Finance and currency, 1677-1789 : five volumes and index : index.

              CONNECTICUT ARCHIVES

FINANCE AND CURRENCY

1677- 1789

FIVE VOLUMES AND INDEX

INDEX

Hartford

Connecticut State Library

1922

Ote

This index covers the two thousand three hundred and thirty nine

documents which were selected about I8 from the file of the General

Assembly by Sylvester Judd, author of the History of Hadley, ass. and

arranged in five volumes of Connecticut Archives known as Finance and

curr ency.

The indexing was done by Effie M. Prlckett and the typing by

Edith E. Colvin under the supervision of Mary E. Smith and was completed

June 20, 1922.

Connecticut State Library.

Hartford, Conn. State Librari.

Abbreviations used in this index.

( A)

ass’t

co.

0 Ore.

con.

d.

dep- gov.

dept.

x

gOV.

gr.

Jr.

- s- d

neg

sec ’ y

sess

teas.

autograph.

administrator.

admini siratrix.

assistant.

company.

coittee

continued.

pence ( En@ llsh money).

deputy governor.

department.

executor.

executr ix.

governor.

granted.

unlor.

Pounds, shillins, pence ( English money).

mark.

negatived.

shillin ( English money).

secretary.

session.

senior.

surgeon.

treasurer.

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Abbe, John, Enfield, abatement on tax list, 1761 IV: 315

Jonathan, Willinton tax ilst, 1763 IV: 396a

Obadiah, 1763 IV: 388a

Richard, Enfield, abatement on tax list, 1781 IV: 315

( A) Windham justice, l? 35 II: 498

Samuel, Willlnton tax Iist, 1783 IV: 396a

Abel, Daniel, r. ( A) Lebanon selectman, l?? 8 V: 187b

Abernathy, Lieut. account for board with Isaac Ledyard, 1740 III: 134

ACourt, Charles ( A) surg. Saybrook paper, 1724 1: 405

Adames, see Adams.

Adams, Adames, Addams.

Andrew, com. on Mansfield petition V: 231c

R. I currency V: 240

duties on writs, 1785 V: 221c

". Litchfie id, attorney, as ses sment, 1783 V: 214a

treasurer s account, 1776- 77 V: lSOb

Be, n, jamin, Si.. msbury lister, 1725 II: 55

( A) 1735 II 534

Dniei, Simsbury I: 48

Dvid, Centerbury, tex list, 1718 l: llla

" " sure- mate, payment from treasurer, l? 58- 80 V: 28b " Eliashib, duties on writs, 1785 V: 221i

Eliphalet. Groton tax list, 1720 I: 212a ’ Henry ( A) Canterbury lister, 1716,1722 I: 111b, 274 " Henry, st. Ca, n, terbury, tax list, 1718 I: 111a ’ Henry, r. 1716 l: llla

Jets. account with colony, 1685 1: 4 " John, Canterbury, tax list, 1716 I: llla

Joseph ( A) Canterbury justice, 1732- 37 11: 312,420,640

" tax llst, 1718 I llla

Pyan, auditor, appointment, 5y 1753 Ill : 492

com. on distribution of Saybrook confession IV: 35

st, e, rling mo, n, ey accounts III: 508

( A) I I I 509

Samuel ( A?) Canterbury lister, 1726 II: 93

". com. on tr, e, asury IV: 6

( A) IV: 5d " grant of 105/ 3/ 11 old tenor for service done for

the government, 0ct. 1751 III: 419

, Simsbury, fourfold assessment, 1710 1: 46 Samuel, st. Ca, n, terbury, tax list, 1718 l: llla

Samuel, jr. 1716 I: llla " Thomas, 171 I: lllb

;’

illiam ( A attorney 1: 326

( A) ilford lister, 1721,1726 1: 21, II: 88 " ordered to carry out the instructions

given him in 0ct. 1727 for recovering the

money belonging to the government & in the

hands of John Trowbrldge, New Haven county

sheriff, May 1729 I1: 180

( A) Norwich lister, 1725 II 68

Addams, see Adams.

Ad, ate, Matthew, Norwich lister, 1735 II 506b

( A) 1735 II 506a

Admiralty.

Petition of John Sloss for loan of 225 Corm. money ori N. Y.

money being the amount obtained from him by

prosecution against his turpentine in N. Y.

He offers security for payment provided Conn.

obtain in England a reversal of the Judgment

of the court of admiralty in N. Y.& he is

thereby enabled to recover his loss. He also

asks for loan of 2000 or 1500 for 4 years

well secured by land. Granted use of 200 on

sufficient security for 1 year without inter-est,

May 1717 1: 127

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Agents, colonial, see Col___ onial agents in England.

Alcott, see 01corr.

Alden, Andrew ( A) Lebanon lister, 1735 II: 530

Daniel, duties on writs, 1785 V: 221b

Alderman, ; illlam, Simsbury, Treasurer’s receipt for amount due on his

mortgage to the colony, 1745 II1: 246

Alen, see Allen.

Alexander, Robert & co. bill of exchange on London bought by Conn.

1771 V: 74

Wi111am & co. London, bill of exchange dravrn on them, 1771

V: 74

Allen, Alen, Allin, Alline, Alllng, Allyn.

Col. proposals for a@ reement with inhabitants of New Hampshire,

1705 I: 26

Alexander, account with Conn. 1695 I:

;’ indsor lister, 1752 11: 303

A i722 33

I 279,341, II 251,301,398,445

Benjamin, capt. payment from treasurer, 1775 V: 28a

’ indsor, suit with Joseph Talcott.

( A) Allyn’s petition showing as paymaster of his

co. in expedition of 1756 he presented orders

on the Treasurer for certain sums but the

Treasurer refuses to pay the full amount of

his claims alleging he has already overpaid

the first order. He asks relief. Corn. appoint-ed

who report they find the petitioner ", as

overpaid 25/ 17/ 9/ 3. Accepted & Allyn direct-ed

to pay the amount to Joseph Talcott, treas.

Petition for redress renewed & neg. May 1757-

0ct. 1758 IV: 208- 212

Allyn’s petition showing the com. who reported

on his claim admitted the matter was obscure

& uncertain. He protests he has never re-ceived

the money due him for his co.& asks

reconsideration. Corn. report in favor of

Talcott. Not accepted, ay 1760 IV: 247,248

Talcott’s petition showin his side of the

transaction & that 2 committees found Allyn

indebted to the Treasurer over 25. On

Allyn’s remonstrance the report was set

aside. Talcott asks that the report may be

confirmed & costs allowed. Con.& neg.

Oct. 1760- May 1761 IV: 317

Caleb ( A) New Haven lister, 1725 II: 62

David, sheriff’s account, l? 80 V: 291b

Ebenezer ( A) New Haven lister, 172Z I: 283

Edward, duty on rum, New Haven, 1770 V: 84a

( A) Hartford county dep- sheriff, 1709 l: 41b

Elizabeth, account with Conn. 1708- 10 l: 412,413a, 414a

Enos, bond for customs duty, 1769 V: 85a

He. n. ry, auditor, appointment, May 1732 II 245

corn. on hearing records of Assembly 11: 627

duties on writs, 1785

( A) Windsor ju, s, tlce, 1757 11: 646

( A) petition, 1779 V: 165

Isaac, Killlngly, tax list, 1716 l: lOSb

Jabe z, 1716 I lOgb

Jason, New London lister, 1732- 35 II: 324,500

( A) 1732- 35 II: 383,501

John, ass’t, salary due, 0ct. 1713 ..................... 1: 70

( A) auditor, 1703,1709- 10 1: 22,412,413c

appointment, May 1702 I: 21

doctor, charge for attendance on prisoner in Fairfield

jail, 1771 V: 126b

Enfleld, abatement on tax list, 1761 IV: 315

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Allen, John, order for payment of billetin, lT09 I: 40b

payment for getting Indian soldiers, l? 10 I: 414b

Jonathan, Middletown lister, 1732 II 398

( A) 1730- 47

II 230,305,442,480,535, II1: 326

Joseph, duties on writs, 1785 V: 2210

Enfield, abatement on tax list, 1761 IV: 315

! atthew, ass ’ t II 234b

salary due, 0ct. 1713 I: 70

auditor, 1717,1722,1725 I: 137,254, II 3

( A) 1717 I: 419

( A) corn. on allowance to Joseph Wadsworth I: 82b

bills of credit 1 266

Governor s accounts I 136

judges salaries II: 277b

pr, i, nting accounts If: 191

( A) I 106b

report of state of the treasury with rela-tion

to bills of credit I: 141,143

signing bills of credit 1: 298

" " treasurer’s sa, l, ary I: 90

( A) I 171

Hartford & Windsor western land petition, 1724

Killingly, tax llst, 1716 I: 109c " ( A) Windsor, ass’t, 1731 (?) II: 309

’.’ & Windsor proprietors, Ebenezer Halliburt vs,

costs allowed, May 1739 III: 82

Robert, vs John Curtice, costs allowed, Oct. l? 38 (?) III: 28

Robert, jr. ( A) Groton lister, 1723 I: 351

Samuel, duty on rum, New Haven, l? 74 V: 84c

George Hays vs, costs allowed, 0ct. l? 38 (?) III: 29

’, Windsor, action against town listers for illegally add-ing

to his tax llst. Bill of costs allowed

llster s, Dec. l? 06- Mar. 1706/? I: 38,39

taxed for land in Simsbury, 1716 I: 129

Theophilus, East Haven, tax list, l? 14 I: 83

Thomas, Windsor lister, 1732 II: 309

( A) 1732 II: 301,398

Allen & Howel, bonds for customs duty, 1771- 72 V: 85ab

Allin, see Allen.

Alline,

A11 ing,

Allyn,

Alsop, Richard,

A

( A)

auditor, 1773 V: 68

1775- 74 : 89,81,148c, 149c, 157a, 158a

com. on private petition V: 64b

V: 65

sterling money V: IO

Alverd, see Alvord.

Alvord, Alverd.

Ellphas, duties on writs, 1785 V: 221k

Thomas ( A) iddletown lister, 1735- 36 II: 555,600

Ammedown, Henry, Willington tax list, 1763 IV: 396b

Anderson, Jeremiah, Greenwich, account for care of poor, 1760 lV: 276

John, Treasurer’s receipt for amount due on his mortgage to

the colony, Jan. I744/ 5 II1: 235

Andrews, Andros, Andrus.

Abraham, representative, salary due, y 1712 I: 88

’_’ Charles, Glastonbury tax list, 1745 III : 274a

Daniel, Fairfield, appointed to collect rates still due on

lists in hands of John Silllman, 0ct. 1740

III: ll2, I13

Elisha, Glastonbury tax list, 1745 III: 274b

’: Jamel (?) ( A) Stamford lister, 1755 IV: 89a

John ( A) Fairfield lister, 1722- 23 I: 286,334

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Andrews, Nehemiah, Hartland, duties on writs, 1785 V: 221k

Robert( A) Danbury lister, 174 II: 471

Samuel ( A) Farmington lister, 175 II: 497

Stephen, Glastonbury tax list, 1745 III : 75b

Andros, see Andrs.

Andrus,

Antlzzle, ary, ’ illington tax list, 1783 IV:

Appleton, Jose. Boston, ass. merchant, bill of exchange on London, sold

Wait ; inthrop for Conn. 1695 I: 14

Apthorp, kr. Boston agent of Tombleson & Hanbury, contractors with the

Crown IV: 330, 331

Charles, & son, N. Y. agents for Conn. to pay sum borrowed from

Gov. Shirley out of funds received from Great

Britain, Sept. 1758 IV: 182abc, 134abcd

Arboin, see Arbouin.

Arboine,

Arbouln, Arboin, Arboine.

Peter, London, England, claim on Corm.

On his petition showln Conn. had ranted ary Life,

exrx. of Thomas Life’s estate 5545/ 7/ 8 for

his salary as colonial agent & that ry

Life is now dead leaving the petitioner as

her heir & adm. granted that the amount be

paid Arbouin, 0ct. 1787 V: 252

Letter by his aGent, Ebenezer Fitch to Oliver Wol-cott,

asking to have Arbouin’s order regis-tered&

pa} ent made by orders for small

sums on the civil llst, Apr. 25,1788 V: 25S

Petition of aent for payment of grant made in his

favor, ay 1788 V: 24

Account for balance due Thomas Life, llst of orders

in payment & receipt of Jonathan Tuttle for

same as aKent, ay 1788

Arnold, Benedict, bonds for customs duties, 1787- 7 V: 85ab

John, account with Conn. 189 I:

Jonathan, New Haven clerk, delivery of bond to the Treasurer

in part payment of sum due from John Trew-bride,

sheriff, 0ct. 1729 II 184

Joseph ( A) Haddam town clerk, l? 38

shford.

Act directing Ashford, Hebron, Ridefield, Newtown & New Milford to

return llst of polls & rateable estates the

same as other towns, y 1725 II:?

Grand llst for I725 ....................................... II: 189

1782 ............................. II 28

Additions to tax list for 17Z2 ............................ II:$ 94

Grand list for i? 5 ....................................... II: 514

Ashford. Individuals.

Fuller, Nathaniel, petition showing he became indebted to

the government in 1723 for 131 for land

at that time was in good condition for paying

it. Later he became surety for a man who has

run away & left petitioner to satisfy credit-ors

so that he lost I000. He asks for exten-sion

of time on bond. Gr. 2 ) ars, 0ct. l?

II: 417,418

Ash. ley, Jonathan, account with Conn. 18S ...................... I: 13a

Samuel, Canterbury, tax llst, l? 18 I: llla

Ashurst, Sir Henry, colonial agent, correspondence with Conn.

Vote of Assembly directing 2 assistants to sign

order for payment of 5100 to Ashurst for his

services, 0ct. 170 I: 0

Copies of bills of exchange drawn on John

Winthrop, ov. for 140 payable to Samuel

Sewall, Boston, for the Corporation for propa-

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gating the Gospel in N. E. Also copies of

Ashurst’s bills for 290 similarly drawn on

his account with Conn. Correspondence be-tween

Sewall & Winthrop on payment Dec .1704-

Apr. 18,1708 I: 25- 28,30- 53

Ashurst, Sir % illiam, gov. of the Corporation for the propagation of

the Gospel in N. E. 1704 1: 25,30b

letter of credit on him for payment of colony

agent mentioned, 1714 1: 416a, 417

Aspemvell, see Aspinwall.

Asplnwall, Aspenwell.

Peter, illinly selectman, 1709 l: 41b

tax llst, 1716 I: 109c

Assistants.

Amount due members of the council for attendance at General assem-bly,

0ct. 1713 I 70

Resolve allowing assistants a deputies 2s per day for attendance

in addition to their former salaries,

May 1726 II : 34

Grant of I0 towards funeral expenses of Hezekiah Brainerd,

Nay 1727 II 84

Resolve allowing assistants attending the Assembly, 4d per mile for

traveling & 9/ 8 per day for attendance,

Lay 1729 II: 187

Act allowing Judges of superior court 18s for each day’s attendance;

judges of the county courts, 14s for each

day s attendance; assistants at Assembly 12s

per day; representatives, % s per day; justices

of the quorum at county court, lOs per day,

ay 1736 II: 577,

Resolve allowin assistants 8d per mile for travel, 0ct. 1738- 111: 35

Resolve allowing double the amount of mileage for this session on

account of the unusual difficulty traveling

at this time. Debentures for travel & wages

to be paid in new tenor bills at the rate

of one new for 2 i/ 2 of the old, Nov. 1740

IIl: 125

Bill for requirin that wages of members of the Assembly be paid

in bills of the late emission. Nag. Sept. 1788

IV: 135

Assistants, see also Fe__ es, fines, penalties & c.

Attorneys.

Resolve that attorneys be taxed in annual list from 80 up accord-ing

to their practice, for their faculty,

ay 1728 II II

Attwood, see Atwood.

Atwater, James ( A) New Haven lister, l? 38 II: 809a

Jeremiah, duty on rum, New Haven, 1773- 74 V: 84bc " John ( A) Wallinford lister, 1722 1: 238

Jonathan, jr. ( A) New Haven lister, 1722 I: 283

Joshua ( A) Wallinford lister, 1725 II: 58 ’ Reuben, duties on writs, 1785 V: 221d

Atwater & White, Alexander Wolcott vs, costs allowed, y 1739 111: 72

Atwood, Attwood.

Jonathan ( A) Woodbury lister, 1712,1725 1: 69,11: 60

Nartha, Stoninston, exrx. of Thomas Atwood estate, petition show-ing

her husband was constable for 1722- 24 &

at time of his death there reined 15 un-collected

of the rates committed to him.

Petitioner has settled with the Treasurer

but has no power to collect the arrears.

Granted that present constable have power to

collect for her she paying him 4d . on the ,

0ct. 1726 II: 74,75

" Thomas, Stonington constable, widow’s petition for collect-in@

arrearages of rates, 0ct. l? 28 11: 74,78

( A) Stonington lister, 1721 1: 210

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Auditors.

Appointment of com. to audit Treasurer’s accounts, May 1702 1: 21

Report of auditors on Treasurer’s accounts for the year, 1702 I: 22

Appointment of com. to audit Treasurer’s account, my 1712 I: 60

May 1714 I: 79

} ay 1717 I: 131

May 1717 I: 137

" " May 1718 I: 174

Com. appointed to inspect the audit of the colony’s accounts so far

back as to correct c’ertain mistakes which

are supposed to have occurred, May 1718- I: 175

Appointment of corn. to audit Treasurer’s accounts, May 1721 I: 194

May 1722 I: 254

May 1723 I: 299

May 1724 1: 321

May 1724 I 327

Statement of accounts as audited f, o, r t, h, e ye, a, r 1708, Oct. 1709 1: 412 1709- I0,0ct. 1710

1: 413

1710- 11. Oct. 1711

1: 414

" 171I- 12, May 1713

I: 415

1713- 14. May 1714

I: 418

1714- 15. May 1715

1: 417

1715- 16,} ay 1718

I: 418

1716- 17, y 1717

1: 419

1717- 18, y 1718

I: 420

Report of corn appointed to inspect the audit of the colony ac-counts

as far back as needed to correct

takes supposed to be therein, Oct. 1718- I

Statement of accounts as audited for the year l? 18- 19, May 1719

1: 422

1719- 20, May 1720

I: 423

1720- 21, May 1721

1: 424

1721’ 22, Ny 1722

1: 425

1722- 23. May 1723

I: 26

Resolve that receipts delivered by the Treasurer to com. for sign-ing

bills of credit or other receipts for

sums of money given him, shall be indorsed

by the auditors after obligations have been

met, May 1725 II : 2

App. ointment of corn. to audit Treasurer’s accounts, y 1725 11: 3

May 1726 II: 33

Appointment of John Burr in place of Ebenezer Wakeman, May 1726

11: 47

Joseph Hawley in place of Thomas Stoughton, reslgned,

May 1727 ........................... 11: 115

Ap. p, ointment of com. to audit Treasurer’s accounts, May 1727 11: 118

May 1728 II: 139

Act directing auditors of Treasurer’s accounts on procedure to be

followed for counting & destroying defaced

bills of credit & for counting & returning

to the Treasurer those fit for further use,

ay 1728 ........................... II: 148

Ap,, pointment of corn. to audit Treasurer’s accounts, Nay I725- I: 189 . " ay 170 ! I: l8

mis-

: 421

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Auditors. ( con.)

Appointment of corn. to audit Treasurer’s accounts,. ay

y

ay

Aay

dy

May

Appointment oC com. to

Appointment of corn. to

1732 II: 245

1733

11: 369,370

1734 II: 434

1735 II: 461

1736 II: 575

1737

II: 616- 618

1738 IIl: 3

1739 III: 48

1740

111: 97,99

1741 III: 131

ay 1742 III: 18@

audit Treasurer’s accounts & in addition to

usual work. to bring the several balances in

to one general account; to take account of

bonds in his hands riot two emmissions of

loan money, unsatisfied judgments in favor of

the government & mortgages in hands of Secre-tary,

May 1748 III: 187

audit Treasurer’s accounts, receive bills of

credit brought in by last 2 taxes & after

counting them consume them to ashes, receive

from the Treasurer the value in silver or

gold received for sale of sterling money &

make report of the accounts in 0ct. next,

my 1744 () 111: 212

Appointment of corn. to audit Treasurer’s accounts, May 1744

III: 214,215

Treasurer’s receipt for 265/ 18/ 3 in bills of credit fit for

further use, from the auditors, Nay 1744

III 234

Appointment of corn. to audit Treasurer’s accounts, May 1745 111: 268

May 1746

III 292,293

Bil for appointing auditors to prepare report for y seas.

Neg. Oct. 1746 IIl: 302

Appointment of corn. to audit Treasurer’s accounts, May 1747

Ill 306,307

May 1749 III: 345

Auditors appointed to settle with John Whitlng, authori, ed to con-tinue

the work & make report in Nay next,

Oct. 1749 III: 876

Bill for directing auditors to prepare account of bills of credit

both old & new tenor now outstanding & of

specie now in treasury available for ex-change,

in order to give Assembly data for

legislation on discharging bills of credit.

Neg. Nay 1751 III: 39?

Act directing the auditors to prepare account of outstanding bills

of credit both old & new tenor & amount of

specie in the treasury & lay same before the

Assembly in 0ct. next, May 1751 111: 405

Appointment of corn. to audit Treasurer’s accounts, May 1751 III: 407

Report of auditors showing amount of bills of credit outstanding,

amount of specie in the treasury, amount of

bonds due in old tenor bills of this & of

neighboring governments & in specie, 0ct. 1751

111: 425

Appointment of corn. to audit Treasurer’s accounts, Nay 1752 111: 433

Act directing auditors to proceed with Treasurer’s accounts & to

dispose of the bills of credit brought in by

rates. Also to receive from the Treasurer

the bills brought in on the loans & to sepa-

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rate bills of the neighboring governments &

lodge same with the Treasurer. Bills of this

colony to be burned, May 1752 III: 437

Auditors. ( con.)

Appointment of corn. to audit Treasurer’s accounts, May 1753 III: 492

Resolve instructin auditors on disposal of bills of credit

brought in by rates or by exchange, May 1753

III: 508

Appointment of com. to audit Treasurer’s accounts, Nay 17.54 IV: 9

Powers of auditors appointed in ay con. 0ct. 1754 IV: 23

Appointment of com. to audit Treasurer’s accounts, Nay 1755 IV: 60

In the settlement

of the rate payable Dec. 31 last, auditors are

instructed to make an account of the old or

middle tenor bills brought in & burn same,

receiving from the Treasurer gold & silver

equal to the bills destroyed & returning

coin to him. Also to keep an exact account

of the 10s bills emitted Jan. 1755 & burn

these. Bills emitted since Jan. 1755 except

the 10s bills are to be sorted & such as are

fit for use, to be delivered the Treasurer

for service & the others destroyed, Mar. l? 56

IV: 4

Appointment of additional member of corn. to audit Treasurer’s ac-counts,

May 1756 IV: 118

Ordered that auditors continue service on Treasurer’s accounts &

report in Oct. next, May 1758 IV: If9

Resolve directing the auditors to complete work of settling ac-counts

with Col. John Whitln, adm. of Nathan-iel

Stanley’s estate & with agents for col-lecting

bonds, mortgages & c, Feb. 1757 IV: f52

Appointment of corn. to audit accounts with the Treasurer & instruc-tions

for them to receive the bills of Jan.

emission brought in by rates & destroy them.

Also to receive the bills of old middle

tenor of this colony brought in for exchange

& destroy them, ay 1758 IV: 205

Appointment of corn. to audit Treasurer’s accounts. Instructed to re-ceive

all bills ordered to be brought in for

sinking & destroy them, also all bills of old

or middle tenor brought in for exchange to

be destroyed, May 1781 IV: 321

Report of auditors showing difficulty in settling accounts with

the several agents on account of death &

some receipts being in suit. There appears

to be due from Treas. Talcott 21,@ 95/ I/ Ii

& from towns 5,38/?/ i0. Of various emis-sions

of bills there remain 31,? 18/ 8/ to

be redeemed & the interest of 7,928/ 7.

Leaving a surplus of about 25,000 due the

colony after payment, May 1789 V: 2S

Report of auditors on some new items since May report. Talcott’s

accounts difficult to check up & they find

Pay table accounts differ. Lawrence has re-ceived

12,87 including the abatements.

1959/ 18/ 9 of this in bills of credit have

been burnt. Amount due from the towns &

Talcott & Lawrence come to about 21,882

Oct. I789 .............................. V: 28

Appointment of com. to audit Treasurer’s accounts, May I770 V: 8

Report of auditors showin 2, S5/&/ 2 due from the Treasurer ex-clusive

of what is due on sundry bonds &

179/ 9/ 11/ 4 received for duties, May 18,1770

V: 40

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Auditors. ( con.)

Report of auditors showing they have received & burned bills of

credit amounting to 7966/ 18/ 8 & find

balance due from the Treasurer of 13,949/ i/ i

exclusive of the bills ordered in May last &

also of sundry bonds, y 1771 V: 46

Appointment of com. to audit Treasurer’s accounts who report they

have burned the bills which by law should be

destroyed & have settled accounts with the

Treasurer which they are ready to lay before

the Assembly, May 1772 V: 58

Appointment of corn. to audit Treasurer’s account & report showln

they have destroyed 9272/ 19/ 1 in bills of

credit which were called in & have settled

the account of the Treasurer. They find there

is due the colony 17,238/ i/ I0, May 1773

V: 68,69

Report of auditors showing they received from the Treasurer & de-stroyed

9,188/ 12/ 9 in bills of credit & have

audited the colony account, May 1774 V: 81

Receipt of auditors for bills of credit & certificate of their de-structlon

by fire, Sept. 2,1769 V: 181,182

Receipt of auditors for bills of credit & certificate of their de-struction

by flre, Feb. 6 & 7,1770 V: 188,

Receipt of auditors for bills of credit, certlficate of their de-struction

by fire & account, May 16,1771

V: 140,141

Receipt of auditors for bills of credit, certificate of their de-struction

& account, May 21,1772 V: 142,148

Receipt of auditors for bills of credit, certificate of their de-struction

& account, May 1778 V: 148

Receipt of auditors for bills of credit, certificate of their de-struction

& account, May 19,1774 V: 149

Receipt of auditors for bills of credit, certificate of their de-structlon

& invoice of same, May 18,1776- V: 150

Receipts of auditors for bills of credit, certlflcates of their de-struction

& account, Feb. 20 & Apr. 5,1781

V: 151- 158

Settlement of Tress. John Lawrence’s account with the auditors,

May 1770 V: 154

Settlement of Tress. John Lawrence’s account with the auditors,

y 1771 V: 155

Settlement of John Lawrence’s account with the audltors, May 1772

V: 156

Settlement of John Lawrence’s account with the auditors, May 1773

V: 157

May 1774

V: 158

May 1776

V: 159 ,, ,, Sept. 1777

V: 160

" Dec. 1778

V: I61

Report of auditors showing number of bills of credit received from

the Treasurer & destroyed in Aug. last & that

it has been impracticable to examine treas-urer’s

accounts since on account of large

amount of business caused by soldiers’ notes

& c. Accepted 0ct. 1783 V: 210

Appointment of corn. to receive of the Treasurer bills of credit &

securities brought in by rates , fines, impost

& c & burn them after giving receipts to the

Treasurer, May 1787

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Auditors. ( con.)

Report of the comptroller & auditors showing they have examined

the vouchers for the treasurer’s accounts

since Dec. 1778 & have found certain securi-ties,

army notes & some bills in his hands

which they have retained. They advise de-struction

of the securities. Accepted & in-structions

given for burning the state se-curities,

Ot. 1788 V: 275,276

Receipt by comptroller & auditors for treasurer’s notes issued in

i??? & c for bills of old emissions amounting

to 811,240/ 0/ 0. Certificate of their de-structlon,

Dec .15,1788 V: 281

Report of the comptroller & auditors showing in examining the ac-counts

of Tress. Lawrence they have found

that large sums were collected several years

before the war for interest on txes which

were never carried to the credit of the

state in his books ( 2) payments have been

made in depreciated paper & discounts unar-ranted

by law have been made ( 8) considera-ble

sums have been paid in specie on taxes

appropriated for payment of interest on

state debt but it is impossible to tell

whether the appropriations hav been com-plied

with or the specie paid out according

to orders. ( 4) extensive credits to the

state hav been erased but auditors are

Satisfied the Treasurer has furnished an ac-count

of the nature & extent of those

credits ( 5) in the account of taxes appro-priated

for the U. S. the credit for the

avails of provisions sold is about 1400

less than the sum actually received by the

Treasurer, Dec .30,1788 V: 284

Comptroller & auditors empowered to bring forward in the present

settlement all credits omitted in former set-tlements

& to adjust them as shall appear to

them just & also to mke such distinctions

in kinds & values of items of credit whether

specie, paper or other securities as they

judge equitable, Jn. i789 V: 288

Auditors, see also Treasury.

Auger, John, East Hav-- n, tax llst, l? 14 1: 83

Austin, Clerk ................................................ I: 265c

Abigail, East . Haven, tax list, 1714 1: 83

David, bond for customs duty V: 88

duties on its, 1785 V: 221d

John, corn. on bills of credit III: 85

( A) Hartford, petition asking for liberty to buy sterling

bills of exchange. Boston sold bills of like

value for 400 percent advance on the sterling

money & he offers 435. Will pay part down &

the rest secured either by land or personal

credit, 0ct, i740 III: iii

( A) report on services in stating amount of bills of

credit emitted by the colony. Gr. 8 ay 1740

III 103ab

Joshua, East Haven, tax list, 1714 ....................... 1: 83

Samuel, bond for customs duty .......................... V: 88

Averie, see Avery.

Avery, Averie. 111: 59

} r. ................... III: 3@ c, 50a " Benjamin, colonial ag, e, nt ....................... ,, bills of exchange drawn on him for

settlement of colony’s affairs & regret ex-pressed

that he cannot act as agent, ay I750

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Avery, Benjamin, colonial agent, bills of exchange to be drawn on him,

1750 llI: 386

colonial agent, settlement of account by means of

bills of exchange, 1753 (?) IV: Is

Christopher, auditor, 1744,1746 III: 214,292

appointment neg. Nay 1736 II: 575

com. on taxation III: 499

( A) Groton justice, 1735 II: 547a

( A) town clerk, 1734 II: 547a

" Ebenezer, Groton lister, 1732 I1: 342

( A) 1732 II: 341,391

Griswold, duties on wrlts, 1785 V: 221f

Hu- m- phry’( A) Gcorront. oonn plrioscteeerd, s172o2f western land III: 90

( A) Stonington justice III: 330

James, Groton, petitlon with John Morgan showing they have acted

as guardians for Pequot Indians since death

of Capt. James Avery & have been at consider-able

expense in carrying out the duties.

They ask for consideration of claim. Nothing

gr. ay 1733 II: 375

representative, salary due,}’ ay 1712 I: 66

capt. Groton, ardian of Pequot Indians II: 375

" James Tartus,( 3d?) ( A) Groton lister, 1723 1: 351

John, Preston lister, 1735 II: 539

" ( A) 1735 II: 551

John, jr. duties on writs, 1785 V: 221f

" Groton lister, 1730 II: 221

Joseph, Norwich, estate confiscated on account of his convic-tion

for circulating counterfeit bills,

ar 1756 IV: 124,125

Parke, Groton lister, 1735 II: 547a

( A) 1735 II: 547b

Theophilus, Groton lister, 1735 II: 547a

( A) " 1735 II : 54To

Thomas, duties on writs, 1785 V: 221f

Saybrook, assessed for part of estate omitted from list,

1703 I: 23

illiam, duties on writs, 1785 V: 221f

Ayer, Joseph ( A) Stonington lister, 1754 IV: 127

Babcock, Elisha, account for printing election sermon, amounting to

8/ 17/ 0. Allowed, y 1788 V: 246

Joshua, duties on writs, 1785 V: 221f

Babcock, see also Badcock.

Bacchus, see Backus.

Baccus,

Backus, Bacchus, Baccus, Beckas.

Andrew, duties on writs, 1785 V: 221i

Ebenezer, com. on bills of credit III: 387b

" sterling money IV: 357

Norwich, New London county agent for collecting

bonds & mortgages, 1745- 49

II I: 271, 321,356,448

Elijah, duties on writs, 1785 V: 221e

John, jr. ( A) Windham llster, 1725- 26 II: 61,99

Jos. allowed exchene of broken bills of credit, 1738 III: 8,7

Jo, s, eph, amount due colony, 1738 II: 573

corn. on taxation I1: 35b

directed to deliver to the Treasurer the II0/ I0

in bills of credit & the 2 guineas which he

& r. Sprague received for land sold in

Voluntown. Treasurer to use the bills Sot

public debts & the guineas to be held for

special order of the Assembly, ay 1727

11: 120

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Backus, Joseph ( A) Hartford county sheriff. Petition of John Whiting,

treas, showing negligence of officers in

whose hands he placed executions for getting

in the rates so that there is a large amount

not paid. He asks appointment of some person

who will be thorough in the business. Com.

appointed who report the most of the execu-tions

referred to are in hands of Joseph

Backus. They recommend that Governor & Coun-cil

inquire into matter & if satisfaction is

not given that they appoint an efficient per-son

in his place. Petition of Backus showing

part of money was stolen from him & he has

never used the public money & asking dis-charge

from the demand. Resolve directing

Backus to account with the Treasurer before

Apr. 10 next & in case of his failure to do

so, deslring the Governor & Council to remove

him from office. If the money is not paid

the Assembly will proceed in May to put the

Sheriff’s bonds in suit, May 1782 11: 288- 28%

" Hartford county sheriff, prosecuted by William

Pratt for negligence in allowing William Bed-stone

to escape, 1732 11: 288

( A) Norwich justice, 1728- 35 11: 108,325,507

representative, salary due, May 1712 I: 88

Joseph, jr. Norwich, former ly Hartford county sheriff, petition

showing financial difficulties from theft of

rate money & that he was obliged to give

bond for .883/ 18/ 11 to the Treasurer. He asks

to have extension of time for payment.

Gr. till May lO, 1741, May 173% 111: 48,47

Nathaniel, Jr. Norwich, note. on Treasurer’s account, 1782 V: Ib

Samuel ( A) allowed exchange of broken bills of credit, l? 38

111: 19

Norwich lister, 1728 II : 106

( A) " 1728 11: 87

" surety for Joseph Backus, jr. 1788- 111: 47

Timothy, Canterbury, tax list, 1718 I: lllb

Bacon, Jabez, bond for customs duty ............................ V: 88

Nathaniel ( A) Middletown lister, 1710 1: 81

tax list, 1710,1728 I: 51,883

Bacor, see Baker.

Badcock, Caleb ( A) Windham lister, 1716 1: 95

see also Babcock.

Bad. get, Daniel, Coventry lister, 1732 II : 354

( A) 1732 II: 858

Baily, Bally, Baly, Bayleys.

John, bill of costs in Rogers vs Green, 1729 11: 174

" Groton lister, 1720 I: 212c

" ( A) 1720 I: 212a

Nathaniel, Haddam tax list, 1720 1: 226

Samuel, Haddam lister, 1785 11: 548

" ( A) " 1735 11: 558

Baker, Baco

Daniel, taverner, Washington, assessment omitted from list of

1782 ................................ V: 209a

Elisha, duties on writs, 1785 V: 221k, 222c

" Joseph, duties on writsj1785 ....................... V: 2211

" ( A) Windsor lister, 1710 ........................ l: 49ab

Richard, London, bills of exchange, 1757 IV: 155

" Samuel, bond on treasurer’s account, 1762 V: Ic

bond with Joseph Bishop, jr. & Josiah Pond to be put in

sult, May 1761 ....................... IV: 322

William, Canterbury, tax list, 1716 ..................... l: lllb . London, bills of exchange1757 IV: 155

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Baldwin, Baldwine.

Benjamin, Canterbury, tax list, 1716 l: llla

Caleb, duties on writs, l? 85 V: 221h

Daniel, Willington tax list, l? 83 IV: S96b

David, treasurer’ s account, I?? I V: 5? b, 158a

Eleazer, ansfield collector, 1759 V: 71

Isaac, bond given for Litchfield rate of I762 & 1763- V: 80

" ( A) clerk lower house V: 212,213

clerk of Litchfield county court, assessment, l? 83

V: 214c

duties on writs, l? 85 V: 221j

Litchfield, assessment, 1783 V: 214b

treasurer s account, 1773-?? V: 158c, 159b, 180d

Isaac, jr. Litclield attorney, assessment, 1783 V: 214a

" assessment omitted from list,

1782 V: 209a

Israel ( A) Branford lister, l? 20 1: 217

John ( A) " 1722 1: 228

Jonathan, duties on writs, 1785 V: 221d

( A) ilford lister, l? 21 1: 208

" treasurer’ s account, 1771- 77

V: 57b, 67,156a, 157b, 160b

Josiah, capt. treasurer’ s account, 1776- 77 V: 160b

Nathan ( A) allowed exchange of broken bills of credit, 1738

III: 6,7

auditor, appointment, y 1737 II: 617

( A) ilford lister, 1716,1726,1760 I: 115, II: 88, IV: 262

Nathaniel ( A) Newtown selectman 111: 303

" Richard, duty on rum, Ne Haven, 1770 V: 84a

Silas, surg- mate, payment from treasurer, 1757 V: 28b

Silvester ( A) Stonington llster, l? 23 I 335

The, ophilus, New } ilford llster, 172 II: 337b

( A) 1732 II: 3? a

" Thomas, jr. ( A) Norwich llster, 1732 II: 325,387

illiam, taverner, Litchfield, assessment, 1785 V: 214a

Zacharlah ( A) Hilford lister, 1716 I: 94

Baldwins, see Baldwin.

Ball, Widow, East Haven, tax list, 1714 I: 83

Allin, 1714 I: 83

Caleb ( A) New Haven lister, 1734 II: 48

Jonathan, account with Conn. 16% 3 I: 13b

Samuel, & co. London, England, merchants, bill of exchange drawn

on them, 1695 I: 14

Timothy, duties on writs, 1788 V: 221d

Ballord, Sherebiah, Willington tax list, l? 3 IV: 3% 6a

Bally, see. Ba, i, ly.

Baly,

Bancroft, Nathaniel, indsor llster, 1736 II: 604

( A) 1736 II 598

ank, see Bills of credit. Loans.

Bankruptcy.

" adsworth, Elihu, Hartford, petitlon showing he is confined in jail

for arrears of a colony rate as Hartford col-lector.

He has no property & asks that he

may be allowed to take the debtor’s oath.

Neg. ay 1771 V: 60

Bnkruptcy, see also De__ btors.

Bankruptcy. Laws, statutes & c.

Act providing that any person committed to prison for

not paying taxes shall not be permitted to

take the poor debtors’ oath until one or

more of the selectmen of the tewn shall have

been duly notified, Nay I782 V: 174

Bannister, John, Newport, action brought in Windham county aainst

Godfrey Nalbone for recovery of money due on

bond. Petition of }/ albone for reversal of

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judgment claiming it had been customary in

R. l. to mae no allowance for depreciation of

paper money. Neg. ay 1783 IV: 399- 408

Bant, Gilbart ( A) shipmaster (?) receipt for letters addressed to

James Porter, London, colonial agent,

Jan. 18,1889/ 90 I: ii

Bardslee, John ( A?) Stratford lister, l? 21 I: 197

Barker, Abner, duties on writs, l? 88 V: 221b

( A) Willington agent petit ion, l? S3 IV: 394

tax list, 1783 IV: 398a

Edward A) Branford lister, I734 I1: 488

James, duties on writs, l? 88 V: 221d

duty on rum, New Haven, l?? O V: 8a

Barkhamsted.

Resolve granting town privileges to Colebrook & Barkhamsted & di-recting

them to send in llst of polls &

rateable estate, 0ct. 1779 V: 172a

Barnard, Bartb. olomew, account with Conn. 1693

kbenezer, agent to sell provisions for the state V: 288c

Joseph ( A) Windsor lister, 1736 II: 858

Barns, Samuel ( A) East Haddam lister, 1738 II: 841

homas, Waterbury lister, 1732 I I 355

( A) 1732

Timothy ( A) Litchfield lister, l? 83 V: 214b

Barnum, Dr. attendance on William Williams, transient at Fairfield,

1731 ............................... II: 268a

Barrett, Barrit.

Benjamin Killlngly, tax llst, 1716 I: 109b

Jere. note to be put in suit, 1769 V: I30

John ( A) Killingly lister, 1737 II:

Joseph, Killingly, tax list, l? 16 I: 109b

Barrit, see Barrett.

Barrows, Gershom, capt. treasurer’s account, l? 7- 77 V: 16Ob

Bartholomew, G. trader, Derby, assessment omitted from list of 1782

V: 209b

Isaac ( A) Branford lister, 1733 II: 416,443

Samel, duty on rum, New Haven, 1770 V: 84a

Bartlet, Bartlett, Bartlit.

Abraham ( A) Drham lister, 1734,1735 II: 475,528

Barnnot, Simsbury tax list, 1720 l: 20b

Ebenezer ( A) Gilford llster, l? 34 11: 489

Ephraim, duty . on rt, New Haven, I770 V: 64a

Joseph, Gilford lister, I732 11: 299

( A) " 1732,1736 II: 298,399a, 623

Bartlett, see Battler.

Bartlit,

Bartram, Bartrum.

Barnabas, duty on rum, New Haven, 1774 V: 84c

David, Fairfield, deposition on John Read’s care of Indian,

1763 ................................ IV: 415

Ebenezer, bonds for customs duty, 1769- 73 V: 85ab

dut. y on r.. m, New Haven, ! 771 V: S4a

Job, 1771- 7 V: 84ab

Phebe, Fairfield, deposition on John Read’s care of Indian,

1763 IV: 415

Bartrum, see Bartram.

Baslt, Basset.

Basset, Baslt.

Samuel, aent to recover for the government any money due

Sammel Weed & forfeited by conviction of

counterfeitln, I748 III: 3

corn. on excise ............................

Derby lister, I73 ......................... II: 6

" ( A) " 1732 ..................... 11: 344,403

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Bateman, Barman.

" Ebenezer, Killingly, tax list, l? 16 I: 109a

Thomas ( A) Killingly lister, 1737 11: 842

Bath, John ( A) New Haven lister, 1722 I: 235

Batisson, Zachariah, Fairfield, deposition on John Read��s care of

Indian, 1763 IV: 415

Barman, see Bateman.

Bayard, illiam, N. Y. custody of sterling money sent from Great

Britain to pay the colonies for war expenses,

1756 IV: 132ac, 134ac

Bayleys, see Baily.

Beach, Beech.

Eben. ( A) Stratford lister, 1735 II: 548a

James ( A) 1736 11: 597

’ iles, oldsmlth, Litchfleld, assessment, 1783 V: 214b

Samuel, duties on writs1785 V: 221d

( A) dallinford lister, 1728 11: 56

Beacher, see Beecher.

Beament, Bement.

Beard, James, duties on writs, 1785 V: 221c. 222a

treasurer s account, 1777- 76 V:

Samuel ( A) ilford lister, 1716 1: 94

Beardesley, s, e, e Be, a, rdsley.

Beardslee,

Beardsley, Beardesley, Beardslee.

" John ( A) Stratford lister, 1722,1723,1737 I: 247,350, II: 644

( A?) " 1722 1: 291

John, jr. " 1730 II: 208

Nehemiah, duties on writs, 1785 V:

Beaumont, Corbyn, Brown &, see Corbyn, Brown & Beaumont.

Bebe, see Beebe.

Beckas," Backus.

Bec, kly, Benjamin, account with Conn. 1693 l: 13a

Nath. account with Conn. 1893 l: 13a

Beckwit, Sarah, East Haddam, tax IIst, 1723 1: 349

Bedell, John, London, England, bill of exchange drawn on him by Elisha

Bennett, Jan. 1689/ 0 1: 9,10

Bedford, John Russell, 4th duke, British secretary of state, com. ap-pointed

to consider his letter to Corm. who

report in favor of having a com. prepare the

account on bills of credit & measures for

discharging them & transmitting same as soon

as convenient. Accepted 0ct. 1749- III: 362,363

Bedstone, ; illiam, convicted of entering house of illiam Pratt of

Hartford & stealing money collected on colo-ny

rate, 1731 II: 256a

Bedwell, see Bidwel.

Beebe, Bebe, Beebee.

Baezaleel, maj. treasurer’s account, 17? 7- 78 V: 161a

James, Danbury justice II: 334

Joseph, New London I: 155a

Thomas, abatement of tax on account of removal from

town, 1715 1: 160

Beebee, see Beebe.

Beech, Beach.

Beecher, Beacher.

Caleb, duties on writs, 1785 V: 2id

Eliphalet, bond on Treasurer��s acoount, 1762 V: la

" with John Beecher to be put in suit, 1769

V: 129

" John, bond on Treasurer’s account, 1762 V: la

with Ellphalet Beecher to be put in suit, 1789

V: 129

" Thaddeus, duty on rum, New Haven, 1773 V: 84b

Beel+ Nathew, Willington tax iist, 1763 IV: 386b

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Beers, Daniel, Woodbury lister, petition, 1757 IV: 189

Nathan ( A) Norwalk llster, 1755 IV: 86

Beets, see Betts.

Begelo, Bigelow.

Belcher, Mr. custody of money provided for procuring i000 sterling

for Conn. government, 1729 II: 168

Andrew, account with Conn. 1709 I: 413a

Jonathan, custody of money for colonial agent, 1732 II: 279

farm used in bounding Meriden, 1723 I: 305

Belden, Belding.

Ebenezer, account with Conn. 169S I: ISa

John, account with Conn. 1695 I: lb

auditor, appointment, May 1741 III: ii

Hartford, petition sh,- ing injury caused to one hand by

bursting of gun. He asks exemption from

poll tax. Gr. May 1744 111: 468,469

Jonathan, representative, salary due, May 1712 I: 66

Thomas A) auditor, 1771- 74 V: 46b, 58,140c, 142,149c, 155b, 156c

Beldlng, see Belden.

Bell, Jacob, bond for customsduty, 1775 V: 85b, 88

" duty on rum, New Haven, 1773 V: 84b

Jonathan ( A) Stamford lister, 1730,1752 II: 215,$ 52,390

Shadrach, duty on rum, New Haven, 177 V: 84b

Beman, see Bement.

Bemant,

Bement, Beament, Beman, Bemant, Bemon.

" Dennis ( A) Enfield, deposition on different opinions regarding

duties of llsters, 1761 IV: 3S6ab, SS7

Enfield selectman IV: 15,339

" Edmund, Hartford, note to be collected, 1770 V: 135

Samael ( A) Simsbury lister, 1737 II: 645

Bemon, see Bement.

Bendict, see Benedict.

Benedick,

Benedict, Bendict, Benediok, Bennedick, Bennidick.

James ( A) Danbury li, s, ter, 1726 II: IIi

John ( A) 1732 I I:

duties on writs, 1785 V: 221h

" ( A) Norwalk llster, 1722 I: 260

Lemuel, treasurer’ s account, 1776- 78 V: 160b, 161a

Matthew, Danbury llster, 1755,1737 I1: 504, 6S8

( A) 1735 II 505

Nathanlel, Norwalk collector, 1757 V: 71

Thaddeus, duties on writs, 1785 V: 221h

Redding, dutles on writs, 1785 V: 221h

Thomas ( A) allowed exchange of broken bills of credlt, 1758

111: 6,7

" " auditor, 1744,1746 II I: 214,292 . corn. on private petition III: 142b

" treasury .......................... IV: 36

" ways & means ..................... IV: 105

Danbury constable, on his petition showing inhabi-tants

of Reddlng were set off as a distinct

society in May 1729 & were exempted from

country tax for 4 years but there is uncer-tainty

whether exemption applies to rate of

1728, resolved that petitioner has full power

to collect the 1728 rate, Oct. 1729 II: lS?

( A) Danbury justice ..................... IV: 419,420

( A) " lister, I723 ...................... I: 340

( A) Norwalk llster, 1732 II: 347,401

Benitt, see Bennett.

Bennedick, see Benedict.

Bennet, Bennett.

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Bennett, Benltt, Bonnet, Bennit, Bennitt.

Daniel A) com. on taxation V: 229a

duties on writs, 1788 V: 221g, 222b

Elisha ( A) Boston,} Aass. letter to John Bedell, London, with

bill of exchange on him payable to James Por-ter.

Purchased by Cyprian Nichols for Conn.

colony, Jan. 17,1889/ 90

John, Groton tax list, 1720

Lewis, Fairfield prisoner, account for work credited by John

Camp, jailer, Oct. 1771 V: 126,127

Nathan, Stratford lister, 1730 II: 208

Bennidick, see Benedict.

Bennit, Bennett.

Bennitt,

Benton, Bentun.

Daniel ( A) @ milford lister, 1738

Jacob, Harwinton representatlve, i? 58 IV: I8

John, note on treasurer’ s account, 1782 V: Ic

note to be put in suit, 1789 V: I30

Samuel ( A) , ethersfield lister, l? 21 1: 207

Bentun, see Benton.

Berry, Natthew, bond on Treasurer’s account, 1762 V: Id

Botts, Beets.

Benjamin, Norwalk lister, 1735 II : 527b

( A) 1731,1738 II: 253,527a

John, auditor, 1739 Ill : 48

com. on bills of credit III: 57e

( A) Norwalk llster, 1722 1: 260

Stephen, duties on writs, 1785 V: 221h

Thaddeus, duties on writs, 1785 V: 221g

Bicknell, James (?) ( A) allowed exchange of broken bills of credit,

1738 Ill

auditor, appointment, May 1746 III: 293

Bidwel i, Bedwell.

Widow, account with Conn. 1893 l: 13a

Nathaniel, Middletown, tax list, 1718 l: l18a

Bielow, Begelo.

---, l: 40b

Jonathan, account of pay from Hartford county, 1717 I: l? Sb

Bill, Ephraim, Norwich, note on Treasurer’s account, 1782 V: ib

Joseph, Groton tax list, l? 20 1: 212b

Philip, " " 1720 I: 212b

Billings, Ebenezer, payment from treasurer, 1756 V: 28a

Stonington tax list, 1734’ II: 490

Ebenezer, jr. Stonington tax list, 1734 II: 490

Increase, allowed exchange of broken bills of credit, 1738

III: 8,7

" Stonington, Treasurer’s receipt for amount due on

his mortgage to the colony, Nov. 1744 III: 28

William, payment from treasurer, 1755 V: 28a

Bills of credit.

Com. appointed to deliver to the Treasurer 2000 in bills of credit

emitted for payment of public debts of the

colony, ordered to make an account of the

rest of the bills brought in by the rate of

i? II & to make report in order to have same

lodged with com. on signing the bills. Report

showing delivery & account made & that whole

sum of bills amounted to E4376/ 15/ 6, Nay 1712

I: 55,58

On report of com. giving account of the bills brought in on the

rate of 1711, ordered that John Haynes have

custody of the bills remaining after delivery

of those ordered to the Treasurer until

further orders,} Aay 1712 I: 62

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Bills of credit. ( con.)

Act directing emission of 2000 in bills of the denomination of

sums from 2s to 8 to be of the bills drawn

in by rate of i? ii & com. ordered to deliver

the Treasurer said bills to the amount of

2000. Rate of 2280 ordered for securing

the bills, payable ay l? 20, May 1712

Corn. appointed to deliver to Treasurer his receipts for bills of

credit put in his hands by com. for signing

bills so far as he has passed out said bills

for use of the government, ay 1712

Act authorizing emission of 20000 in bills for sums ranging from

2s to 8 to be put in hands of the Treasurer

& by him exchanged for outstanding bills of

credit, value for value but not used for any

other purpose without order from the Assem-bly.

Proclamation to be issued for calling

in the old bills for exchange, Kay 1713

Act empoerin Treasurer to issue 2000 of the bills formerly

authorized towards payment of public debts

of the colony. Also granting tax of 2100

payable in bills of credit or currency of

the country before last of ay l? 2, Nay I? I

I: 74

Act empowering a com. to demand from com. for sining the bills or

from any person whom they suppose has any

in his possesslon, the said bills of credit.

Authorized to break open any receptacle for

obtaining them. If bills are not completed,

corn. shall cause them to be perfected & de-livered

to the Treasurer, Oct. 1718 1: 88

Joseph , hiting discharged from demands on account of bills of

credit to be drawn in by rate made in Oct.

171,0ct. 1718 .............. 1: 89

Act empowering the Treasurer to issue 3000 of bills of credit

towards the payment of the public debts of

the colony. For drawing in the bills granted

a rate of 3080 payable in bills before last

of ay 1728, May 1718 I: i

Corn. appointed to make up accounts with the Treasurer respecting

the new bills delivered him by corn. for sign-ing

bills at several times. No date I: I01

Statement of Joseph Talcott for Dr. Copp that he does not believe

the cost of printing, signing & c of the bills

of credit amounts to 8 on the lOO, May 1718

I 103

Act empowering freasurer to emit 2000 of the bills authorized in

i? 18 towards payment of public debts of the

colony. Also granting rate of 2100 payable

in bills before last of ay l? 2, for drawing

in this issue, 0ct. l? 18 I: 10?

Act providing that for drawing in the remaining bills of credit

issued under act of 0ct. l? 10 there be levied

a rate of 8d on the payable in bills of

credit or money as generally current in N. E.

Oct I? 18 ............................... I: 108

Act directing corn. to deliver to the Treasurer bills of credit

amounting to 189/ I of the issue drawn in

by rate of 1713. These to be issued by the

Treasurer for payment of colony debts. Rate

of 180 granted payable in bills before end

of Ny I72 for drawing in said bills again,

I: 126 May 1717 ............................

Explanation of two bills intended to get a full account of pro-ceedings

in regard to bills of credit since

1709 & to learn what bills of credit are in

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the Treasurer’s hands & to receive from

administrators of late Treasurer’s estate

such as he has already to deliver, Oct. 1717

I 141

Bills of credit. ( con.)

Bill for appointing com. to receive from administrator of Joseph

Whiting’s estate, bills of credit in his cus-tody

& due the colony at time of his death,

0ct. i? i? I 142

Corn. appointed to make a full report of the state of the treasury

with relation to bills of credit, 0ct. l? 17

I: 14

Corn. appointed to receive of the Treasurer such bills of credit as

have been drawn in by rates & by exchange &

to give him receipts which shall be his

vouchers in accounting with the colony.

Treasurer directed to attend to the affair

as soon as possible & corn. to report to Assem-bly

for further directions, Oct. l? l? I: l@

Act authorizing emission of 1200 in bills from 2s to 5, 861 to

be of the dead stock received from the Treas-urer

by corn. appointed for the purpose, who

are ordered to deliver that amount to the

Treasurer & the remaining part of the 1200

to be out of 20000 ordered May 1713. Treas-urer

to emit the 1200 for colony debts.

Tax of 1280 granted payable in bills or cur-rency

of the country before end of 0ct. 1728

for drawing in this emission, 0ct. l? l? I: 148

Ordered that as com. for burning old bills destroyed EO/ 12 more

than intended, that amount of the 1200 shall

be made up from bills lodged in the treasury

for drawing in old bills. Also corn, appointed

to receive from executor of estate of the

late Treasurer such bills as belong to the

government, Oct. 1717 I: 151

Unsigned receipt for bills of credit received from Joseph & John

Whiting, treasurers, of the stock drawn in by

rates or exchange. Lower house vote for giv-ing

a receipt for I$ made on counterfeit

plates, 0ct. 1717 I 181

Act for preventing counterfeiting. Since acts for drawing in bills

of credit bearing date of July 12,1709 have

not brought in all of the issue & opportu-nity

has been made for counterfeitlng, re-solve

passed that Treasurer be empowered to

receive the i709 bills for exchange until

May 18th next. After that date said bills to

be no longer legal tender, 0ct. 1717 1: 182

Report of com. appointed to receive the 959/ 16/ 8 in bills of

credit from Joseph Whiting, treas. showing

amount delivered John Whiting, amount burned

& disposal of counterfeit bills, Oct. I? l?

I: 163

List of treasurer’s receipts for bills of credit, 1712- 1716 1: 164

Extension of time for drawing in bills of 1709 until July I next,

May 1718 I: 165

Com. appolnted to receive from Treasurer such bills of credit as

have been brought in by rates & give him re-ceipt,

also to receive from estate of John

Haynes the dead stock of the bills lodged

with him, l? 14 (?) I: lS?

Opinion of upper house favoring appointment of a Joint corn. to ex-amine

condition of bills of credit brought

in by rate granted in 0ct. last & that those

which are not fit for further use be ex-changed

by the Treasurer I: 16

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Bills of credit. ( con.)

Bill for reviving credit of money bills providing that a commis-sioner

be appointed to meet those who may be

appointed by Mass. N. H. & R. I. for devising a

plan by which the credit of the bills will

not fall below their face value. Neg. in

lower house, May 1719 1: 179

’ reasurer’s receipt for 109/ 17/ 6 in bills of credit brought in by

rate of i? I? & now emitted again as pert of

1400 for payment of colony debts, 0ct. 1719

I: 183

Order for attendance of John Whiting on Assembly to adjust ac-counts

between colony & late Trees. Joseph

hiting & for delivery of 800 of the bills

of credit authorized in May Ist, 0ct. l? 19

I: 184

Act ordering that the remainder of a 2d rate granted 0ct. 1715 now

in Treasurer’s hands, being 1642/ 13/ 4, shall

be paid out for salaries & other colony

debts. Allowance to be made for the 12d on

the advance at which the bills were re-ceived.

Grain received on 0ct. l? 20 tax to be

sold if price equals or exceeds rate for

which it was received, otherwise to be stored

till further directions. Bills of credit re-ceived

on Oct. l? 20 rate to lie in Treasurer’s

hamds , May 1721 1: 195

Act appointing com. to deliver to Treasurer 1800 in bills of

credit & to exchange 524/ 6/ 9 of the bills

brought in by rate of 1720 for exchange

bills now in hands of Treasurer in order to

make up the 1800 in bills fit for use. Also

to burn 140/ 4 brought in by said rate &

3?? brought in by excllange, May 1722 1: 256

Ordered that auditors of Treasurer’s accounts sort the bills they

find in the treasury & report number found

unfit for use, May 1722 I: 288

Corn. report 348/ 12 of bills brought in by last rates & unfit for

use, 0ct. I722 I: 259

Treasurer’s receipt for 653/ 7/ 6 in bills of credit from auditing

corn. ordered to be put in treasury for pay-ment

of colony debts, May 1723 I: 261

Corn. appointed to receive printer’s account for 4000 bills of

credit ordered in Oct. lest, May 1723 (?)

1: 266

Act repealing section of act appointing the same corn. to sign bills

of credit who signed the previous issue & ap-pointing

a new com. for the work, May 1723

1: 288

Act providing for emission of 653/?/ 6 of the bills drawn in by

rates & now in hands of auditors of Treas-urer’s

accounts. Of the 4000 new bills

authorized in 0ct. last & still in hands of

signing corn. ordered that 848/ 12/ 6 be de-livered

to the Treasurer & that latter use

these two amounts for paying colony debts.

Rate of 890 granted for calling in the new

bills payable by Aug. 31,1728. The remaining

bills of the 000 issue shall be delivered

to the Treasurer in exchange for torn & de-faced

bills, May I723 1: 300

Act directing that Treasurer emit 2000 of the bills printed by

authority of act of 0ct. last for public

debts of the colony. Tax of 2100 granted

payable in bills of credit by 0ct. 20, I730

for calling in the bills, 0ct. l? 23 1: 301

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Bills of credit. ( con.

Order that Treasurer attend on Assembly & bring such bills of

credit as have been drawn in by rate that

they may be disposed of by Assembly’s

order, Oct. l? 23 I: 302

Bill for establishing value of bills of credit, providing that the

Governor correspond with ss., R. I. & N. H.

& suggest joint action for stabilizing the

value of the bills of the colonies.

Neg. Oct. 1723 I: 303

Act directing com. on signing bills of credit to deliver 1200 to

the Treasurer ready for order of the Assem-bly,

Oct. 1723 1: 308

Act providing that ’ freasurer shall pay public debts of the colony

with 640 still in the hands of the com. ap-pointed

to sign bills authorized in Oct.

1722 & with 699/ 3/ 9 which are reported by

the auditors as drawn in by rates & fit for

use. Tax of 1406/ 3/ 9 granted for drawing

in the bills of credit, payable by y 20,

1730, May 1724 I: 322

Bill for printing bills of credit in sums from 2s to 5 amounting

to 000. Neg. May 1724 1: 331

Com. appointed to receive bills of credit now in the treasury & re-port

what amount are fit for use. Report

showin 899/ 3/ 9 fit for use, legl/ I/ 3 de-faced,

221/ i/ 4 taken by exchange. Ordered

to burn defaced bills, ay 1724 I: 32

Act providing for emission of 2300 in bills of credit of the de-nomination

of sums from 2s to 5. Of this

amount 800 shall be of the bills author-ized

in 0ct. 1722 & now in the Treasurer’s

hands & the 2000 shall be of te bills

ordered to be printed by present ses s.

Treasurer is empowered to pay public debts

with the 2300 as needed. Tax of 2415

granted to draw in the bills, payable before

last of Aug. l? 29. The remaining 2000 bills

ordered by present sess. shall be signed &

delivered to Treasurer to be exchanged for

bills unfit for use. The 1800 brought in

by rates are also to be emitted for public

debts, 0ct. 1724 I 388

Treasurer ordered to attend Assembly with such bills of credit as

are in his hands by act of Assembly of ay

last & such as are drawn in by rates,

0ct. l? 2

Com. appointed to inspect the treasury & report on condition &

amount of bills of credit, 0ct. 1724 I: 364

Act authorizing the printing of 4000 in bills of credit in sums

between 2s to 5. Bills to be delivered by

com. to the Treasurer & exchanged by him for

torn bills, Oct. 1724 I: 69

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2ills of credit. ( con.

Act directing the re- issue of 1232/ 15/ 6 of the bills called in by

rate of 1724 & 756/ 4/ 6 of the new issue

authorized in 0ct. 1724. Tax of 2000 ordered

for securing the repannent & drawing in of

the bills, May 1726 II: i0

Act authorizing emission of 2000 in bills for sums from 2s to

1200 to be of the bills now in Treasurer’s

hands for exchange of first impression &

800 to be of bills brought in by act of Oct.

172,. Com. appoi, ted to receive 800 in bills

fit for use & to redeliver same for emission.

Tax of 2000 to be levied to secure the emis-sion,

0ct. 1725 II 24

Resolve ordering auditors to re- deliver to the Treasurer 653/ 7/ 6

of the dead stock or bills brought in by

rates for payment of public debts. Also di-rectinG

com. on signing bills to sign & de-liver

846/ 12/ 6 of new bills for said debts,

ay 1726 (?) II: 27

Act directing the Treasurer to exchange 400 of the best preserved

of the bills brought into the treasury for

such torn ones as are brought in for replace-ment.

The remaining part of the quick stock

in the treasury, 1325/ lO/ 5, shall be paid out

for public debts,. ay 1726 II: 28

Act providing that no quarter of any bill of credit shall be pass-ed

or received by the Treasurer or any of

the constables of the to’’ s for a public pay-ment

after the first of 0ct. next, except by

way of exchange with the Treasurer, May 1725

II: 32

Resolve empowering the Treasurer to issue the 1624/ 2/ 6 of bills

fit for further use now in his hands to-gether

with 375/ I?/ 6 of the bills brought

in by rate granted in Oct. last, for paying

public debts of the colony, Oct. l? 26

Act authorizing the Treasurer to issue the & 1214/ 18/ 9 of good

bills in his hands brought in by rate of

Oct. 1725, May 1727 II: ll7

Act authorizing the printing of L4000 in bills of credit of denomi-nations

from 2s to 6, to be signed by the

corn. appointed to sign last emission & to be

delivered to the Treasurer for exchange for

torn & defaced bills, 0ct. l? 2? II: 128

Act authorizing Treasurer to issue the 1138/ 17/ 71/ 2 left in his

hands in ay last together with 861/ 2/ 4 of

the bills brought in by rate of 0ct. 1726,

towards payment of public debts of the

co lony, Oct. 1727 II 132

Report of com. that answer made to complaint now before the King in

Council is grounded on reasons which will

sufficiently excuse our doings, ay 1728

II 140

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Bills of credit. ( con.)

Act authorizing Treasurer to issue & 2197/ 18/ 9 of the good bills in

his hands brought in by rate of 0ct. 1726, for

paent of public debts of the colony,

ELy 1728 11: 141

Proposal by John Read for improving the value of the paper money,

showing evils of constant depreciation & sug-gesting

as remedy that whatever paper money

is brought in by rates, be burned. A ne is-sue

to be made just sufficient for charges

of the government for a year. Impost on West

India goods payable in silver & a small rate

payable in produce recommended & an act de-claring

that any paper money of new issue

shall be redeemable at end of the year in

silver or produce. Advantage of calling in

the bills before neighboring colonies act.

Consideration referred to May next, 0ct. l? 24

II: 184

Act authorizing printing of 4000 in bills of denominations from

2s to 5 & directing that same be signed by

com. appointed for last emission. Treasurer

to use the issue to exchange for torn & de-faced

bills, 0ct. l? 28 11: 155

Act authorizing the Treasurer to issue for panent of public debts

the quick stock in his hands amounting to

914/ 6/ 8 together with i088/ 13/ 4 of the

bills brought in by rate of 0ct. last. Also

authorizing emission for same purpose of

8400 of the bills ordered to be printed the

present sess. For securing same, tax of 3600

granted payable by last of Aug. l? 38 in bills

of credit or money as it passes at time of

payment, Oct. 1728 II 157

Act providing that whereas debts contracted between July 12,1709 &

before 1727 were made payable in bills of

credit by act of 0ct. 1718, debts contracted

between July 12,1727 & July 12,1738 shall be

under same regulation, 0ct. l? 28 II: 161

Act authorizing Treasurer to issue for payment of public debts the

1805/ 16/ 9 brought in by rate of 0ct. 1727

II 182

Act directing the printing of 6000 in new bills to be put in

hands of the Treasurer & by him exchanged

for torn & defaced bills but not to be used

for any other purpose. Proclamation to be

issued directing all persons holding bills

which are torn to bring in same for exchange

under penalty of losing the value thereof,

y 1729 II : 163

Act authorizing Treasurer to issue the 2318/ 3/ 7 of good bills

brought in by rate of 1728 for payment of

public debts, May 1730 II: 197

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Bills of credit. ( con.)

Act authorizing Treasurer to issue the 2807/ 15/ iI of good bills

brought in by rate of 0ct. 1729, for paying

public debts & necessary charges of the.

colony, May 1732 I1: 282

Act authorizing the Treasurer to issue 2500 of the exchange bills

in his hands for public debts. For securing

same, tax of 2600 granted payable in bills

of credit of this colony or money before

last of . lay 1737,0ct. 1732 11: 290

Act authorizing stamping of 20,000 from new plates but of similar

denominations & in number as former bills.

Com. appointed to procure plates, May 1788

11: 379

Act authorizing Treasurer to issue 12I/ 8/ 5 of the bills brought

in by rate of Oct. 1731, for payment of public

debts, May 1733 II: 381

Bill for authorizing printing ofd40, O00 in bills of credit. Dif-fering

votes & com. of conference, y 1733

II: 382

Act declaring that clause in act for emitting bills of credit in

June 1709 makin the bills receivable in all

public payments at an advance of 12d on the

shall be construed to apply only to pay-ments

on public taxes on the people, Oct. l? 33

11: 412

Act providin8 that any person, society or number of persons who

shall presume to emit notes to be used as a

medium of trade, shall be liable to same pen-alties

as are provided for counterfeiting or

forging bills of credit, 0ct. 1734 II: 454

Voted that the 5 & lOs bills of the first bank, the old 40s, 5 &

2s bills put out before the first bank, be

called in & replaced by bills stamped from

new plate, Oct. i735 I1: 493

Act providinE for stamping 25,000 on new plates with 1735 added

to be used to exchange for certain 6,40s,

10s & 2s bills which have been counterfeited,

0ct. 1735 II: 557

Act reviving act for preventing any person or society from emit-ting

bills of credit, 0ct. l? 35 II: 563

Act authorizing Treasurer to issue I000 of the exchange bills in

his hands for paying public debts. Tax of

1050 granted as security payable before

last of May 1741 in bills of the colony,

May 1738 II 565

Act authorizing the Treasurer to issue the 961/ 5/ i of good bills

brought in by rate of 0ct. 1735, for payment

of public debts, May 176 II: 56

Act forbidding the quartering or halving of the bills of credit of

Corm. in denominations of 5,40s, 20s, 10s & 5s.

Treasurer ordered not to receive such parts

after May 20 next in payments, nor to pay out

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same. Also directed to exchange any brought

in before that date, Kay 1736 II: 578

Bills of credit. ( con.)

Act authorizing Treasurer to issue 1200 of the exchange bills in

his hands for patient of public debts & to

secure same, rate of 1260 granted payable be-fore

last of ay 1739 in bills of credit of

this colony or in money, 0ct. 1736 II: 579

Governor desired to have advertisement put in Boston paper relat-ing

to calling in Conn. bills for exchange &

also relating to the halves & quarters,

Oct. 1736 II 580

Treasurer authorized to use 1500 of exchange bills in his hands

in denominations not known to be counterfeit-ed,

for paying public debts. Rate of 1575

ranted payable before last of ay 1742 in

bills of credit or money, ay 1737 II: 615a

Act authorizing Treasurer to issue I000 in bills brought in by

rate of 0ct. l? 35, for payin8 public debts,

ay 1737 II: 615b

Nathaniel Stanly directed to exchange broken money in hands of

Treasurer, which was emitted by neighboring

colonies & has been called in by them. Also

such money as had been contributed for

Indian missions, ay 1737 II: 819

Bills providin that the Treasurer receive halves, or quarterof

the true bills of the colony denominated 5,

40s, 20s, lOs or 5s & exchange bills provided

for that purpose at any time before Jan. lst

next. Also receive such halves or quarters

for public debts until Apr. lst next alloing

no advance. Notice to be given in newspapers

of neighboring colonies. Penalty for divid-ing

bill of credit, forfeiture of bill & fine

of 10s. Parts not to be legal tender in

private transaction. Differing votes & com.

of conference, 0ct. 1737 II: 628- 830

Act for preventing the dividin of bills into halves & quarters.

Treasurer directed to receive the halves &

quarters of the 5,40s, 20s, 10s & 5s bills of

the colony until Jan. lst next, by way of ex-change

& no longer. Act to be advertised in

newspapers, Oct. 1737 II 651

Petition of Joseph hiting & others showing they have in their pos-session

broken halves & quarters of the true

bills of this colony which they were unable

to et exchanged. They ask that Treasurer be

directed to exchange sme. Granted provided

it is done before risin of Assembly,

ay 1738 III: 6,7

Petition of Andre Burr & others shoing they have in their posses-sion

broken halves & quarters of the bills

of this colony of reater denominations than

3s. They ask that same may be exchanged.

Gr. 0ct. 1738 Ill: 19

Act extending time for exchange of bills ordered to be brought in

until Dec. lst next & no longer, 0ct. l? 58

III: 37

Treasurer empowered to issue 573/ 14/ 71/ 2 of the bills brought in by

rate & 3000 of the interest on the loan

money towards paying necessary charges of

the government, ay 173 III: 43

Treasurer ordered durin Assembly to receive such bills as might

have been exchanged under act of last Oct. &

exchange for same, bills provided for redeem-

ing bills ordered in by this Assembly,

ay 1789 111: 55

Bills of credit. ( con.)

Corn. appointed to draw up legislation for auditing the account of

bills of credit emitted by this Assembly

what has been brought in, in order to show

amount outstanding. To be reported to May

sess. 0ct. i789

Report of com. favoring the appointment of a com. to audit account

of various emissions of bills for defrayin

charges of overnment & emitted in loans

what has been drawn in at various times.

Accepted & acted on, 0ct. 1789 III: 65

Act directing the Treasurer to exchanse bills of credit & broken

bills which have been ordered brought in, if

they are brought in before Dec. lst next,

Oct. 1789 III: 88

Bill providing for the emission of I0000 in suitable denomina-tions.

2000 to be used for exchanging old

torn bills & the remaining 8000 for public

charges of the overnment. Corn. for the stamp-in

& signing. Rate of 8000 granted payable

by last of Aug. l? 48 in Corm. bills or silver.

Differing votes, Oct 1789 Ill: 67a

Gov. Talcott’s letter to British Board of trade giving an account

of the various yearly emissions of bills of

credit since 1710, showing amount issued,

amount called in & aount still outstanding,

Jan. 12,1789/ 40 ...................... 111: 88

Decision that bond made before law for encouragement of currency

of bills of credit & conditioned on payment

of certain number of ounces of silver for

principal & interest is a contract in the

meaning of exception allowed by said law,

May 1740 ............................ III: 92

Bill providing for emission of 26,000 & for payment by the Treas-urer

of 25,000 of the issue for charges of

the overnment. Tax of 26,250 for drawing in

the issue before last of May 1745 payable in

bills of this colony or in money. I000 to

be used for exchange of worn bills.

Neg. May 1740 III

Bill for emission of I00,000 in bills of credit to provide for ex-penses

of expedition to Spanish West Indies.

26,000 to be used for charges of government.

Tax to be laid for drawin in said bills

within 5 years after each emission of said

bills. Remainin 74,000 to be loaned on land

security similar to former emission of loans

with mortgages to be redeemed at end of 8

years in bills of credit of this colony or in

money, interest at 6 percent. Neg. May 1740

III: 94

Bill for amending act on emission so as to make the bills of credit

from 2d to 8 & the smaller amounts to be

worded more briefly. Neg. Nay 1740 III 98

Act authorlzin@ emission of bills of credit in sums from 10s to 5

amounting to E4OOO, to be stamped on new plate

& signed by named corn. who shall deliver them

to the Treasurer. 4000 to be used for boun-ties

to soldiers who shall voluntarily enlist

in expedition to Spanish West Indies & for

oter special occasions as needed. Tax of

200 granted for drawing in the bills payable

by last of MaY 1747 in bills of this colony

or in money, May 1740 . III : I00

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Bills of credit. ( con.)

Com. appointed to consider legislation for supplying the treasury,

encouraging trade & industry & stabilizing

the value of the bills of credit to be

emitted, May 1740 III: i01

Report of corn. on services stating amount of bills of credit

emitted by the colony. Grant of 8 to John

Austin & 4 to John Whitlng, ay 1740- III: 103

Act authorizing the reasurer to issue 202/ 13/ 6 of bills brought

in by rate of 0ct. 1738 & fit for use. To be

issued in payment of charges of the govern-ment,,

ay 1740 III 104

Bill for amending act of May sess. for emitting bills of credit by

striking out works " for the discharge of for-mer

contracts by specialty for silver only &".

Also other omissions. Neg. Oct. 1740- 111: 114

Resolve for a joint conference to consider difficulties likely to

arise from act of ay sess. making bills of

credit a legal tender for contracts for

silver money & opinion of House of commons

that such an act is contrary to an act of

Parliament made in 6th Anne, 0ct. l? 40- III: ll8

Act for preventing the passing of bills, notes or other currency

emitted on private credit & providing pen-alty

of forfeiture of double the sum mention-ed

in the bills. In force till rising of , y

Assembly, 0ct. 1740 Ill: I17

Act providing for printing of 18000 in bills under same regula-tions

as were the bills authorized in Ray

last. 8000 of the bills shall be lodged

with the Treasurer to exchange for any bills

dated before I738 such torn bills as are

unfit for use. Remaining i0000 shall be is-sued

by the ’ freasurer for charges of the

government. For drawing in the bills rate of

i0,800 granted payable before last of Aug.

1780 in bills of this colony or in money,

July 1740 III 119

Act ordering the Treasurer to exchange for bills of new tenor

bills of old tenor of this or neighboring

governments at the rate of 280 percent more

of the old. Exchange to be made during sess.

of the Assembly, Nov. l? 40 III: 124

Act repealing part of act of y 1740 for emission of 30000 in

bills which conflicts with act of parliament

passed in 6th Ann by making the bills re-ceivable

for contracts for silver, Oct. l? 40

111: 126

Treasurer directed to exchange halves & quarters of bills of this

colony which may be brought in during the

sess. of this Assembly & no longer, May 1741

III: 135

Act providing that coined silver of sterling alloy shall pass at

rate of 8s/ Sd per oz. & other silver coins

in proportion to their fineness. Bills of

credit of this colony to be regulated by the

said standard, ay 1742 Ill: l? 3

Mass. order appointing a com. to meet with representatives of N. H.,

Conn.& R. l. to consider measures for stabiliz-ing

the value of bills or credit. Letter

from Sec’y Josiah , illard transmitting same

to Gov. Law, July 174 III: 20S, 204

Bills providing for appointment of com. to join those from Mass.,

N. H.& R. l. to stabilize bills of credit. Dif-fering

votes on members of the com. & com. of

conference appolnted, 0ct. I74 III: 208- 207

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Bills of credit. ( con.)

Repeal of act passed in . y 1742 for ascertaining & regulating the

coins & currencies & directing processes &

judgments. Action for recovery of bills,

bonds, notes & other contracts shall be for

the coin or currency expressed or plainly

understood in such bill, bond, note or con-tract,

May 1744 III: 209

Corn. appointed to consider legislation on paper currency, May 1744

III: 217

Act authorizing printing of & 4000 in bills of credit in denomina-tions

from is to 8. Treasurer to use same

for payment of debts of the colony. Rate of

4200 granted to draw in this emission pay-able

by the last of May 1750 in silver,

gold or bills of credit, ay 1744 111: 220

Order to engrave great plate over with proper additional marks of

distinction before bills recently ordered

are struck off, Aug. 1745 III: 221b

Order for Treasurer to use i000 of bills emitted by this Assembly

for exchange of torn & defaced bills,

0ct. i744 III: 221d

On account of probable need of money for Spanish & French war, act

passed providing for printing & signing of

15000 in bills of. credit. Rate of 15750

granted for securing the same, payable by the

last of May I755,0ct. 1744 III: 227

Act authorizing printing of 20000 new tenor bills in denomina-tions

from Z to is to be used for payment

of debts of the colony. Rate of 21000 grant-ed

as security for the emisslon, payable by

’ y I, i754 in bills of credit or silver,

Kay 1746 III: 285

Act authorizing the printing of $ 000 in bills of credit of denomi-nations

from 5s to 3s to be paid out by the

Treasurer for debts of the colony. Rate of

3150 @ ranted as security for the emission

payable by Zay 1,1754 in bills of credit or

silver, ay 1746 III: 287

Bill for authorizing the printing of 5000 in bills denominated 2s

half a crown, 3s & 5s. Neg. May 1746 III: 288

Act providing that for the future the bills of credit of Conn. only

or gold or silver shall be accepted in any

payment into the colony or county treasuries.

Exception made for payment on bonds or mort-gages

already made in which bills of other

governments are expressly mentioned but

after 0ct. 1 next, a bond, bill or other con-tract

made in this colony & allowing payment

in bills of other colonies shall be null &

vold, ay 1747 III: 322

Act for calling in bills of credit, providlng that allowances of

sterling money made by Great Britain to re-imburse

the colony for expenses of Cape

Breton expedition shall be used to discharge

outstanding bills of credit. Governor empower-ed

to draw bills of exchange on colonial

agent for the money as soon as informed of

the appropriation. Bills of exchange to be

sold & paid for half in bills of credit &

half in silver. Bills so brought in to be de-stroyed

& the silver used to exchange for

other bills of credit. To complete discharge

of outstanding bills of credit 3 rates are

granted, one in 1751, one in 1752 & one in 1753

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& out of these rates 9000 new tenor shall

be counted out each year & burned, y 174

III: 357

Bills of credit. ( con.)

Corn. appointed to consider letter from Dke of Bedford who report

in favor of having a corn. prepare the ac-count

on bills of credit & measures for

discharging them & transmitting same as

soon as convenient. Accepted 0ct. 1749

III 382,363

Bill providing for amendment of act for sale of sterling money

granted by Parliaent to the colony for Cape

Breton expedition. oney to be sold only to

settled inhabitants of the colony who shall

give proper bonds with land security for pay-ment

& shall be under oath to use the bills

of exchange for purchase of merchandise to

be imported into this colony. Lower house

propose 5 committees to sell .26600 & upper

house amend bill to provide for sale of

i0000 by one com. Payment to be half in

coin & half in bills of credit. Coin to be

used for redeeming outstanding bills of

credit after ay 1758. Com. of confer’once ap-pointed,

0ct. 1749 III : 364a- f

Act amending act for exchange of bills of credit, appointing a com.

to sell the bills of exchange & a corn. to re-ceive

& destroy the bills of credit brought

in by such sale. Oath for latter com.

0ct. 1749 111: 365

Com. aPpointed to prepare report on the amount & tenor of the bills

of credit of the colony with terms for sink-ing

& discharging same, Oct. 1749 111: 370

Bill directing persons appointed to loan bills of exchange amount-ing

to i0,000 to dispose of them in each

county in proportion to the estate of the

county & to persons likely to use them as de-signed

in the act. Payment to be 0nly in

silver. Differing votes, Oct. 1749 III : 377

Act amending act of ay 1749 for calling in bills of credit. Pro-viding

that no part of the sterling money or

bills of exchange shall be sold to a person

not a settled inhabitant of te colony. Com.

directed to require oath from purchaser

guaranteeing use of money for purchase of

merchandise in Europe for importation into

the colony. Also directed to sell bills of

exchange amounting to i0,0OO sterling taking

proper bonds for payment half in coin & half

in the now outstanding bills of credit be-fore

ay 1,1784 with interest at 3 percent.

Governor to be notified that he may draw the

bills accordingly. i0,000 only to be sold

before next 0ct. sess. Nay 1780 111: 385

Bill for appointing com. to consider act on sinking bills of credit

& report on condition of paper currency,

hog. May 1780 II1: 387ab

Bill providing that bills of credit paid for sterling money about

to be sold by Assembly corn. shall be received

at the rate of 48s old tenor for a Spanish

piece of eight & new tenor in the proportion

of is new for 3/ 6 old. Also providing for

sale o 5000 additional to the 10,000.

Neg. 0ct. 1750 III: 393

Bill for directing auditors to prepare account of bills of credit

both old & new tenor now outstanding & of

specie now in treasury available for exchange,

in order to give Assembly data for legisla-tion

on discharging bills of credit.

Neg. May 1751 III: 397

Bills of credit. ( con.)

Bill for reducing rates granted for calling in bills of credit &

. payable in 1762 & 1753 from Sd to id on the Neg. May 1761 III: 398

Act directing the auditors to prepare account of outstanding bills

of credit both old & new tenor & amount of

specie in the treasury & lay same before the

Assembly in 0ct. next, May 1751 III: 405

Bills for preventing bills of credit of N. H.& R. I. from circulating

in Conn. Neg. 0ct. 1751 III: 41S, 414

Bill for repealing part of act for redeeming bills of credit which

provides for rates on lists of 1750 & 1751.

Neg. Oct. 1751 III: 416

Report of auditors showing amount of bills of credit outstanding,

amount of specie in the treasury, amount of

bonds due in old tenor bills, in old tenor

bills of this & of neighboring governments

& in specie, 0ct. 1751 III: 425

Resolve reducing the rate to be raised on list of 1750 for redeem-ing

bills of credit from Sd to id on the ,

0ct. 1751 III: 428

Act providing that R. I. bills of credit issued since Dec. 25,1750

shall not be allowed to pass in discharge of

debts in this colony except in payment of

written contracts heretofore made in which

such bills were contracted for, Mmy 1752

III: 434

Bill for directing auditors to sort out bills of credit of the

neighboring governments from Conn. bills in

the treasury & report on amount. Passed in

lower house, May 1752 III: 438

Bill providing that exchanging the silver money for bills of

credit shall begin immediately after first

day of ty sess. 1754 & proceed until bills

are fully discharged. Rate to be based on

Spanish piece of eight reckoned as equal to

SOs in old tenor bills. No R. I. bill issued

after Dec. 25,1750 to pass in Conn. After

time set for beginning exchange no N. H. or

R. I. bill of any issue to pass in Conn. In

suits brought on contracts court shall con-sider

the vlue of sum for which contract

was made at time when payment is due. Lower

house vote for passage, May 1782 III: 442

Act reducing the tax ranted May 1749 for redeeming bills of

. credit from 5d to id on the & authorizing

Treasurer to issue warrants accordingly on

list of 1751. Differing votes & con. May 1752.

Passed 0ct. 1752 II1: 443

Resolve directing Treasurer to issue no more bills of credit on

any occasion, but to pay out 1500 lawful sil-ver

money brought in for interest on last

loan & no more, May 1755 II1: 503

Com. appolnted to examine accounts of corn. appointed to dispose of

money granted by parliament for expenses of

Cape Breton expedition & accounts of coloni-al

agents on said money, May 1753 111: 804

Resolve instructing auditors on disposal of bills of credit

brought in by rates or by exchan@ e, May 1753

111: 506

Com. appointed to consider proper legislation concerning bills of

credit now current, Oct. 1754 IV: P- 4

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Bills of credit. ( con.)

Act for rendering trade in the colony more stable, providing that

after Apr. l all contracts shall be under-stood

to be for lawful or proclamation money

that in suits now pending judnents shall be

rendered for such amounts as shall be equal

to the sum contracted for when the same was

payable. Lower house concur with additional

section that all existing, contracts made for

currency other than lawful money shall be

payable in such currency according to

present value thereof & such contracts in

the future shall be payable according to the

value of the currency at time when payment

is due, Jan. 1755 IV: 3- 35

Act for issuing bills of credit & providing for emergencies caused

by invasion of British dominions in America.

Bills of credit amounting to 7500 to be is-sued

in denominations from 9d to 40s & se-cured

by tax of d on the levied on list

of 1756 & payable by last of Aug. l? 5? in

aforesaid bills or lawful money. Corn. appoint-ed

to borrow money for His ajesty’s service

besides that already provided for & to draw

orders for payment. Tax of Id on the grant-ed

payable by 0ct. l next to meet this,

Jan. 1755 IV: 40

Resolve directing town clerks to read act of parliament for regular,

ing & . restraining bills of credit in His

aesty’ s colonles, ln the freemen’s meetings,

ar. 1755 IV: 44

Bill providing for issuing 12,500 in bills of credit for war ex-penses,

also naming a com. to borro a sum not

exceeding 5000 issuing orders on the Treas-urer

for payment o the same. Tax of d on

the for securing the bills, payable in

money or produce. Differing votes,} ar. 1755

IV: 45

Report of com. of conference proposing that a joint com. prepare a

bill for borrowing money ith orders for pay-ment

in 3 instalments; for issuing 12,500

in bills of credit secured by tax of

payable by Nov. l, 1758; for supplying the

treasury with the 12,5000 & 5000 lawful

silver money for raising forces for defense.

Accepted & corn. appointed }. ar. 1755 IV: 47

Act embodying recoendations of corn. making orders payable ay i,

1756, ay 1,1757 & Hay 1,1758. Tax of 4d on

the ranted payable by last of Dec. next in

money or produce & tax of 3/ 4d granted in

Oct. last & that of id granted in Jan. both re-pealed.

Second tax of 4d payable last of

Dec. l? 5?. Towns directed to choose person to

receive the produce brought in by tax. Bill

of credit to amount of IZ, 500 to be issued

in suitable denominations secured by tax of

3 I/ 2d on the payable by end of Dec. 1758,

ar. 1755 I. V: 48

Bill providing that no bill emitted in R. I. or N. H. after Hat. l, 1751

shall be legal tender in this colony.

Penalty of 40 for their use, ay 1755 IV: 49

Act providing for issue of bills of credit amountin to 30,000 in

suitable denominations with interest at 5

percent payable by Aug. 15,1760. To be used

for emergencies arising from war against the

French. Tax of d on the payable by Aug. O,

1759 & tax of 4d granted payable Apt. l, 1760.

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Both taxes to be paid in this emission of

bills of credit or in lawful money, Aug. l? 55

IV: 62

Bills of credit. ( con.)

Resolv for emission of 30,000 in bills of credit with interest

at 5 percent & corn. appointed to draw up bill,

Aug. 1755 IV: 65

Act providing that no person shall receive or pass bills of credit

of N. H. or R. I. emitted since Dec. 5,1749

under penalty of fine between 5 & 20. To

take effect Dec. l next. Contracts for such

bills made after Nov. 1,1756 shall be void,

0ct. 1755 IV: 6%

Report of com. advising legislation to make it illegal to give or

receive more than 8s- of bills of credit for

one Spanish milled dollar; to pass R. I. or

N. H. bills of later emission than Dec. 5,1750;

to allow more than 48 Corm. money For Ss N. Y.

0ct. 1755 IV: 74

Resolve directing the reasurer to receive the 15,000 in specie

which Mr. Ingersol is to send to the colony

as payment For part in last year’s expedition,

& to use the same for discharging bills of

credit emitted Aug. 1755 IV: 78

Resolve that the Governor be asked to write to the governors of

N. H. & R. I. concerning bills of credit of

their governments, suggesting that measures

be taken by their legislatures for discharg-ing

their old bills, Oct. 1755 IV: 84

Act providing for emission of 12,000 in bills of credit with in-terest

at 5 percent payable Apt. l, 1760. Com.

appointed for signing same. Tax of d on the

payable by Aug. 20,1? 60 in bills of credit

of this emission or lawful money, for secur-ing

the same, Oct. l? 55 IV: 85

Corn. report in favor of sending for the money borrowed from Gov.

Shirley if needed; Id tax in addition to 4d

tax payable the last of Dec. next; appointing

a com. to borrow 5000 & pay same with Id tax;

issue of 8OOO in bills of credit secured by

tax of 2d on the on llst of 1759 payable

My 1,1761 & a contribution throughout the

colony for raising money for the above pur-pose.

Differing votes on acceptance, May 1788

IV: 106

Resolve that a bill be prepared providing ( I) that money borrowed

in Boston be sent for if needed ( 2) that Id

tax in addition to 4d tax payable the last

of Dec. next be ordered ( S) that corn. be ap-pointed

to borrow 5000 & pay same from said

rate ( 4) that com. quicken constables to col-lect

rates allowing discount to those will-ing

to pay now ( 8) that 8000 of the sterling

money @ ranted by His Majesty be issued by

the Treasurer for debts ( 8) debts be paid in

gold & silver in proper proportion ( 7) resi-due

of sterling money be used for discharging

orders for sinking bills of credit ( 8) Treas-urer

shall advertise when sterling money is

received. Act as above passed,’ ay 1788

IV: i07,108

Bill providing for emission of bills of credit amounting to

i0,000 in order to defray the expenses of

the wr. Tax of 2 1/ 2d on the to be paid

Dec. 31,1761 for securing the above emission.

Neg. Feb. 1787 IV: 159

Bills of credit. ( con.)

Act authorizing emission of 30,0OO in bills of credit with inter-est

at 5 percent payable May 1,1782; to be

secured by rate of 8d on the on list of

1780 payable Dec. 31,1? 81. If money for

present expedition arrives from Great

Britain before 0ct. i, 1781 it is to be used

for discharging bills of credit, r. l? 58

IV: 1c3ab

Act providing for emission of 20,000 in bills of credit pable

by May 1,178S to be secured by tax of 5d on

the on list of 1781 payable Dec.!, 1782,

Feb. 1759 IV: 224

Act providing for emission of 40,000 in bills of credit payable

by ar. l, 1784, to he. secured by tax of lOd on

the on list of 1782 payable Dec. 31, i763.

Funds to be used for present expedition. If

money expected from Great Britain arrives be-fore

time for collecting the tax, tax is to

be null & the money used for discharging

bills. Also ordered that tax of 7 ’ on the . be raised on llst of l? 58, payable by Dec. 31,

l? 5c, to be used for paying the men on their

return from present expedition. Treasurer

empowered to draw orders on collectors in

favor of pay- masters of companies, Mar. 175

Act providing for emission of IO, 000 in bills of credit payable

ay l, l? SS, to be secured by tax of 2d/ l far-thing

on the , on list of 1781, payable by

Dec. Sl, l? 82. Corn. instructed to issue only

such amount as is necessary, May i759 IV: 235

Com. appointed to consider measures for sinking the outstanding

bills emitted in r. l? 58,- ay 1781 ! V: 308

Corn. appointed to consider further measures for sinking remainder

of bills emitted Mar. l? 58, Mar. l? 59 & May

1759, May 1782 IV: 381

Act providing that tax of 5d on the granted in Feb. 175S for Sink-ing

bills of credit, be reduced to 8d. The re-mainder

of the bills to be sunk by 8,000 of

the sterling money, 0ct. 1782 IV:$ 88

Report of com. advislng emission of I0,000 in bills of credit to

be secured by tax of 2d on the . Also a tax

of ld on the payable in Dec. next for inci-dental

ch. arges of the government, ay 1783

IV: 392

Act providin for emission of I0, O00 in bills of credit payable

before May l, l? 5, to be secured by a tax of

d on the on list of i? 3 payable by Dec.

31,1784. Also providing for tax of id on the

on llst brought in last Oct. to be paid by

Dec. Sl, l? 8$, May 1763 IV: 9

Account of bills emitted since Jan. l? 49, their value in sterling

money, time fixed for sinking & the funds ap-propriated

for the purpose. Prepared for

transmission to the British Board of trade.

All issues previous to Mar. 1782 with a few

exceptions for 1781 are discharged, 1783 V: 5

Petition of Robert Livingston, jr. N. Y. showing he has been accus-tomed

to accept Corm. proclamation money re-lying

on the faith of the government for ex-change.

He had IZI/ 18/ 8 which he sent in

Mar. l? 88. for redemption but was informed the

treasury was almost empty. Two later appli-cations

were fruitless & he asks relief.

Granted payment of face value & interest at

5 percent from ar. 8,1768 till 5 days after

petitioner is advised the Treasurer is sup-plied

with mney for the exchange, Oct. 1768-

Jan. 1769 V: 19- 21

Bills of credit. ( con.)

Act authorizing emission of i0,000 in bills of credit payable by

May I0,1772 to be secured by a rate of 2d on

the on list of 1770 payable by Dec. 31,1771.

Also rate of 2d on the on list of 0ct. 1769

to be paid by Dec. 31,1?? O for supplying the

treasury in order to pay debts due, May 1770

V: 33

Act forbidding passing bills of neighboring colonies except such

as secure to the possessor the value of the

sum expressed in such bills paid in coin in

a reasonable time. To take effect Jan. l, 1772.

Not to affect passing N. Y. bills emitted be-fore

Jan. l, l? 88,0ct. 1771 V: 53

Act authorizing emission of 12,000 in bills of credit payable Oct.

10,1773 to be secured by tax of id on the i

on list of i?? I & also Id on the on list

of 1772, payable half by Dec 31,1772 & half

by Sept. 30, i773, Oct. 1771 V: 54

Act providing for emission of 12,000 in bills of credit payable

by June 1,1775 to be secured by a tax oC i d

on the on list of 1772 payable by Dec. 31,

1774; also a tax of id on the on list of

1773 payable by June l, l?? 5, May 1773 V: 70

Act authorizing emission of 15,000 in bills of credit payable by

Jan. 2,1? 7? to be secured by tax of Id on the

on list of l? 74, also tax of id on the on

list of 1775, payable half by Dec. 31, i775 &

half by Dec. 31,1778, Oct. 1774 V: 82

Act to ascertain current value of continental bills in Spanish

milled dollars & of contracts made for the

payment thereof in the several periods of

its depreciation. Scale of depreciation

adopted & ordered for the rule of all courts,

Oct. 1780 V: 173

Act providing that bills emitted since Jan. l, l? 80 shall be re-ceived

by the collectors on the state taxes

for any taxes new due & payable in bills.

To be published in the newspapers, ay 1785

V: 223

Bill reported by a corn. on R. l. billa off credit stating that Conn.

has a right to demand the repeal of several

R. l. laws by which subjects of that state are

able to discharge debts to Conn. inhabitants

in depreciated currency. Con. to Oct. sess.

ay 1787 V: 238,239

Com. appointed to consider protection against the depreciated cur-rency

of R. I. Nay 1787 V: 240

Bill providing that whereas R. I. acts allow a debt owed by R. I.

citizen to be payable in her bills of 1786

but expressly excludes citizens of other

states from the benefit of such act, it be

resolved that debts owed by Conn. lnhabltants

to those of R. l. be payable in R. l. bills.

Neg. ay 1787 V: 2I

Bills of credit, see also Coins; Co___ terfeiting; Pri__ nting. Accounts;

Taxa-- tlon; Tre___ asurer; Tre__ asury.

Bills of credit. Destruction.

Act directing the com. who received from the Treas-urer

bills drawn in either by rates or ex-change

to burn the bills except 8i which

the Assembly has since revived & emitted.

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Corn. also directed to give the Treasurer re-ceipt

for half the sum of the bills found in

his hands counterfeited & taken off false

plates, 0ct. l? 17 I: 149

Bills of credit. Destruction. ( con.)

Report of com. appointed to receive the

in bills of credit from Joseph " hiting, treas.

showing amount delivered John , hitingamount

burned & disposal of counterfeit bills,

Oct. 171? I: 163

Com. report that they received from late Treasurer’s

administrator 773/ I0/ 3 of which they burned

614/ 15/ 3 & delivered the rest to present

Treasurer, My 1719 I: 176

Corn. appointed to burn 90/ 17/ 3 in bills received

from ’ reasurer brought in by rate of 1717,

also 38/ 13 from estate of Joseph Whiting.

Report that work is done, Oct. 1719 I: 185ab

Report of corn. stating amount of bills received

from the Treasurer which were brought in by

rate granted Oct. l? 19 & 0ct. 1718 & by ex-change.

Bills destroyed by com. Nay 1721

1: 202

Act appointing com. to deliv. r to the Treasurer

1500 in bills of credit. Also to burn

140/ 4 brought in by rate of 1720 & 37?

brought in by exchange, May 1722 1: 256

Ordered that corn. burn the 526/ 19/ 9 brought in by

rate of 1720 & so torn as to be unfit for

use, May 1722 I: 257

Resolve directin com. to receive from the Treas-urer

the dead stock of bills drawn in by

rates & exchange & sort same burning such as

are not fit for re- issuing, Hay 1725 II: l

Resolve that auditors shall receive the dead stock

brought in by rate & now in hands of Treas-urer

& sort out the bills unfit for use, burn

the damaged bills & deliver to the Treasurer

aain those still fittaking his receipt for

same. Also auditors shall count the bills

brought in for exchange & burn them keeping

an exact & distinct account of all bills

burned, ay 1726 11: 36

Act directing auditors of Treasurer’s accounts on

procedure to be followed for counting & de-stroyin

defaced bills of credit & for count-ing

& returning to the Treasurer those fit

for further use,. Nay 1728 II: 145

Auditors ordered to receive from Treasurer the

bills of credit of the new plate & of inter-est

money, which are unfit for use & destroy

same, May i73 III: 51

Auditors instructed to make a particular account

of the old emission bills brought " into the

treasury as interest money & which by law

should be exchanged & of a quantity of old

tenor bills lodged as exchange bills which

also should be destroyed. Auditors directed

to burn the bills after making the account,

ay 1739 III: 52

Act amendln@ act for exchange of bills of credit,

appointin a corn. to sell the bills of ex-change

& a corn. to receive & destroy the

bills of credit brought in by such sale.

Oath for latter com. 0ct. 1749 111: 365

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Bills of credit. Destruction. ( con.)

Com. who were appointed to destroy the bills of

credit which have been brought in directed

to proceed ith the work promptly & make

report from time to time, May 1752 III: 432

Act directing auditors to proceed with Treasurer’s

accounts & to dispose of the bills of credit

brought in by rates. Also to receive from

the Treasurer the bills brought in on the

loans & to separate bills of the neighboring

governments & lodge same with the Treasurer.

Bills of this colony to be burned, May 1762

II1: 47

Act providing that auditors destroy the bills of

credit brought in by tax granted in

receiving from the Treasurer their value in

gold & silver procured by sale of bills of

exchange. Also that auditors receive the law-ful

money brought in by the tax & 00 inter-est

on the i0,000 sterling now on loan &

computing these funds in lawful money, de-liver

the same to the Treasurer for payment

of debts. Provisions for collecting the part

of the tax not yet paid In, appointing a com.

for destroying bills from time to time,

ay 1754 IV: 7

Com. continued for receiving from the [ reasurer

bills of credit paid in, on account of tax of

ay 175 & destroying same, Oct. l? 54 IV: I

Resolve. directing corn. to destroy old & ne tenor

bills of credit in the treasury after count-in

& recording same. Treasurer to deliver

then the value in gold & silver & receive

same back for paying debts of the government,

giving a receipt to the com. Feb. l? 56 IV:% 3

Appointment of com. to audit Treasurer’s accounts.

In the settlement of the rate payable last

day of Dec. last, audltors are instructed to

make an account of the old or middle tenor

bills brought in & burn same, recelving from

the reasurer gold & silver equal to the de-stroyed

bills & returnin coin to him. Also

to keep an exact account of the 10s bills

emitted Jan. l? 66 & burn these. Bills emitted

since Jan. l? 55 except the 10s bills are to

be sorted & such as are fit for use, to be

delivered the Treasurer for service & the

others destroyed, ’ ar. i756 IV:

Appointment of com. to audit accounts with the

Treasurer & instructions for them to receive

the bills of Jan. emission brought in by

rates & destroy them. Also to receive the

bills of old & middle tenor of this colony

brought in for exchange & destroy them,

y 1758 IV: 205

Appointment of com. to audit Treasurer’s accounts.

Instructed to receive all bills ordered to

be brought in for sinking & destroy them,

also all bills of old or middle tenor

brought in for exchange to be destroyed

ay 1761 IV: 321

Report of auditors showing they have received &

burned bills of credit amounting to

796e/ 18/ 81/ 4 & find balan_ ce due from the

Treasurer of 13,949/ I/ I- exclusive of the

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bills ordered in by last & also of sundry

bonds, May 1771 V: 46

Bills of credit. Destruction. ( con.)

Appointment of corn. to audit Treasurer’s accounts

who report they have burned the bills which

by law should be destroyed & have settled

accounts with the Treasurer which they are

ready to lay before the Assembly, May 1772

V: 58

Appointment of corn. to audit Treasurer’s account

report showing they have destroyed 9,272/ 10/ i

in bills of credit which were called in &

have settled the account of the Treasurer.

They find there is due the

l’ay 1775 V: 68, 69

Report of auditors showing they have received from

the Treasurer & destroyed 9,168/ 12/ 9 in

bills of credit & have audited the colony

account, y 1774 V: 81

Receipt of auditors for bills of credit & certifi-cate

of their destruction by fire,

Spt. 2,1769 V: 131,132

Receipt of auditors for bills of credit & certifi-cate

of their destruction by fire,

Feb. 6 & 7,1770

eceipt of agents for bills of credit, certificate

of their destruction by fire & account,

July 18,1770 V: 138,139

Receipt of auditors for bills of credit, certifi-cate

of their destruction by fire & account,

Iy 16, I?? i

Receipt of auditors for bills of credit, certifl-cate

of their destruction by fire & account,

May 21,1772 V: 142,143

Receipt of auditors for bills of credit, certifi-cate

of their destruction by fire & account,

Eay 1775 V: 148

Receipt of auditors for bills of credit, certlfi-cate

of their destruction & account,

ay 19,1774 V: 149

Receipt of auditors for bills of credit, certifi-care

of their destruction & invoice of same,

Hay 13,1776 V: 150

Receipts of auditors for bills of credit, certifi-cates

of their destruction & account,

Feb. 20 & Apr. 8,1? 81 V: 181- 13

Appointment of com. to receive of the Treasurer

bills of credit & securities brought in by

rates, fines, impost & c & burn them after iv-ing

receipts to the Treasurer, May 1767- V: 236

Bills of credit ( privately owned). Destruction, see Pri___ te claims

petitions.

Bills of credit. Loans.

Bill for authorlzin emission of i00 in bills of

credit to be let out at interest for 8 years

& to be put in hands of trustees in each

town. About 1724

Bills providing for appointment of com. to prepare

scheme for establishing a bank of bills of

credit on the colony government to be let

out at reasonable interest. Neg. ay 1726

Report of com. that experience in circulation of

bills of credit has furnished reasons for

agreeing on a scheme which my be of benefit

to the government, Hay I? 8 11: 140

Bills of credit. Loans. ( con.)

Resolve for establishing a bank of i00,000 in

bills of credit to be loaned for use of the

government. Passed by lower house, dissented

to by upper on account of complaint mde be-fore

King in Council against the colony for

emitting bills of credit,. y 1728 11: 146

Com. appointed to draw up scheme for emitting bills

of credit. Passed by lower houseay 1728

II 149

Bill for authorizing the emission of 60,000 in

bills of credit of denominations from 2s to

6 which shall be loaned under direction of

’ treasurer & a com. of the Assembly on land

security or bonds. Payment to be made at the

rate of 13 a year for i0 years on a I00

loanthis to include principal & interest.

Provision made for payment in produce or

silver. Also for consultation with neighbor-ing

colonies to prevent too great an issue

of bills. Differing votes & a com. appointed, . y 1728 II 160

Resolve authorizing emission of 30000, part to be

tendered persons to be appointed by the As-sembly

who shall give security for the draw-ing

in the bills emitted by the New London

society & the remainder to be let out for

the benefit of the government under such

relations as Assembly sees fit, Feb. 1782/ 8

II 861

Resolve desiring the Governor & Nathaniel Stanly

to procure person to stamp the bills,

Feb. 1782/ 8 11: 882

Act providing that 15000 of the emission author-ized

in Feb. last shall be put in hands of

Treasurer to be delivered on orders of com-mittees

appointed for each county & empower-ed

to loan to free holders of the colony,

amounts from 50 to EIO0. Loans to be secured

by double the value of land & bonds to be

given for payment of 6 percent interest.

Provisions for lodging bonds & mortgages

with the Treasurer, for releasing mortgaged

lands on payment of loan & oath for members

of corn. on loans, l’. ay 1788

Bill providing for emission of 18,000 in bills

from 2s to 5 to have currency for 7 years

only. New plates & form to be used. Bills to

be given persons desiring them who will se-cure

them by double the value of land. Mort-gages

to be supervised by com.& bills to be

legal tender at specified relation to silver

Plates used by New London society to be de-livered

to the Governor. Differing votes,

} ay 1783 11: 884

Order that 5000 of the 80,000 ordered in Feb.

last shall be stamped on the small plate &

5000 still unstamped shall be done from the

reat plate, ay 173 11: 366

Corn. appointed to sign bills authorized in Feb. last,

ay 1788 II : 871

Bill providing for the stamping & emission of

C20,000 in bills of credit to be delivered

committees in the several counties & be

loaned by them under same conditions as pro-

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vided in the act for emission of 15,000

already ordered. Neg. May 1733 II: 380

Bills of credit. Loans. ( con.)

Treasurer’s receipt for 299? 5/ 4 in bills of

credit of the great & small plate to be

loaned out, Dec. 1733 I1: 438

Act providing that any person who has taken out

loan from the government shall be discharged

on paying principal & interest. Treasurer

shall certify to the Governor such payment &

Governor shall give the discharge & bonds

shall be given up. Ioney so brought in be-fore

expiration of time for which loaned>

shall be let out again in the same town to

the end of the term, May 1734 II: 438

Corn. report on 3000 allowed to Hartford county

showing they have let out the money to the

several towns of the county & have received

over 13,000 of New London society bills

which they burned. Also they have taken

bonds & mortgages as directed. They ask 32

for services. Lower house vote 5 & upper

20, Iy 1734. Renewed & allowed 20, May 1735

II: 430,462

Treasurer empowered to issue 4000 of the interest

received on the loan money, towards necessary

charges of the government, May 1738 IIl: 9

Bill for a scheme to emit bills of credit for loan-ing

on land securities. Bonds to be given

for payment of i/ IO at end of 4 years & I/ i0

each of the succeeding 9 years with 2 per-cent

interest. I of new tenor to be equal

to 3 of old & a penalty provided for paying

more Of the bills for hard money than at the

rate stated in the bill. Borrowers to make

reports on manner of disposing of the bills.

Bills to be redeemed at end of 7 years, by

payment of 3/ 10 in coin & ?/ iO in new bills,

after next 3 years 3/ 10 more in coin & re-maining

4/ 10 after another 3 years.

Neg. May 1739 III: 57

Vote of upper house that matter of a new emission

be postponed until the Oct. sess. May 1739

111: 58

Bill for authorizing eission of 20000 to be

loaned out at 5 percent on land security for

payment of principal & interest, Oct. l? 39

111: 68

On account of probable expenses of the Spanish

West Indian expedition act passed authoriz-

. ing emission of 30,000 in bills from ls to Corn. appointed to sign same. Form pre-scribed.

Treasurer directed to issue 8000

of the said bills for necessary changes of

the government, reckoning the value as equiva-lent

to silver at 8s per ounce. Tax of 8400

& ranted to draw in the bills payable in 5

years after passage of this act, the whole

sum to be collected in 5 equal instalments &

payable in silver at 8s per oz. or in gold

equivalent thereto or in bills of credit of

this colony according to their value. Remain-der

of the SO, 0OO i. e. 2OOO shall be

loaned out in the several counties in propor-tion

to general list under the direction of

a corn. in each county. Loans to be for not

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more than i00 nor less than 25 & to be

secured by land worth double the value or

bonds for silver double the sum with two

sureties. Land redeemable & bonds payable

in bills of credit of this emission, in coin,

in hemp or canvas, half in 4 years & half in

8 years. Interest 3 percent for use of the

loan. Bills of this emission to be legal

tender in all transactions in the colony ex-cept

for discharge of former contracts by

specialty for silver only. Committees named

for several counties, ay 1740 III: 102

Bills of credit. Loans. ( con.)

Act providing that persons who have borrowed bills

of the last emission shall be discharged

from bonds & mortgages on payment of princi-pal

& interest. Bonds shall be delivered up

to borrowers & money brought in shall be let

out again to the end of the term, flay 1742

III: l? 2

Appointment of com. to transfer mortgages of ist

emission from Secretary to Treasurer; to

make distinct accounts of the money received

& due from . the 2 emissions of loan money; to

receive- the gold bought by Treasurer & to

take account of receipts from impost. Report

to be made in Oct. next, May 1743 III: 188

Bill providing for printing bills of credit in de-nominations

from Is to 5 amounting to

40000. Corn. to sign as soon as convenient

20000 of the bills & deliver them to Treas-urer

to be used for exchange with bills of

former emissions at the rate of 1 for 4 of

old tenor bills & 8s/ Sd for 8s new tenor

bills. I0000 of the bills to be dran in by

a rate of IIO00 in 5 equal payments begin-ning

with May 1746 & for 4 years following.

The remaining 20000 of the emission to be

loaned on land security of double the value.

Details for mortgages & bonds similar to for-mer

loans. Emission to be redeemable in i0

years. Con. y 1744 III: 208

Resolve that mortgages given for security of last

loan be placed in hands of county agents who

are empowered to proceed with collection of

money in same manner as for former loans,

May 179 III: 356

Resole directing agents who were appointed to col-lect

money loaned out by the government to

pay the whole amount into the treasury with

the interest & settle accounts with the

Treasurer, Oct. 172 Ill : 448

Auditors & Treasurer directed to settle accounts

with the agents appointed to collect the colo-ny

debts & with the several commissaries em-ployed

in the colony’s business, May

IV: 12

Bills of credit. Loans, see also Bon___ ds; or___ tgages.

Bills of exchange.

Bills of exchange & bond given for payment by Thomas Palmer, Boston,

payable to William " niting or Nathaniel hit-field.

Purchased by Sammel Talcott, Sept. 1686

I: 5- 7

Letter & bill of exchange dran on John Bedell, London, paymble to

James Porter, colonial agent. Purchased by

Cyprian Nichols, Jan. 17,1689/ 90 1: 9, I0

Bills of exchange. ( con.)

" ait inthrop’s obligation to colony of Corm. to be accountable for

160, paid for bills of exchange on London

bought in Winthrop’s name from Appleton

Metcalf of Boston & drawn on Samuel Ball &

co. of London, Nov. 1695 1: 14

Copies of bills of exchange drawn on John ,; inthrop, gov. for 140

payable to Samuel Sewall, Boston, for the 0or-potation

for propagating the Gospel in N. E.

Also copies of Ashurst’s bills for 20 simi-larly

drawn on his account with Conn. Corre-spondenoe

between Sewall & Winthrop on pay-ment,

Dec. 170- pr. 1708 I:

Petition of John Austin of Hartford for liberty to buy sterling

bills of exchange from the colony. Boston

sold bills of llke value for 400 percent ad-vance

on the sterling money & he offers 435.

Will pay part down & secure the rest either

by land or personal credit, 0ct. l? 40 III: iii

Governor desired to send to Francis Wilks, agent, one of each of

bills of exchange now in Secretary’s hands

for acceptance. One of the bills to be in-dorsed

in favor of : ilks to be used for pay-ment

of warlike stores which Governor & Coun-cil

of war shall order, Nov. 1740 111: 127

Com. appointed to sell 600 of bills of exchange now in hands of

Francis ’; ilks, agent,& Governor desired to in-struct

Wilks on receiving the value of the

bills from Henry Pelham & paying 600 to pur-chaser,

keeping the remainder for his own

salary & further orders, Oct. 1741 III: 148

Act for calling in bills of credit, providing that allowances of

sterling, money made by Great Britain to reim-burse

the colony for expenses of Cape Breton

expedition shall be used to discharge out-standin

bills of credit. Governor empowered

to dra’ bills of exchange on colonial agent

for the money as soon as informed of the ap-propriation.

Bills of exchange to be sold

paid for half in bills of credit & half in

silver & silver used for further exchange

with bills of credit, ay

Bill providing for amendment of act for sale of sterling money

granted by Parliament to the colony for Cape

Breton expedition. oney to be sold only to

settled inhabitants of the colony who shall

give proper bonds with land security for pay-ment

& shall be under oath to use the bills

of exchange for purchase of merchandise to

be imported into this colony. Lower house

propose 8 committees to sell 28800 & upper

house amend bill to provide for sale of

El0,000 by one com. Payment to be half in

coin & half in bills of credit. Coin to be

used for redeeming outstanding bills of

credit after Nay 1755. Corn. of conference ap-pointed,

Oct i74% III: 84a- f

Act amending act for exchange of bills of credit, appointin a com.

to sell the bill of exchange & a corn. to re-ceive

& destroy the bills of credit brought

in by such sale. Oath for latter com.

0ct. 1749 II I: 365

Bill directing persons appointed to loan bills of exchange amount-ing

to I0,000 to dispose of them in each

county in proportion to the estate of the

county & to persons likely to use them as

designed in the act. Payment to be in silver

only. Differing votes, Oct. 1749 III: 77

Bills of exchange. ( con.)

Act amending act of May 1749 for calling in bills of credit. Pro-viding

that no part of the sterling money or

bills of exchange shall be sold to a person

not a settled inhabitant of the colony. Com.

directed to require oath from purchaser

guaranteeing use of money for purchase of

merchandise in Europe for importation into

the colony. Also . directed to sell bills of

exchange amounting to EIO, O00 sterling tak-ing

proper bonds for payment half in coin &

half in the now outstanding bills of credit

before ay 1,1754 with interest at 3 percent.

Governor to be notified that he may draw the

bills accordingly. i0,000 only to be sold

before next 0ct. sess. L[ ay I750 III: 585

Order for bill of exchange on colonial agent in favor of Elisha

" illiams in acknowledgment of his services,

} y 1750 III: 886

Petition of James Brown of Norwalk showing he had 1500 of last

emission of bills of credit which he wishes

to have exchanged either for money as pro-vided

by act of Assembly for redeeming bills

of credit or for a bill of exchange under

customary conditions Oct. 1752 Ill : 458

Com. report that it is not practicable to negotiate certain bills

of exchange as desired by Richard Partridge,

colonial agent, on account of act of Assembly

for using the sterling money to redeem bills

of credlt, Oct. 1753 III: 510

Resolve advising the Governor to inform colonial agent that the

bills of exchange drawn by said agent in

favor of the Governor can not be negotiated

as proposed on account of acts for redeeming

bills of credit. Bills of exchange ordered to

be returned to agent, 0ct. l? 53 III: 519

Petition of Gov. Roger olcott showing service preparing case of

Conn. in regard to ass. boundary & drawing

I02 sets of bills of exchange for which he

has received no reward. Gov. Saltonstall was

paid for similar services & the usual custom

of merchants is 2 1/ 2 percent. Gr. 25,

y 1754 IV: I, 2

Com. for adjusting accounts of the stores & provisions instructed

to deliver the bills of exchange amounting

to /, 000 sterling which they have received

on London, into hands of the Treasurer.

Treasurer to sell them at an advance of

33/ 6/ 8 percent payable half in bills & half

in hard money, Feb. 1757 IV: 155

Bill providing that persons who experienced delay in having bills

of exchange accepted, for lack of proper cer-tificates,

shall have interest abated durln

period of delay. Neg. ay 1757 IV: ITO

Com. appointed to sell half of the money expected from Great Britain

for expedition of 1786 as soon as it is

known that the money is in hands of r. Part-ridge.

When payments are deposited with the

Treasurer & receipts with Secretary, the Gov-ernor

is desired to issue bills of exchange

for the purchasers, ay 1758 IV: 204

Statement by Thomas Fitch to the Assembly showing services in draw-ing

bills of exchange on agent in England

for which he sks the usual percentage.

Gr. 40, ay 1759 IV: 230,231

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Bills of exchange. ( con.)

Governor empowered to draw bills of exchange on present colonial

agents jointly or on either of them if the

money granted by Parliament is not all drawn

before Ir. Ingersol returns home, r. l? 60

IV: 246

Corn. appointed to sell 17,000 of sterl. g , one" gr. nted for pay-ment

of 175 expedition as soon as certain

knowledge is had that same is in hands of

colonial agent. When payment for the money

is made, the Governor is desired to drav

bills of exchange on the agents in favor of

purchaser s, Oct. 1760 IV: 2? 5

Resolve that colonial agents be instructed to lodge all of the

money granted by Parliament for colony’s

service in expedition of l? 59, in some bank

in London to be dravn out in payment of

bills of exchange as called for,, ar. 1761

IV: 281

Resolve directing that the corn. appointed in Oct. last to sell

sterling money shall sell 34,000 inclusive

of the 17; 000 already ordered to be sold.

This to be done as soon as reliably informed

that the money is in hands of the colonial

agents & that they have been notified of

recent resolve for sale of the full appro-priation,

Mar. 17i IV: 282

Corn. appointed to sell the remainder of sterling money granted Cot

services of i75 & also 5, O00 of the money

for service of 1760. On certain information

that money is in hands of the colonial agent

& pauent made by purchasers, the Governor is

desired to draw bills of exchange, ay 176

IV: Z. 5S

Gov. Thomas Fitch’s account for drawing bills of exchange reckoned

at I/ 2 percent which he states is the usual

charge. Granted 1/ 4 percent amounting to

124?/ i0, Oct. I76 IV: ZT

Corn. formerly appointed to sell sterlin money directed to sell

8000 of the money received by Agent Jackson

for colony’s services in 1760 with usual pro-visions

for the Governor t6 draw bills of ex-change

for purchasers, Oct. 1762 IV:

Gov. Thomas Fitch’s account for drawing bills of exchange reckoned

at 1/ 4 percent & amounting to 152/ I$/ 8.

Allowed, May 176 IV: Z89

Gov. Thomas Fitch’s account for drawing bills of exchange & grant

of 76/ 16/ 2 in payment, Oct. 1764

Corn. appointed to sell 8800 of the sterling money in hands of

Agent Jackson. Usual provisions Cot empower-ing

the Governor to draw bills of exchange,

ay 1766 V: 9

Orders directin John Ledyard & John Lawrence to obtain bill of ex-change

for iOOO on some person in London &

have it transmitted to Richard Jackson, agent,

to be used for benefit of the colony,

ay & Oct. i?? 0 V: 41,

Petition of Ebenezer & William Ledyard of Groton as exrs. of John

Ledyard estate showing an account for pur-chase

of bills of exchange in N. Y. for the

colony, for which John Ledyard received about

1800 in Conn. bills. The account has never

been settled & they ask for a com. Granted &

corn. report showing Ledyard’s charges to be

reasonable, accepted. Resolve that on payment

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of 21/ 19/ 7,, the executors be free from

further demands, 0ct. l?? l- ay I773.-- V: 74-?$

Bills of exchange. ( con.)

Gov. Jonathn Trumbull’s receipt for bills of exchange forwarded to

Richard Jackson, colonial a. ent, 0ct.. 5,1770

V: 144

Gov. Jonathan frumbull’s receipt for bills of exch& nge to be trans-mitted

to Thomas Life, 1771,1773,1774

V: 145- 147

Bi, n, ham, Elezer, Glstonbury tax list, 1745 II1: 275b,

Ithamar, payment from treasurer, 1757 V: Sa

Bird, Samuel ( A) Farington liste, 1734 II: 474

Seth doctor, Litchfield, as sessment, 1783 V: 214

Birdsey, Everett, duty on rum, New Haven, 1774 V: 84c

Bishop, Daniel, Guilford liste, 1732 II: 259

( A) 1730,1732 II: 2i, 298,399a

Enos, lieut, payment from treasurer, 1760 V: 28b

James ( A) auditor, 188S I: 4

( A) New Haven lister, 1738 II 609.

Treasurer’s receipt for amount due on his mortgage

to the colony, June 1744 Ill : 258

Jar. bond for customs duty V: 88

Joseph, bond on Treasurer’s account, l? 82 V: Ic

Joseph, r. bond with Samuel Baker & Josiah Pond to be put in

suit, ay 1781 IV: 322

Luman ( A) Litchfield lieter, l? 83 V: 214b

Samuel, auditor, i? 12, i? 14 I: 0,79

( A) 1713- 18,1774,1778

I: 415a- 418, V: 81,149c, 158a, 159a

duties on writs, l? 85 V: 221c

ie Haven county corn. on overnment loans

( A) ustice, 1732 II: 300

representative, salary due, ay 1712 I 88 " Samuel, jr. ( A) auditor, 1776 V: lb0c

New Haven, appointed to recover money due on

bond of Joseph Bishop & others to the colony,

May 1761 IV: 322

( A) Norwich lister, 1734 II: 485

Bissel, see Bissell.

Bissell, Bissel.

amount due colony, 17Z8 II: 57Z

Benoni ( A) ’ indsor liste, 1721 1: 208

David ( A) 175,173 I1: 89,445

Ebenezer Fitch, Windsor collector, 175 V: 71

( A) selectman, petition, 1779--- V: 185

Hezekiah, duties on writs, 1785 V: 221i

treasurec s account, 1777-? S V: 161c

isaac, taverner, Litchfield, assessment, 1783 V: 214b

John ( A) ’ indsor lister, 1713 I: 71

Josiah, com. on private petition V: 77

( A) V: 7

treasurer s account, 1777- 78 V: 181c

llath, account with Conn. 1895 I: 13a

Black, Stephen ( A) Middletown lister, 1722 I: 284

Blackburn, John, London, bill drawn on him, 1770 V: 74

Blackleach, r. mccount with Conn. 16 I:

Joseph, com. on printing account II: 576b

Richard, Nathan Curtis vs, costs allowed, 0ct. 178 (?)

111: 25

Blackman, Ebenezer ( A) Stratford liser, 1735 II: 548a

Samuel, Greenwich tax list, 1721 1: 200

Blague, Joseph, Saybrook lister, 1738

Blaine, Ep’m, treasurer’s account V: 278

Blanched, George, Killinly, tax list, 1716 I: lO@ a

Blin, hlr.. ethersfield account, 1730 II: 234a

Bliss, ---? doctor, Hebron, assessment omitted from list of 1782- V: 209a

John, Hebron, reasurer’s receipt for amount due on his mort-gage

to the colony, Jn. 1744/ 5 III: 245

Nezlah, duties on writs, 1785 V: 221b

Samuel, Groton tx list, 1720 I: 212a

( A) Norwich lister, 173Z II: 325,387

Bloice, Richard, Killingly, tax list, l? 18 I: 109c

Boardan, Borman.

John, Jeremiah Kinne vs, costs allowed, 0ct. 1738 (?) III: 20

Oliver, tanner & shoemaker, Litchfield, assessment, 1783

V: 214a

Sheridan, duties on rits, 1785 V: 221j

Bond, Nathaniel, Canterbury, tax - list, 1716 1: 111a

Bonds.

Backus, Joseph, jr. Norwich, formerly Hartford county sherlff, peti-tion

showin financial difficulties from

theft of rate money & that he was obliged to

ie bond for 383/ 13/ 11 to the Treasurer.

He asks to have extension of time for pay-ment.

Granted till y iO, l? 41, blay 1738

111: 46,47

Bishop, Joseph, bond with Samuel Baker & Josiah Pond to be put in

suit. Appointment of aents empowered to act

for the colony, May 1781 IV: 322

Clark, John, Colchester, petition with Samuel Gi111tt shoving they

are under obligation to pay the government

22 the amount due from Josiah Gillitt, late

constable. Petitioners expected to have the

money ready but on account of scarcity of

money their creditors are unable to pay & an

extension of time is asked. Granted that no

action be allowed aainst them before Nov.

county court, ay 1733 II 37, 374

Copp, John, 4orwalk, petition with Treasurer’s certificate shoin

Assembly ranted hi use of i00 which with

the interest amounted to 113/?/ 8. He has

paid 105 & asks to be released from the re-mainin

8/ 7/ 8. Gr. ay 1716 I: I00, I02,11

Fuller, Nathaniel, Ashford, petitlon showing he became indebted to

the government in 1723 for II for land &

at that time was in good condition for pay-ing

it. Later he became surety for a man who

has run away & left petitioner to satisfy

creditors so that he host IO00. He asks for

extension of time on bond. Gr. 2 years,

0ct. 175 II: 417,418

Aaron & Moses, order that their bond for

205/ 5/ 8 & bond of Linsford orey a Jedediah

Strong for 36/ 17/ 5 be lodged in Secretary’s

office & that Joseph Fowler receive dis-charge

of receip