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august, instead of the first Wednesday of January & read and passed in concurrence.

The petition of Samuel Holden for aid from the State, was read and referred to the joint standing committee on State Lands, in concurrence.

In Convention. Agreeably to assignment the two Branches of the Legislature met in Convention in the Representatives Chamber for the purpose of electing a Treasurer of State. Messrs Thayer and Merrill of the Senate, and Messrs Hamlin, Sweat, and Lanecy of the House were appointed a committee to receive, sort, and count the votes, who, having attended to the duty assigned them, reported that the whole number of votes given in was 173. Necessary to a choice 87. Abner B Thompson has 146. William Emmons " 35. and there were twelve scattering vote. Abner B. Thompson was declared duly elected Treasurer of State, and the Convention separated.