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The New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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The General Court in Concord passed resolves extending time for settling Grafton County town boundaries and directing Continental Loan Officer to issue interest certificates up to February 1783, plus acts encouraging literature with 20-year copyrights, allowing more time for land grant records, and nullifying a Hillsborough County highway order, before adjourning.
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The General Court, at their late Session in Concord, after passing (among other Things) the following Acts and Resolves, adjourned without Day.
Resolved, To lengthen out the Time for Settling the Boundary Lines of sundry Towns in the County of Grafton.
Resolved, That the Continental Loan Officer in this State (for the Time being) be directed to issue Certificates for the Payment of Interest due on Monies loaned at his Office and owned by the Citizens of this State, computing the same for as many full Years as may be due on each respective Certificate prior to the 28th Day of February 1783.
An Act for the Encouragement of Literature & Genius, and for securing to Authors the exclusive Right & Benefit of publishing their literary Productions for twenty Years.
An Act for allowing a further Time to record Grants and Charters of Land within this State.
An Act to nullify an Order of the Court of Sessions for the County of Hillsborough, relative to an Highway.
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Primary Location
Concord
Event Date
November 22
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adjourned without day after passing the listed acts and resolves.
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The General Court at their late Session in Concord passed Resolves to extend time for settling boundary lines of towns in Grafton County and to direct the Continental Loan Officer to issue certificates for interest payments on loans up to February 28, 1783; an Act encouraging literature and genius with exclusive publishing rights for authors for twenty years; an Act allowing further time to record land grants and charters; and an Act nullifying a Court of Sessions order for Hillsborough County regarding a highway.