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214 [pet of Thos. R White & wife —] Petition of Thomas R White and Almira his wife of Freeport that authority may be given to Benjamin Ilsley Administrator on the Estate of Joseph Ilsley and Hosea Ilsley Administrator on the Estate of John Nichols to execute a deed of quitclaim of all the right, title & interest which said Joseph & John have in certain lands — was read and referred to the committee on new trials — Sent up for concurrence.

[Report on pet. of John Hathorne & others] The committee on the petition of John Hathorne & others reported a reference to the next Legislature — report read and accepted. Sent up for concurrence.

[Bill - establish C. C. Pleas] Bill to establish the Court of Common Pleas — was read a third time and passed to be engrossed as amended at A. B. C. & D. Sent up for concurrence.

Message from the Governor. [Message of Governor] To the Senate and House of Representatives The commissioners appointed on the parts of Massachusetts & Maine pursuant to the provisions of the Act of separation, having made a representation of their proceedings up to the 17th of November last, I communicate the same to the two branches of the Legislature for their information. From the report there is reason to expect, that, in the course of the ensuring season, much progress will be made in effecting a just division of the personal property belonging to the two States, and that such a portion of the public land will be divided, as well enable the Comissioners to set of by metes & bounds so much from the share of Massachusetts as in their estimation shall be of the value of thirty thousand dollars; whereby the parent State may be en—