I must beg leave to refer your Lordship, for further Particulars of the Transactions within this Governernment, to the Minutes of Council sent herewith. The printed Minutes of Assembly were sent in September. I have the Honour to be with great Respect My Lord, Your Lordships most obedient & most humble Servant Letter from Governor Franklin to the Earl of Shelburne, informing him of the Trial and Execution of one Seymour for the murder of an Oneida Indian. [From P. R. O., America and West Indies, Vol. 172 (190).] BURLINGTON, N. Jersey Dec! 23rd 1766 The Right Honble the Earl of Shelburn, Sec" of State My Lord I have this Moment receiv'd a Letter from Judge Read, whom I sent into the County of Sussex, with a Special Commiss" of Oyer & Terminer to try one Seamour, the Supposed Murderer' of the Oneida Indian, in which he informs me, That he procured Indians to 1 In Benjamin B. Edsall's historical address at the Sussex Centenary, in 1853, he thus alludes to the matter referied to by Governor Franklin: "Robert Seymour was apprehended upon a charge of murdering an Indian; but by the assistance of three friends he broke jail, and fled to parts unknown. His three friends were indicted for aiding his escape, but I have been unable to find in the Court minutes any record of their conviction and punishment."-Sussex Centenary, 1853, 45.-[W. N.] attend the Trial, and that Seamour was convicted and executed, a Detachment of the Militia attending the Execution to prevent a Rescue. I have the Honor to be, with great Respect, My Lord, Your Lordship's, most obedient & most humble Servt W FRANKLIN Account by Governor Franklin of the Standing Salaries annually granted to the Officers of the Government of New Jersey, which at Sixty per cent., the Medium of Exchange with Great Britain, amounts to £1,075 Sterling. [From P. R. O. America and West Indies, Vol. 270 (291).] To the 3 Justice of the Supreme Court 31 To one Treasurer residing at Amboy ton. To the Clerk of the Council 5 18 15 25 The Incidental Charges and daily Wages during the Attendance on Legislative Business are: To the Members of the Council, and of the Assembly Three Shillings and nine Pence Each To the Clerk of Assembly five shillings day. day. To the Serjeant at Arms to the Council & the Assembly One Shilling and ten Pence Day. To the Doorkeeper of the Assembly Two shillings P Day. Annum. To the Governor for House Rent Thirty seven Pounds Ten Shillings The other Incidental Charges are such as arise for the Repair of Five Barracks built at the Expence of the Colony, Each capable to contain 300 Men; And the Allowance by Law to be made to the Troops from Time to Time Quartered in them, which is altogether uncertain. Also an Allowance to the Chief Justice, or other Justice of the Supreme Court, of Six pounds five shillings Sterling for holding a Court of Oyer and Terminer when there shall be Occasion in any of the Countys of the Colony. And an Allowance to the Agent for Petty Expences of about Thirty pounds Sterling Annum. These Charges are now, and have been since my Arrival in the Government, paid by a Surplusage of Money struck for His Majesty's Service during the late War, which was to be sunk by a Tax in a Time limited in those Acts, and the same has hitherto been sunk with great Regularity under the Inspection of the Legislative Body. Before the War the Expence of Government was paid by the Interest of Money emitted on loan by His Majesty's Approbation, and when that Money was called in (by Virtue of the Acts which gave it a Currency to a certain Time) the Support of Government was raised annually by Tax, on the real and personal Estates of the Inhabitants, which must be very shortly the Case again. There are no Duties on the Import or Export of any Commodities but such as are laid and appropriated by Act of Parliament. The Collectors of His Majestys Customs are the only Officers who have any Salary or Allowance from Great Britain. All the Salaries, & Incidental Charges of Government, are annually granted and appropriated by Act of Assembly; they are issued (except Assembly men's Wages) by Warrant of the Governor in Council, & accounted for by the Treasurers, to the joint Committees of Council and Assembly. All the Salaries allowed in this Government are very low, having been for the most Part settled when the Province was in its Infancy; and as the Expence of Living is since greatly increased they are not sufficient, with the Fees and Perquisites of Office added, to support the Officers in a Manner suitable to their Stations. W FRANKLIN Burlington, New Jersey Dec 28, 1766 Letter from John Stevens to James Parker of Perth Amboy, announcing that a Commission for Settling the line between New York and New Jersey had arrived, and giving the names of the Commissioners. Sir. [From New Jersey Manuscripts, Vol. II., No. 105, belonging to the New NEW YORK Jany 20th 1767 A Commission for settling the line between This Province and New Jersey came to S Henry Moore by the Packet that arrived two days ago, and as I have ordered two Copies of it one to send to you and the other for us here I need not mention any Particulars and only give you a list of the Com We are of opinion the proprietors or as many of them as can get together should meet and instruct the agents fee Lawyers & advise on what steps to take. This meeting had best be here as we expect Ld Stirling here & shall be near Mr Ogden & Our Lawyers at this place. I think we should fee Mr. Chew whoes own interest will make him attentive & may be very usefull. I am Your Very Hum. Serv JN° STEVENS LIST OF COMMISSIONERS. John Temple Peter Randolph Charles Stewart, Surveyor General Andrew Elliot. Chambers Russell Wm. Allen. m Samuel Holland Surveyor Generals for Southern Charles Morris, One of the Council of Nova Scotia. Benjamin Franklin Jared Ingersoll. Any five of them to make a quorum-first meeting to be at N York & then when & where they think proper. |