our Side Impracticable, However in Nothing Receeding from what we have offered and complyed with, or what our Opponents have Published, Consonant thereunto We Resolve, God Willing to make Ready against the next Term, if they will Please to Release An Attorney, there Being one by fee Ingaged who if Set at Liberty we trust would Undertake on our Side and Part, or if Any Such be to be had, otherways we shall Comitt our Cause to Such as we can find to Speak thereunto, In answer to our opponents if it may be Permitted, It Mean time as we Regrett the work Mentioned, By Cuting of Timber &c as Much as themselves, So we shall Endeavour to Stop all Such Proceedings, And Rest their Humble Serts

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Minutes of the Council of New Jersey, June 4th, 18th, and 19th, 1746.

[From Papers of F. J. Paris in Historical Society Library, Vol. P, No. 15.]

At a Council held at Perth Amboy in the Province of New Jersey the 4th Day of June,

1746.

PRESENT

The Honble John Hamilton Esqr President James Alexander

Edward Antill

Robert Hunter Morris ( James Hude

Esqrs

The President Informed the Board of the Death of his Late Excellency Lewis Morris Esq Late Governor

of this Province' and that he had the Seals, the Instructions and other Papers Relating to the Public Affairs of this Province.

Then the President Took the Oaths appointed by Law the Oath for well & truely Executeing the Office of President of His Majesty's Council & Commander in Chief of this Province, the Oath for the due Observation of the Laws of Trade & Plantations And also the Oath for duely Executing the Office of Chancellor & Keeper of the Great Seal of this Province.

It is the Opinion and Advice of this Board that the President do Issue a Proclamation for Continueing all Officers Civil and Military in the Exercise of their Respective Offices and Places till further Orders. Ordered that the Clerk Prepare a Proclamation accordingly

The President Communicated to the Board a Letter from the Duke of New Castle His Majesty's Principal Secretary of State to his Late Excellency bearing date at Whitehall April 9th, 1746, Signifying his Majesty's Pleasure that this Colony should Raise a Number of Men to be Employed in His Majesty's Service in America. Also a Letter from His Excellency Governour Shirley to his Sa Late Excellency bearing date at Boston, May 27th, 1746 and also a Letter to the President from His Excellency Governour Clinton bearing Date at New York May 31st, 1746, upon the Subject of the intended Expedition

Upon which the President desired the Advice of this Board. The Board takeing the Same into Consideration are Unanimously of Opinion that it will be necessary the President should Meet the General Assembly as soon as Possible, and as the President is unable to Travel from Home, the Board Advises that the Gen

1 GOVERNOR MORRIS died May 21st, 1746, at Trenton, after an illness of some weeks. His remains left Trenton on the 26th on their way to Morrisania, N. Y., where they were deposited in the family vault. The pall-bearers were Andrew Johnston, James Hude, Peter Kemble, Thomas Leonard, Philip French, Daniel Coxe, Philip Kearney and Charles Read. The funeral services were performed on the 27th.-ED.

eral Assembly now Sitting at Trenton be Prorogued to Wednesday next then to Meet at this Place And that Expresses be Sent to the Members to Require their Attendance accordingly, and His Honour was Pleased to Issue a Prorogation for that Purpose

And the Board do farther Advise that his Honour the President Issue a Proclamation for Laying an Embargo on all Vessels in this Province for the Space of one Month unless his Order in Council shall be first Obtained for the Sailing of any Vessel.

Ordered that a Proclamation be Prepared accordingly.

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The President Communicated a Letter to the Council from Gov! Clinton dated June 16th Inst Informing him with his Intention of Going to Albany in order to Engage the Six Nations of Indians to take Part in the present Expedition agreeable to His Majestys Orders to him for that Purpose & Desiring the President to Endeavour to Send all the fighting Indians to Albany to Join the Six Nations on this Occasion, On which he Desired the Advice of this Board.

The Board Unanimously Advised his Honour to Lay before the House of Assembly such Parts of Governor Clinton's Letter as Related to the Engageing the Indians to Take Part in this Expedition.

[Under date of Aug. 30th President Hamilton laid before the Board a letter from Gov. Clinton, informing him that the Six Nations of Indians, had declared war against the French, and had engaged to send all their fighting men on the contemplated expedition against Canada.]

At a Council held at Perth Amboy June 19th,

His Honour the President Laid before this Board a Message he Receiv'd from the Assembly in the following Words.

Ordered that M: Cooper & Mr Fisher do Wait on his Honour and Acquaint him that the House has Gott the Business in a good forwardness which was Recommended in his Speech and as he was Pleased to Intimate that he would Inform the House by Messages of any other Affairs he had to Recommend to them, they now desire his Honour will be Pleased to Recom mend what other Business he thinks necessary to be done at this Time that the House may Proceed therein as They shall have Leisure. Their private affairs Requiring that They should make the utmost Despatch.

Upon which he was Pleased to Ask the Opinion and Advice of the Board which was proper to be done, And the Board taking into their Consideration the many Things necessary to be done at this Time in order to Pre pare for the intended Expedition against Canada and

the Dangerous Consequences that might Attend any the Least Delay, were Unanimously of Opinion that no other Business ought to be Entred upon till the Legislature had Gone through the Business his Honour had Recommended to Them, at the Opening of the Sessions Relateing to the intended Expedition. And when that was over His Honour might Grant Them a short Recess till after Harvest and Advised his Honour to Send a Message to that Purpose to the House of Assembly

Minutes of the Council of New Jersey, August 13th,

1746.

[From Papers of F. J. Paris in the New Jersey Historical Society Library, Volume I, No. 15.]

At a Council held at Perth Amboy, August

His Honour the President Acquainted this Board that he had Desired their Meeting to Inform them that Edward Hart had by his Warrant Raised one hundred Men for the Expedition against Canada and had brought Them to this Place on Thursday Last, That as the 500 Men which the Assembly had Agreed to Provide for were before Raised And that he was at a Loss what to Resolve Concerning the s Company so Raised by Edward Hart & Desired the Advice of this Board thereon, Whereupon this Board haveing maturely Considered of the Matter Advised his Honour the President to send the sa Edward Hart to His Ex