The Newhampshire gazetteer — Exeter, N.H., 1792-10-05 00:00:00, page 4

Treasury Department.
Reger's Office, 24th Aaguft, 1792,
SIR,
I HAVE the honor to enclose an
abftrad ftatemant of the debt in
curred by the late government, and
which has been paid offtrom the funds
of the present government, amounting
to one million eight hundred and for
ty-five thousand two hundred and
seventeen dollars forty-two cents ; but
this sum * be encreafed, when the
balance of three hundred and nioety
feven thbufand twenty four dollars
fifteen cents, remaining to be appro
priated in the farther parchafe of the
public debt, shall be applied,& which
more particularly appears by the sub
joined statement.
With every sentiment of the highest
refpe&,
I have the honor to be. Sir,
Your n¥oft obedient,
And most humble servant.
JOSEPH NOURSE, %.
Hon. Alexander Hamilton, Esq.
Secretary of the Treafurj.
The produ& of said du
ties were, 3,026,0^0 653
The total appropriations
were, 1,687,194 81
The forplus fund to ,0
December, 179°, ,33 8 ^75 8 4t
Deduft the amount paid
for dolled 1,456 743
38 100 of the publick
debt extinguished a# per
so, 941,851 69
Leaves a balance which
remains to be applied to
the farther purchafe# of
the public debt, 397> 02 4 '§3
The COUNTRY WEDDING.
RA ISE your voices,whata pother,—
Sifters, come, do you advance,
Molly stand betide my brother,
Come, be cheerful in the dance.
This is Peggy's wedding day, ,
Let's be merry then, I fay.
Strephon long has woo'd my filler ;
Artless love their hearts unite,[her,
Then when all the Grains have kifs'd,
Let them bless this marriage-rite.
All be happy then as they ;
Mirth and glee must crown the day.
Here come, father, with my mother,
See they smile; their hearts are glad
They ate happy with each other,
Grieve thetp not to fee you fad !
Strephon then with Peggy may.
E'er be happy as to-day.
Fair Columbia's rural plains,
Do far greater bliss cifplay,
Than grand Peru's rich domains,
Therefore raise ihf jocund lay.
This is Peggy's wedding-day,
Sing and dance the time away.
The following authentic Documents re
fpeatng the Progrei which has been
made by the prefect Government of the
United States, toward extinguishing
the Debts contrasted under the former
Government, will, it is prefamed, be
very acceptable to the People of the
United States ; andit is hoped, that
the different Editors of Newspapers
will give the Information the general
Circulation which its importance
merits.
Statement of the Balance which remains
to be applied in the further Purcbafa
of the Public Debt.
By the art pissed 12th August, 1790,
making provision foir the reduction
of the Public Debt, fertion sd, it it
enarted, that all such Surplus of the
produrt of the duties arising from
import and tonnage to 31st Decern,
her, 1790, after Satisfying the fev
eralappropriations therein fpecifi
ed, shall be applied to the purchase
of the public debt :
Scat of tfie Mules.
PHILADELPHIA.
Dollars. Cis.
Old accounts, vise.
Representative, of
Mons. Decoudray
bal. of pay. 2,977 2 4
D >.Hon.JohnLawa
rens, his salary on
an embassy to the
French Court; 6,017 3 1
Francis Dana, (al
ary on an embassy
to the Court of St.
Petersburg, 2,410 3
Benson, Smith and
Parker, their ex.
penfes attending
the embarkation
of British troops
at New-York, 1,000
His Most Chriftiaff
Majesty, for mili
tary & ordnance
fibres supplied the
American ships of
war in the French
Weft-ladies, 29,029 68
Oliver Pollock, for
balance due him
for Supplies atNew
Orleans, with in
terest thereon, in
conformity with
the several arts of
Congress, 108,605
Meffrs.Gardoqui &
Son, balance due
for fiippl es furn
ifhed in Spain, 502 86
— — 15^54^ 14
Bills of exchange which
had been drawn on for
eign commissioners, and
not paid by them, 4385 5°
Timothy Pickering, late
quai termafter-general,be-,
ing on account of the ap
propriation of 40,000 dol
jars, paHed July 1, 1790, 2,077 89
Grants of Congress, viz.
John M'Cord, per
art of CongreG of
Ift July 1790, 1,309 7 1
JehoiakimM'Jock-
fin, per art of
Congress of 26th
Marcch, 1790, 120
Baron de Glaubeck
per art of 29th
September, 1789, 140 26
Seth Harding, per
art nth August,
1790, 200
Caleb Brewster,
ditto, ditto, 34 8 57
— 2,118 54
Amount thereof extin
goifhed, 1,456,743 38
Warrants drawn by the
Board of treasury under
the late government, &
which have been dis.
charged in pursuance of
the aft ofCongrefs 29th
September, 1789, 157,789 94
Civil Lift—for various
payments made upon
accounts which origi
nated under the late go.
vernment 25,768 50
War Department, being
for arrearages of pay
due to sundry officers of
the army, and for pro-
Villons furnished, 7,308 40
Abraham Skinner, late
Commissary-General of
prisoners, for the board
of American prisoners
of war,at Long-Island;
appropriated by Con.
grefs,per their art pass
ed 12th August, ,1790, 38,683 13
Dollar, 1,845,217 42
Treasury Department,
Regifir's Office, Jig. 23, 17920
JOSEPH NOURSE,
Register.
An dlflraa flatemfnt of the turn extin
gripped of the Public Debt, also of the
payment from the funds of the present
government of certain claims, which
were, incurred by the late government.
Purchases of the Public Debt.
Dollars.
BE it enabled by the Senate
and House of Represen
tatives in General- Court con
vened, That the division of
this state intb five counties
by the names of Rocking
ham, Strafford, Hillsbor
ough, Cheshire and Grafton,
be and hereby is declared
and established as follows,
namely :
The county of Rocking
ham is bounded as follows,
beginning at the mouth of
Pifeataqua river, and run
ning up the fanie to the
easterly corner of Newmar
ket, including the river,and
from thence northwesterly
by the easterly and norther
ly fide lines of Newmar
ket, Epping, Nottingham,
Northwood, Pittsfield, Chi
chefter, Loudon, Canterbu
ry and Northfield to the ri
ver Merrimac, ,nd down
the fame to the line of Con
cord, including the river,
then round the westerly line
of Concord and Bow to
Merrimack river, thence
down the fame to the north
west corner of Derryfield,
thence by the northerly and
easterly lines of Derryfield
and the easterly lines of
Lytchfield and Notting
ham- Weft, to the state line,
thence by said line, to the
sea, thence by the sea to the
bounds firft mentioned, in
cluding allthat part of the
Isle of Shoals which belongs
to this state.
The county of Strafford
is bounded as follows, be
ginning at the northwest
corner of Northfield, thence
up the river Pemigewaffet
or Merrimac to the south
westf orner of New Holder
nefs, thence on the souther
ly and easterly lines of New-
Holdernefs to Sandwich,
then on the westerly and
northerly lines of Sandwich
to Tamworth, then on the
northerly lines of Tam
worth and Eaton to Con
Declaring the limits and
boundaries of the several
counties in this state.
Faffed Jan. 16, 1791.
LAWS
of the
State ^^^^ of
New-Hampshire.
An ACT
The county of Grafton
shall contain all the land
and waters in said state, not
comprehended in the other
counties. And all the towns
and places within the
bounds aforefaid, refpe&-
ively ihall be deemed ac
cepted, named and taken as
parts and members of the
refpe&ive counties afore
laid.
CASH, or Writing- Paper,
giveri for clean Linen,or Cotten
and Linen RAGS, at this Office.
The county of Cheshire
is bounded as follows, be
ginning at the southeast
corner of Rindge, and from
thence running westerly by
the state line to the westerly
bank of Connecticut river,
thence up the lathe 'till it
comes opposite to the north
weft corner of Plainfield,
then crossing the river to the
said corner of Plainfield,
thence by the northerly fide
lines of Plainfield, New-
Grantham and Proteft
worth to the boundary line
of the county of Hillfbo
rough, thence to the west
erly line of the laid county
of Hillfborough to the
bounds firfl mentioned.
way, from thence on the
westerly and northerly lines
of Conway to the state line,
thence down said line to
the line of the county of
Rockingham, thence by said
line of the county of Rock
ingham to the bounds firft
mentioned.
The county of Hillfbo
rough is bounded as fol
lows; beginning at the fouth
east corner of Nottingham-
Weft, thetice westerly by
the state line to the loath
east corner of Rindge,thence
by the easterly fide lines of
Rindge, Jaffrey, Dublin,
Packersfield, Stoddard and
Walhington to the north
easterly corner of Washing
ton, thence by the north
erly fide line of Washington
to the southwesterly corner
of Fifhersfield, thence on
the westerly fide line of
Fifhersfield and New-Lon
don to the northwesterly
corner of laid New-Lon
don; thence on the north
easterly line< of New-Lon
don and Keafearge, an#
the northerly fide line of
Andover to Pemigewaflet
river, thence on the line of
the county of Strafford and
Rockingham to the bounds
firft mentioned.