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JOURNAL OF THE SENATE

CONTAINING THE PROCEEDINGS

FROM DECEMBER 5 TO DECEMBER 15, 1787.

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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.

A a Special Session of the General Court called by his Excellency the President with advice of Council and holden at Portsmouth on Wednesday December 5th, 1787.

The Honorable Joseph Gilman, Peter Green, Ebenezer Thompson Ebenezer Smith, Joshua Bayley, and Amos Shepard Esquires attended.

* THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6th, 1787. 2-327 Present His Excellency John Sullivan Esq' President. Of the Honorable Senate as yesterday with the addition of Mr Bellows.

Adjourned till to-morrow 9, O'Clock A. M.

FRIDAY DECEMBER 7th, 1787

Met according to adjournment.

Present as yesterday.

Adjourned 'till to-morrow 9, O'Clock A. M.

SATURDAY DECEMBER 8th, 1787.

Met according to adjournment.

Present as yesterday, with the Addition of Mr Atkinson who took the usual Oaths as a Senator.

Adjourned 'till Monday next 3 OClock P. M.

MONDAY DECEMBER 10th, 1787

Met according to adjournment.

Present as on Saturday last except Mr Gilman and Mr Green Adjourned 'till to-morrow 9, O'Clock, A. M.

TUESDAY DECEMBER 11th, 1787.

Met according to adjournment.

Present as yesterday with the addition of Mr Wentworth and Mr Bell.

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2-328 A Vote, to accept the report of the committee *Appointed to agree upon a Place for erecting a Meeting House in Town of Stoddard. That said Meeting-House be placed on the fifteenth Lot in the ningth Range upon a Tract of Land given to the Town of Stoddard by John Tenney for a meeting Spot, burying Yard &c. was brought up, read and concurred.

A Vote, that the proceedings of the federal Convention transmitted to the General Court by Congress be submitted to a convention to be chosen by the People for their consideration and decission, was brought up, read and concurred.

A Vote for a committee to join a committee of the Senate, to consider what number the proposed Convention shall consist of, the mode of Election and the time and place of meeting and report thereon, was brought up, read and concurred: Mr Thompson Mr Smith Mr Bellows, Mr Wentworth, and Mr Bayley, joined.

A Vote, that the Account of Samuel Hale Esquire amounting to one pound sixteen Shillings be allowed and paid out of the Treasury by order of the President, was brought up, read and concurred.

A Vote, that the account of John Waldron Esquire, amounting to one pound sixteen Shillings, be allowed and paid, was brought up, read and concurred.

A Vote, for a committee to join a committee of the Senate, to consider of the petition of John Haskins, and report thereon, was brought up, read and concurred: Mr Wentworth, and Mr Means joined.

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2-329 A Vote, to hear the petition of Mary Lear* On Thursday the 13 of December, current, was brought up, read and concurred, with this amendment, that the hearing be on Thursday the twentieth Instant, and if not then on the third Wednesday of the next Session, Sent down, brought up, concurred. Adjourned 'till to-morrow 9, O'Clock A M.

WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 12th, 1787

Met according to adjournment.

Present as Yesterday.

A Vote, for a committee to join a committee of the Senate to take under consideration the Account of E. Noyes and all similar Matters and report thereon, was brought up, read and concurred: Mr Wentworth and Mr Smith joined.

A Vote, granting the prayer of the petition of Capt. D. Odlin

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