An Estimate for raising, paying and clothing a Regiment of 1000 men, the Bills of Credit outstanding and the amount sunk each year. [From P. R. O. B. T. New Jersey, Vol. 8, I. 73.] An Estimate for Raising Paying and Cloathing the New Jersey Regiment of 1000 men for 8 months in 1759, taken from the Accounts in 1758. 34305 16 Total of the Regiment An Estimate for paying & Subsist ing 200 men for the defence of the Frontiers for one year &c For the pay of a Major a Captain 6 Lieutenants 8 Ser jants and 8 Corporals For 176 private men Subsisting 200 men Subsisting 50 dogs necessary for that particular service 1149 15 - Total of the Frontier Guard Total of the Charge of these two Services (Contingences & Omissions accepted) 41910 17 3 An Account of the Bills of Credit Outstanding in the Province of New Jersey on the 21st of Novemb 1758. In the year 1753 there was outstanding in Bills of Credit issued in the Late War the Sum of £15302 0 4 & in June 1753 an Act was passed for sinking the said Sum by Annual Payments of £1530 4 0 for 10 years. The first payment to be on Nov 21st 1754 Of this remains the Sum of In April 1755 was emitted the sum of £15000. for raising &c 500 men for his Majestys Service to be sunk by yearly payments of £5000 the first to be made Nov 21st 1757 of this remains the Sum of In August 1755 was emitted the Sum of £15000 for the further supply of the Forces to be sunk by yearly payments of £5000 the first to be made Novemb 21 1758. Of this Remains the Sum of In Decemb' 1755 Was emitted for the Forces for the Defence of the frontiers & building forts to be sunk Nov 21, 1761. The Sum of In June 1756 Was emitted for the further Supply of Forces &c £2500 to be sunk Nov! 21st 1761. & £15000 Nov! 21st 1762. The Sum of 7651 5000 10000 - 11 10000 0 0 17500 In April 1757, was emitted for his Majestys Service to be sunk Nov 21st 1763 the sum of And in June 1757 was emitted for the 10000 said Service to be sunk at the same 5000 30000 In Octob' 1757 was emitted for his Maj- 10000 An Account of the Charge upon each Year for sinking the Provincial Debt of New Jersey from Novemb 1758. 1759 For sinking the Remainder of the £15302. Outstanding in 1753 For sinking the Rem of the £15000 1530 4 5000 5000 11530 4 1760 For sinking the Rem of £15302 in 1753 For sinking the Rem of £15000 in Aug 1755.. For sinking the Rem' of £10000 emitt Total 1530 4 5000 10000 16530 4 1761 For sinking the Rem! of £15302 in 1753 1530 4 For sinking £10000 emitted Dec 1755 10000 For sinking part of £17500 emitt 1762 For sinking the Rem! of £15302 in 1753 1530 4 For sinking the Rem of £17500 em June 1756 Total 15000 16530 4 1763 For sinking the Rem' of £15302 in 1753 1530 4 For sinking £10000 emitt Total April 1757 10000 16530 4 1764, 1765, 1766, 1767, There is no charge upon these Years except the Ordinary Support of Government which is to be added to the Charge of each other year. 1768 For sinking part of £30000 emitt 1771 For sinking part of £30000 emitt" Octo Representation to the King from the Lords of Trade, inclosing Copies of Letters and Papers received from Governor Bernard, relative to a Law for issuing Bills of Credit without a suspending Clause. [From P. R. O. B. T., New Jersey, Vol. 16, p. 257.] TO THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY. May it pleasure Your Majesty. Having lately receiv'd Letters from Francis Bernard Esq' Governor of New Jersey dated in Augst and Sept last, stating that in case it should be required of the said Colony to furnish any Number of Troops for His Majesty's Service in the ensuing Year, there will be a necessity for reasons contained in his Letter, that he should be empower'd to assent to a Law for issuing a certain quantity of paper-Bills of Credit, without a Clause suspending its Execution untill your Majesty's Pleasure can be known. We think it our Duty humbly to lay before Your Majesty annexed Copys of the said Letters and also a Copy of a Message from the House of Representatives of that Province to the Governor upon this subject. We must humbly beg leave at the same time to represent to your Majesty, that the propriety or Impropriety of complying with the Governors Request, appears to Us to depend upon what shall be your Majesty's Orders and Resolutions with respect to the Extent and the Mode of carrying on the Operations of your Majesty's Arms in America in the next year. And it is Our humble Opinion, that if your Majesty should think proper to require of the said Colony to furnish any number of Troops for the General Service in America in the ensuing Year, there will be a necessity either of altering Your Majesty's |