appears from Edmund Bridges Esq' the high Sherriffs Return the day that the advers parties was to be heard: I Never heard that any appeared—yett nothing don with the prayer of my Petition - There fore I most Humbly pray your Honours To take my memoreal into your most Serious & Wise Consideration and Grant the Prayer of my Petition to me my heirs &c and assigns With the Liberty of the Law, So that I may Obtain my Just Right, Which Asa Smith and Others is a Depriving me of & a Striping Everything of my land: I Reffer your Honours to the Petition and papers that was before your Honours for facts or other wise Releave your petitioner as your Honours in your Great Wisdom shall think proper and I as in Duty bound Shall Ever PraySamuel Goodwin

Pownalborough Octob* 12th 1784

Common Wealth of Massachusetts

To the Honourable the Senet and House of Representatives in General Court Assembled —

The Memoriel and Petition of Samuel Goodwin of Pownalborough in the County of Lincoln in the State aforesaid Esq Humbly Sheweth unto this Great and Honourable Court: that on the 10th day of Augus 1782 your memorials, sent a petition To the Said Honourable the Great and General Court in the following words - viz-To the Great and General Court of the Common Wealth of Massachusetts. Humbly Sheweth-That Doctor Silvester Gardiner Esq had a Grant of Land in Pownalborough on the 11th of February 1761 Livery & Leazen was Given & Delivered to Said Gardiner on the 1th of April 1761 butted and bounded as follows viz beginning at the South line of Lott (No 54) on Sheeps Cut River Delineated on a plan made by Jonas Jones Surveyor dated December (20th 1759) and from Lott N° 54 to run a west North west Course two miles and a halfe,

and from the Westerly Eand of the two miles & halfe To run a Northeast Course until it meets Sheepscut River & then running down Said Sheeps cut river-as the river runs, to the first mentioned bounds With the appurtenances thereof; on the 25th of March 1773 the Said Silvester Gardiner Esq Gave Samuel Goodwin Esq' A Dead of a Tract of Land, within said Tract, (marked W. w N° 22) that before Said Gardiners Deed to Said Goodwin one Assa SmithHouse write & Joseph Prince Clerk: & John Hilton Went & Seet down on Said Tract of land Conveyed To Said Goodwin Neare to Sheepscut River about the midle thereof, Said Prince Went there about 1771: and Said Smith & Hilton, before, and Refuses to goe of; or settle or pay A Reasonable Price therefor, to Said Goodwin, but hath made Great Strip and Wast, and Continues So to do;- I have often offered to settle With Said Assa Smith &c &c on easy terms, but Refused; there was a Writ against Assa Smith & Said Joseph Prince dated the 16th June 1773 & Served August 9th 1773 for September Court in Said Gardiners Name and by his orders; he Said Prince went to Boston to Said Gardiners & told him if he had any land Within my bounds he Would Give it up to me as Said Gardiner in formed me, and preswaded Said Gardiner to Drope Said action and accordingly Said Gardiner wrote James Sullivan Esq', then attorney for said Prince &c to Discontinue said action as Will appear by Said Sullivans Deposition, the unhappy times hath been such I Could Geet no Redress, & they Say as Docter Gardiner is Gon I never Can Geet them off &c and they have been Striping & Carrying off my Timber & continues So to do, the Memo Mr Joseph Prince has Sold & Gon Off & Seavrale Deeds have been passed from one to another as James informed & New people put on

Therefore I most humbly pray your Honours to Grant a Power to me my heirs and assigns to bring an action or

actions of Ejectment and Tresspass A Gainst Assa Smith of Pownalborough now on the Said Land and all others whom I may find thereon my land, in order that I may have my Just Right: Or other wise Releave your Petitioners as your Honours in your Great Wisdom Shall think Proper and as in Duty bound Shall Ever Pray

Pownalborough August 10th 1782

Samuel Goodwin

In Senat June 20 1783

Whereas upon the Petition of Samuel Goodwin an order passed the General Court on the Second day of October last that the Said Goodwin Cause the Adverse Parties, to be notified by Serveing Assa Smith & Joseph Prince & others mentioned in Said Petition With Attested Copies thereof & the order thereon, To Show Cause if any they had, Why the prayer of the Said Petition Should not be Granted, and whereas by an other order of the General Court passed the 11th of February 1773 the Petitioner-Was directed to Notify the adverse parties in manner A fore Said, to Shew Cause if any they had on the first fryday in June instant Why the Prayer in the Said Petition Should not be Granted--

And whereas it appears To this Court, that the former Orders miscarried, and the Letter was not Seasonably Receivd by the Petitioner

Therefore ordered that the Said Samuele Goodwin, the Petitioner, Cause the adverse Parties Aforesaid to be notified by Serveing the Said Smith: Prince & others: with attested Copies of the Said Petition & this order thereon Twenty days at least before the Second Wednesday of the Next Session of the General Court that they or either of them may appear on that day and Shew Cause if any they have why the prayer of the same petition should not be Granted Provided Never the less that in Case the Said Joseph Prince is Removed from the land-Refferred too in the Petition & is not to be

found within the Common Wealth, then this order of Notification Shall not Extend to him any thing aforesaid not with Standing

This may Certify that I have this day left an attested Copy of the Written Petition & order with Assa Smith within Named & likewise left attested Copies with Thomas Gilpatrick & Jeremiah Nelson being on Said Land

Edw Bridge Sherriff

Fees 30/ A Copy from the original before it went to the General Court this is a Copy from that

Petition of Ben. Jepson.

To The Honble Senate & House of Representatives

The Petition of Benja Jepson Humbly Sheweth that he was half owner of the Sloop Pigeon which was Taken by Governments and Imployd in the Unfortunate Expedition to Penobscot whare Shee Was Lost. The owner of the oather half of S Sloop have Been paid Near two years ago, But Your Petitioner has not Rect any part of his Due of which he is in grate want having Lost a grate Part of his property During the Late War, he therefore begs Your honors to order the payment of his part, which he Begs to observe is Not More then one half the Reaul Value & as in Duty Bound Shall Ever pray Benja Jepson

Boston Oct 14th 1784

Order on Report of Committee of Both Houses on Arrival of Marquis de La Fayette in Boston.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts

The Committee of both houses appointed to consider what measures may be necessary to be taken by the Legislature in Consequence of the Arrival of the Marq3 De La Fayette in the Town of Boston-Report That the President of the Senate & Speaker of the House of Representatives invite the Marquis De La Fayette to meet the two houses of the Legislature in the Senate room on Tuesday the Nineteenth day of October instant at Twelve of the Clock that they may congratulate him on his safe arrival in America after the final establishment of a Peace to which his friendly influence in Europe & his distinguished exertions in a Military Character in America have largely contributed & of which the Anniversary of the nineteenth of October a day always to be marked in the Annals of America among other instances happily reminds us - And that his Excellency the Governor, his Honor the Lieutenant Governor & the Honorable Council, be also invited to join in the Congratulations) & that the President of the Senate & the Speaker of the House of Representatives take order accordingly

Sent down for Concurrence

Samuel Adams President.

In the House of Representatives Oct 18th 1784.

Read & Concurred

Govr's Message.

Sam' A Otis Spk'

Gentlemen of the Senate & Gentlemen of the House of Representatives

Yesterday the Commissioners appointed by the General Court to enquire what Encroachments were made by British