Order of the Lords of the Committee of Council for Plantation Affairs, referring to the Board, for their report, the Petition of Mr. Wilmot, the Agent of New Jersey, to the King, proposing alterations to be made in the annexed List of Commissioners for settling the Boundary Line between the Provinces of New York and New Jersey.

L. S.

[From P. R. O., B. T., New Jersey, Vol. 9, K. 66.]

AT THE COUNCIL CHAMBER WHITEHALL
THE 2ND DAY OF APRIL 1767.

By the Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of Council for Plantation Affairs

His Majesty having been pleased to referr unto this Committee, the humble petition of Henry Wilmot, Agent for the province of New Jersey, setting forth, amongst other things, that in Consequence of His Majesty's Order in Council, of the 19th of December 1764, a Draft of a Commission hath been prepared, by his Majesty's Attorney and Sollicitor General, for appointing certain Persons, whose names were contained in a List annexed to the said Order, to be Commissioners, finally to settle the Boundary Line, between the provinces of New York and New Jersey, from the Station on Hudson's River, to the Station on Delaware River; And humbly praying that Charles Stewart Esquire, now Surveyor General of the Customs, for the Northern District of North America, may be Appointed a Commissioner in the Room of John Temple Esquire the late Surveyor General And that Mess Buckley, Morris, Guerrish and Gorham, may be struck out from being Commissioners in regard they are In

habitants of Nova Scotia, which is at so great a Distance from New Jersey, that those provinces have no Intercourse with each other, and Answers can be sooner received in New Jersey from England than from Nova Scotia-The Lords of the Committee in obedience to his Majesty's said Order of Reference, this Day took the said Petition into Consideration, and are hereby pleased to refer the same, together with the afore mentioned List of Council (Copies where of are hereunto annexed) to the Lords Commissioners for Trade and plantations who are to Consider of the Alterations proposed to be made in the sa List and Report their Opinion thereupon to this Committee. W: BLAIR.

To The Kings most Excellent Majesty in Council

The Humble petition of Henry Wilmot Agent for the province of New Jersey Sheweth That Your Majesty by an Order in Council bearing Date the 19th Day of December 1764 was pleased for the reasons therein Contained, to Order, that M! Attorney and M Sollicitor General, should prepare a Draft of a Commission to be passed under the Great Seal Appointing Certain persons whose Names are Contained in the List thereto annexed to be Commissioners finally to Settle and Adjust the Boundary or Partition List between the Provinces of New York and New Jersey from the Station on Hudson's River to the Station on Delaware River, conformable to the provisions in Certain Laws in the said Order mentioned and with such powers and Authorities, as have been Usual on like Occasions, And that Mr Attorney, And M Sollicitor General should lay the said Draft of the said Commission before Your Majesty for Your Royal Approbation leaving a Blank for the Number of Commissioners to make a Quorum—

That M York (Your Majestys late Attorney General) and Mr Delpey (Your Majesty's late Solicitor General) have by their Report of the 17th Day of July 1766 Certified that they had prepared a Draft of such Commission and had annexed the same to their Report and Submitted the same to Your Majesty for Your Royal Approbation

That Your petitioner is Informed by his principals, That Charles Stewart Esquire is now Surveyor General of the Customs in the Room of the late John Temple in the Commission mentioned, And as Your Petitioner apprehends that Mr Temple was appointed in respect of his Offices, he Conceives that it will be proper to Appoint M' Steward in his Room.

Your Petitioner also begs leave to represent to your Majesty that Richard Bulkley Charles Morris Joseph Guerrish and Joseph Gorham Esquires all of Nova Scotia are Appointed Commissioners, and that Your Petitioner is Informed by his principals, that the province of Nova Scotia is a Great Distance from that of New Jersey and that the two provinces have no Intercourse with each other, and those of New Jersey can receive Answers sooner from England than from Nova Scotia

That your petitioner is also advised that it would have been more Agreeable to the Provinces if there had been fewer Commissioners Appointed, And those the nearest to the places where the said Line is to be

run

Your petitioner therefore Most humbly prays Your Majesty that the said M Stewart may be Appointed a Commissioner in the Room of Mr Temple and that M Bulkeley Mr Morris M' Guerrish and M' Gorham may (merely upon Account of their Residence in Nova Scotia) be Struck out from being Commissioners. And your pet! shall ever pray &c

List of Persons to be Appointed Commissioners for Deciding the Controversy Concerning the Boundary or Partition Line between the Provinces of New-York and New Jersey

1. John Temple Esq Surveyor General of the Customs for the Northern District of America.

2. Peter Randolph Esq Surveyor General of the Customs for the Southern District of America.

4 Andrew Elliott Esq Receiver General of His Majestys Quit Rents in the province of New York 5 Chambers Russell Esq Judge of the Court of Vice Admiralty for the province of Massachusets Bay 6 William Allen Esq Chief Justice of the province of Pensylvania

7 Samuel Holland, Esq Surveyor General of Lands for the Northern District of America

8 W DeBrahm Esq Surveyor General of Lands for the Southern District of America

9. Andrew Oliver Esq Secretary of the province of Massachusets Bay

Richard Bulkley Esq Secretary and one of the
Council of the province of Nova Scotia

10 Charles Morris Esq Surveyor of Lands and one of
the Council of the province of Nova Scotia
11 Payton Randolph Esq Attorney General and one of
the Council of Virginia

Joseph Guerrish Esq one of the Council of the province of Nova Scotia

Joseph Gorham Esq' of the province of Nova Scotia 12 Benjamin Franklin Esq' of the province of pensylvania

13. Jared Ingersoll Esq of the Colony of Connecticut 3. Charles Stewart Esq Surveyor Gen' of His Majestys Customs for the district of Quebec.

Letter from Governor Franklin to Secretary Lord Shelburne, transmitting an exact list of the fees taken in the different offices of the Province of New Jersey.

[From P. R. O. America and West Indies, No. 292.]

BURLINGTON New Jersey, April 12. 1767. The Right Honble the E. of Shelburne

My Lord

In pursuance of the Directions contain'd in your Lordship's Letter of the 13th of Jan" with which I am just honoured, I now transmit an exact List of the Fees taken in the different offices in this Colony.

M: Smyth the Chief Justice, has desired me to acquaint your Lordship that the Salary, Fees and Perquisites of his Office, do not altogether exceed Three hundred Pounds this Currency, which is about Sixty

Cent worse than Sterling. And I can, with Truth assure your Lordship, that the Fees and Perquisites attending the Office I have the Honour to hold under His Majesty, are not above that Sum; so that, with the Salary added, there is scarcely a Maintenance for a Governor in this Province, if he lives suitable to his Rank and Station.

The Estimate of the Establishment of this Colony, required by your Lordship's Letter of the 11th of December, I have already transmitted

I have the Honor to be, with the greatest Respect, My Lord, Your Lordship's, most

obedient & most humble Servant

W FRANKLIN