson At a Council holden at Charlestown Sept. 29, 1787 Present His Excellency John Sullivan Esq Presidt The Hon. Joseph Gilman, Daniel Emerson and Moses Chase Esq's Nomi nated Nath' Whittier of Northfield for a Coroner for the County of Rockingham Joseph Gilman Moses Chase Daniel Emerson ju 1 B. N.-25 *At a Council holden at Portsmouth Dec 12th 1787 Present His Excellency John Sullivan Esq Presi dent The Hon Eben' Thompson, Daniel Emerson & John Pickering Esq Proceeded and nominated. Russell Hubbard of Sullivan for a Justice of the Peace for the County of Cheshire Advised by Eben' Thompson John Pickering At a Council holden at Portsm° Jan 31-1788 Present His Excellency John Sullivan Esq President The Hon Joseph Gilman Eben' Thompson Moses Chase & John Pickering EsqTM Proceeded & nominated Austin George of Conway for a Coroner for the County of Strafford. James Wheelock of Hanover for a Justice of the Peace for the County of Grafton. Jon Sawyer of Orford for a Justice of the Peace for the County of Grafton. Also proceeded & nominated Joseph Gilman Ebenezer Thompson Daniel Emerson ju William King for a Register of Probate for the County of Strafford Levi Harvey of New London for a Justice of the peace for the County of Ches. advised by Eben' Thompson 1 B. N.-26 At a Council holden at Portsmouth Feb 12, 1788. Present His Excellency John Sullivan Esq President Hon. Joseph Gilman, Eben' Thompson, Daniel Emerson, Moses Chase & John Pickering Esq Proceeded & nominated, William Chamberlain of Middletown for a Justice of the peace for the County of Strafford. Joseph Kimball for Col. of the 15th Regiment Diah Spaulding for Lt Col of do Jesse Wilcocks for Maj' of do Joseph Smith for 2a Maj' of do Stephen Lund of Merrimac for a Coroner for the County of Hillsbor Col. James Hill for Brigar General — Joseph Gilman Moses Chase At a Council holden at Exeter May 20th 1788 Present His Excellency John Sullivan Esq President The Hon. Joseph Gilman, Moses Chase Daniel Emerson & John Pickering EsqTMs Proceeded and nominated Jonathan Swain of Raymond for a Justice of the Peace for the County of Rockingham Capt Joseph Parsons of Gilmantown for a Justice of the Peace for the County of Strafford Joseph Gilman Moses Chase APPOINTMENTS, RESOLUTIONS, AND ADVICE. *At a Council holden at Concord June 19 1787.- 2 P. & C.-35 His Excellency John Sullivan Esq President, The Hon. Joseph Gilman, Eben' Thompson Daniel Emerson, Moses Chase & John Pickering Esquires His Excellency the President requested the Advice of Council relative to drawing Orders on the Treasurer Whereupon the Council Advise His Excellency to issue his Orders on the Treasurer agreeably to the Acts and Resolves of the General Court which have been heretofore passed or shall be passed during this Session. Advised to by Joseph Gilman John Pickering At a Council holden at Concord June 27th 1787 Present His Excellency John Sullivan Esq Presit The Hon. Joseph Gilman, Ebenz' Thompson John Pickering, Moses Chase and Daniel Emerson Esq" Appointed The Hon Benjamin West Esq Jona Freeman Esq & Aaron Hutchinson Esq Auditors & Commissioners to examine and adjust the Accounts of the expenditures of Moores Charity School. Appointed Samuel Penhallow & Paine Wingate Esq" Special Justices of the Superior Court in the County of Rockingham in certain causes to be mentioned in the Commissions *The Council advise His Excellency, that when * 2 P. & C.-36 any Special Justices shall be nominated for the Superior Court or Common pleas in any County, His Excellency the President may upon Application of either party, Commission any of them against whom no reasonable Objection is offered.Appointed Richard Champney Esq a Survey of flaxseed in Portsmouth The foregoing appointments & advice is consented to by Daniel Emerson ju Eben' Thompson At a Council holden at Concord June 30th 1787 His Excellency John Sullivan Esq President The Hon. Joseph Gilman, Eben' Thompson John Pickering, Moses Chase & Dan' Emerson Esq His Excellency the President requested the Advice of Council relative to the time & place to which the General Court should be Adjourned Whereupon the Council advise that the General Court be adjourned to the 2a Wednesday of Sept next then to meet at Charlestown Eben' Thompson John Pickering * 2 P. & C.-37 * At a Council holden at Exeter August 16th 1787 Present His Excellency John Sullivan Esq Presid The Hon. Joseph Gilman, Ebenezer Thompson Daniel Emerson & John Pickering Esq" His Excellency the President laid before the Council a treaty between the united States and the Emperor of Morocco ratified by Congress the 18th day of July last Whereupon the Council advise His Excellency the President to cause the same to be published in the public News papers attested by the Sec Advised to by Joseph Gilman Eben Thompson His Excellency the President laid before the Council a Letter of Mr Royal Flint Commissioner for settling the Accompts of this State against the United States dated July 16, 1787 and delivered to the President the 3d of August current by Mr Peter Boyer and requested the Advice of Council respecting the best measures to be pursued for forwarding the settlement of those Accounts — Whereupon the Council advise that the Committee authorized |