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Order on J. M. Nesbitt, Esq'r, to pay Major Proctor six Hund'd Dollars to pay his men, now under marching orders.
Order drawn on J. M. Nesbitt, Esq'r, to pay Everhard McLeish one Hundred & fifteen Pounds 17s, on acco't of Boarding Soldiers.
Resolved, That the Waggon masters be impowered to put up their Horses in such Stables & Shedds as they may find fit to re- ceive them, and to see them supplied, paying the accustomed Prices for the same.
Order on G. Bickham to pay Alex'r Alexander three Pounds ten shillings, for 3 Blankets del'd said Bickham.
Order drawn on G. Bickham to pay Jas. Hamilton Eleven Pounds Eleven Shillings & 9d, for Cloath deliver'd said Bickham.
Order on G. Bickham to pay Jas. Hamilton, Five Pounds Eleven shillings, for Hose & Wastecoats deliver'd said Bickham.
Order drawn on G. Bickham, Qu'r M'r, to deliver Col. Melchior, B. M. G., Forty Blankets, for the use of the Milatary Hospital.
Commission made out for Jno. Rosbrugh as Chaplain to 3rd Batt'n of Northampton Militia.
Resolved, That Mr. Coats be employed in the North End of the City to assist Mr. Marshall in taking care of the sick.
Order on J. M. Nesbitt, Esq'r, to pay Jermiah Simmons twelve Pounds & six pence.
Order on G. Bickham to pay Capt'n McKee Two Pounds, for ex- penses and subsistance money for marching his Company (belong- ing to 5th Batt'n of Cumberland Militia, und'r Col'l Armstrong) to Philad'a.
Order on G. Bickham to pay Ens'n Jon'n Martin thirty Shill'g, for marching a detatchment of Capt. M'Kee's Comp'y, Belonging to 5th Batt'n of Cumberland, to Philad'a.
Order on G. Bickham to pay L't Murphy Thirty-one shillings & 3d., for expences in marching a Detatchment of Men by Philad's, belonging to 5th Batt'n of Cumberl'd,
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Commissions fill'd for Jno. Sigfret, L't Col'l, 3rd Batt'n, North- ampton.
Commission fil'd for Jno. Righter, 2nd L't 4th Batt'n, Philad'a County, Geo. Piper, Ens'n, 4th Batt'n, Philad'a County.
Order on Messrs. Mease & Cadwell, to pay Major Gabriel Heis- ter two Hundred Dollars, to pay the advance to Col'l Haller's Batt'n, to be charged to Adam Whiteman, to whom as to the Board, the Major is to be accountable.
Order on Mease & Caldwell, to pay Wm. Lyon, Esq'r. five Hun- dred Dollars, to be charged to his acco't.
Resolved, That Mr. Hugh McCormick be appointed Waggon- master for about fifteen Waggons from Cumberland County, to be propperly Employed, In Transporting Stores from this City, &c., for which service he shall be Entitled to receive Ten shillings @ Day During such service.
In Council of Safety, Dec'r 27th, 1776.
PRESENT : THOMAS WHARTON, jun'r, Presid't.
DÁVID RITTENOUSE, V. Presid't.
Wm. Lyon,
Owen Biddle,
Jno. Bull,
Joseph Dean,
Francis Gurney,
James Cannon.
Joseph Blewer,
Order on J. M. Nesbitt, Esq'r, to pay Jno. Creigh & Ephraim Steel one Hundred & Twenty-Eight Pounds Eighteen Shillings, for Expences in Conveying British officers from Carlisle to Bruns- wick.
Order on J. M. Nesbitt, Esq'r, to pay Jacob Hankey thirteen Pounds Sixteen shillings & two pence, for work Deliver'd Robert Towers.
Resolved, That Colonel John Bull be directed to procure Wag- gons to remove the public stores from Norriston and French Creek to Lancaster; The Powder to be Laid in different Places of security in the Town & Country adjacent.
Order on J. M. Nesbitt, Esq'r, to pay Tho's Adams One Hun- dred fifty-Nine Pounds sixteen shillings & 10d, for military stores deliver'd Robert Towers.
Order on J. M. Nesbitt, Esq'r, to pay Augustus Ruppell Eleven Pounds five shillings, for Riding Express, to be charged Con- gress.
G. Bickham, Qu'r Mast'r, was order'd to deliver Major Proctor Twenty Pairs Shoes & twenty pairs Hose, for the use of his Soldiers.
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Order on G. Bickham to pay Capt. Rob't Campbel Nine Pounds Eighteen shillings 10}, for milage for his Comp'y, (to Philad'a) belonging to 3rd Batt'n, Lancaster County, to be charged to Con- gress.
Order on J. M. Nesbitt, Esq'r, to pay Wm. Morris Eight Pounds fifteen Shillings, for riding Express, to be charged Congress.
An order drawn on John M. Nesbitt, Esq'r, for six pounds ten shillings & four pence, 2 Boxes of Candles for the Council.
An order drawn on J. M. Nesbitt, Esq'r, to pay Wm. Masters Fifty Pounds, for the use of the Families of the Militia now in Camp.
Order on Mease & Caldwell to pay Col. Evan Evans one thou- sand Dollars, to be given to the Militia of his Batt'n.
. Order drawn on Michael Hillegas, Esq'r, to pay James Wilson, Esq'r, on acco't of services in Congress, one Hundred & sixty-five Pounds.
Thomas Lucas is appointed Adjutant to the 11th Regiment, under Colonel Humpton.
Mr. Nesbitt was directed to pay Jacob Shriner one hundred Dol -. lars, for the Associators' wives of Capt. Guyer's Company, £37 10 0.
Mr. Nesbitt was directed to pay Lewis Guion Two Hundred Pounds, on acco't for Work Done at Fort Island.
Order on J. M. Nesbitt to pay Capt. McGowan of Col. Miles's, three Hund'd Dollars, to be
Order on J. M. Nesbitt, Esq'r, to pay Capt. Conolly three Hund'd Dollars, for to recruit Col. Cadwallader's Batt'n, to be charged to Congress.
Commissions fill'd for Wm. Caruther's Lieuts. for 3rd Batt'n, Northampton militia, Tho's Horner, Ensign, same Batt'n.
Commissions fill'd for Emanuel Consolves, Lieut., & Jno. Fox, Ensign, 4th Batt'n Northampton Militia.
In Council of Safety, December 27th, 1777.
Order on G. Bickham to pay Capt. Thomas Whitesides one Pound nine shillings & 2d, being an error in his milage acco't, 3rd Batt'n Lancaster County.
Order on J. M. Nesbitt, Esq'r, three Hundred Pounds, to pay Waggon hire.
Order on G. Bickham to pay Samuel Drake for milage (for his Comp'y, with Field & Staff officers belonging to 4th Batt'n, North- ampton,) Twenty-Nine Pounds 2s 8.
Do. an order on G. Bickham to pay Capt. Schoonhoven 18 3 11}, for milage, & to pay Capt'n Mead, on same acco't, 19 7 6, both belongs to 4th Batt'n Northampton.
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December 28th, 1776.
DAVID RITTENHOUSE, V. P.
Francis Gurney, Jos. Dean, Jos. Blewer,
Jas. Cannon,
Wm. Lyon.
An order drawn on John Nesbitt, for one Pound four & six pence, in favour of Cap. James Ross' Co., for repairing Musketts, to be charged to Congress.
Order drawn on G. Bickham, to pay Tho's Ogle twenty Shillings, in full for Hawling baggage to Bristol.
Order on J. M. Nesbitt, to pay Ninety-four Pounds 3s to Wm. Gray, for sundries delivered a Company of Volunteers under Colo. Potter, to be charged Congress.
Order on J. M. Nesbitt to pay fifty-five Shiilings to Peter Buck, for repairing arms.
Order on J. M. N to pay thirty Pounds five shillings, a Bal- lance to Capt. Gray, to be charged to Congress.
Order on J. M. Nesbitt to pay Nineteen Pounds 2s 4 to Joseph ! Mathers.
Order on G. Bickham to pay Four Pounds four shillings & 6d, to Capt'n Jno. Harbeston's Comp'y, belonging to Colo. Smiths' Batt'n, of York County, for Travelling expences.
Order on Mease & Caldwell to pay Marshall Edwards Four Hund'd Pounds, to be charged to Col'l Lewis.
Order on J. M. Nesbitt, Esq'r, to pay Col'l Melchoir, B. M. G. one Thousand Dollars, to be charged to his acc't.
Order on J. M. Nesbitt to pay Thirty Pounds to pay for the use of the Poor associators at Camp.
J. M. Nesbitt was order'd to pay the men under Command of Lieu't Rice, half a month's pay.
G. Bickham, Qu'r M'r to deliver Capt'n Brown, of the Putnam Battery, fifty pairs Breeches, & to Capt. Farmer, of Col. Miles', 4 Blankets.
J. M. Nesbitt, Esq'r, was order'd to pay Col'l Nagle 500 Dol- lars, for recruiting 9th Batt'n.
Jno. M. Nesbitt, Esq'r, was directed to pay Abraham Massan Seven Pounds Eight Shillings & 6d, for work done for Towers.
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In Council of Safety, December. 30th, 1776.
PRESENT :
THO'S WHARTON, J'r, President.
DAVID RITTENHOUSE, V. P.
Wm. Moore, Samuel Morris, Sen'r,
Owen Biddle, Joseph Dean, .
Jos. Blewer, James Cannon,
Wm. Lyon,
Francis Gurney.
An order was drawn on Mr. Nesbitt in fav'r of John Ord for thirty Dollars, for the assistance of the poor associators of Lower Delaware ward.
An order was -. Major Thos. Robinson 600 Dollars, for ad- vance money to Col. Potter's Battalion of Militia of Northumber- land County, to be charged to the Col.
An order was drawn on Mr. Nesbitt in fav'r of Capt. Stephen Bayard for 1000 Dollars, for recruiting service for the 3rd Penn'a Reg't, to be charged to Col. Wood.
Mr. Nesbitt was directed to pay Doct'r Thos. Parke £12 17 6, for attending Sick Soldiers.
Mr. Nesbitt was directed to pay Capt. John Read, Barrack Mas- ter at Fort Island, for sundry Provisions & expences attending the ditchers & other workmen at Fort Island, £62 19 72.
. Mr. Nesbitt was directed to pay Mr. Cannon, for two Riffles, Blankets, &ca., for Col. Potter's Batt'n of Northumberland County, £21 18 0, to be charged to Col. James Potter.
Resolved, That Messrs. Peter Dehaven & John Pugh be appointed to provide provisions for the Guards at the Continental Powder mill, and the workmen employed there.
An order was drawn on Mr. Nesbitt in favour of Capt. Court- ney for 100 Dollars, for Recruiting Service for the Artillery of this -, to be charged to Major Proctor.
John Maxwell Nesbitt, Esq'r, was directed to pay Captain Alex- ander Laughlin, for dieting 28 men of his Company on their march to join General Washington, £16 17 3.
Captain Carnahans, for dieting 12 men, £14 15 6.
Captain Thos. Mckenzie, for dieting 28 men, £16 17 3, all to be charged to Congress.
Mr. Nesbitt was directed to pay Thomas Ennis £12 16 0, for attendance on the Council with a Horse.
Mr. Nesbitt to pay Sam'l Holmes £71 5 0, for 95 Cutlasses delv'd.
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Mr. Towers also £4 10 0, for 30 Bayonet scabbards, £4 10 0 delivered to Mr. Towers.
In Council of Safety, December 31st, 1776.
PRESENT :
THO'S WHARTON, jun'r, President.
DAVID RITTENHOUSE, V. P.
Wm. Moore, Wm. Lyons,
Francis Gurney,
Sam'l Morris,
Owen Biddle,
James Cannon.
Joseph Dean,
· Mr. Nesbitt was directed to pay Dunn & Hale £5 4 0, for 208 feet of oars for the floating Battery Putnam.
Mr. Nesbitt was directed to pay Col. Richard Humpton 1000 Dollars, for recruiting service for the 11th Penn'a Reg't, to be charged to his acco't.
Mr. Nesbitt to pay Lieut. Thomas Boud 300 Dollars, for recruit- ing service for the fifth Penn'a Reg't, to be charged to Col. An- thony Wayne.
Mr. Bickham was directed to pay James Potter ££13 7 6, for expences of his company on their march to join General W.
Resolved, That Messrs. William Masters and William Coates be authorized to take every measure necessary for the benefit of the sick of the army in the Northern department of this city, and to have them properly attended with nurses, and supplied with every- thing suitable to their different diseases, and this Council will pay the expences attending the same.
Resolved, That Doct'r Dunlap be authorized to employ another Mate, and that their pay in future be Twenty-five Dollars # month.
Mr. Nesbit was directed to pay Mr. Robert Towers, £107 17 6, for Workmen's wages at the Elaboratory, & Sundry other charges. An order was drawn on Mr. John Nesbitt, in favour of Lieut. Colonel Henry Becker, for two thousand Dollars, for the recruiting service of the 6th Pen'a Reg't, to be charged to his account.
An order was drawn on Mr. John M. Nesbitt, for two thousand Dollars, payable to John Biddle, jun'r, to be paid by him into the hands of Adam Whitman, Esq'r, of Reading, to be subject to the draughts of the Committee of s'd County, for to defray such Ex- pences as they have incurred by order of this board.
Mr. Nesbitt was directed to pay Major Lewis Nicola £50, he to be accountable.
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Mr. Nesbitt was directed to pay :
Wm. McCulloch £3 10 0, for a Musket & Bayonet, r Delivered to
Wm. Glen, 3 10 0, for a Musket, Mr. Towers.
Wm. McCulloch, 6 10 0, for 2 Muskets,
Capt. Geo. Bickham was directed to pay the following Accounts, for Subsistance for Militia, on their march to join General Washing- ton, Vizt : 1
Capt. Charles Leoper, £21 14 6
Capt. John Mitchel, 12 14 1
Capt. Andrew McPherland,
38 50
Capt. Rob't Shannon, 20 14 0 .
Capt. Wm. Swaney, 36 17 2
Major John Davis for milage, 30 Miles, for himself, 2 34
Mr. Nesbitt was directed to pay Robert Fitzgerald £11 2 0, for sundries for Armed Schooner Delaware, to be charged to this State, & £5 9 4 for port Fire Stocks, &ca., to be charged to Congress.
In Council of Safety.
PHILADELPHIA, January 1st, 1777.
PRESENT :
THOMAS WHARTON, jun'r, President.
DAVID RITTENHOUSE, V. P. .
Owen Biddle, James Cannon,
Joseph Blewer, Wm. Moore,
Francis Gurney, John Bull,
Joseph Dean, Wm. Lyon.
John Maxwell Nesbitt, Esq'r, Treasurer, was directed to pay Wm. Roberts £18 6 6, for making ammunition Boxes, nails, &ca., to be charged to Congress.
Mr. Nesbitt was directed to pay Col. Matthew Dill, for 5 days pay due to four Companies of the 5th Battalion of Militia, when in service in Septem'r & October last, amounting to £51 7 3, to be charged to Congress.
A Letter was laid before the board from Mr. James Holmes, a Second Lieutenant in the Regiment belong to this State, praying this Council to accept His resignation, as His Health will not admit his continuance in the service any longer. The Council accept the resignation of Mr. Holmes, & his is accordingly discharged from the service of this State.
Resolved, That the overseers of the poor for this City and Liber- ties, do immediately procure one Hundred Cords of Wood now
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standing on the Commons of this City, for the use of the poor afore- said, and that orders be given to the Wood Cutters to leave Lanes and Avenues for the Inhabitants to walk in the summer season.
Mr. Nesbitt was directed to pay Alex'r Brown 52s, for 2 meals victuals for 26 men of the 3rd Battalion of Northampton County Militia.
Mr. Nesbitt was directed to pay Lieut. Rob't Connolly four Hun- dred Dollars, for recruiting service for the 4th Penn'a Regiment.
Mr. Nesbitt to pay Capt. Geo. Robinson 10s for an axe for the use of his Company, to be charged to Congress.
Mr. Nesbitt to pay Capt. John Jacobs the Balance of his acco't, for Expences accrued in transporting & Guarding Prisoners to Bal- timore, the whole amounting to £165 12 3.
Capt. Geo. Bickham was directed to pay Capt. Jack for Milage for himself, 2 Lieutenants & 6 Privates, 160 Miles, £9 6 0.
By direction of General Washington, Col. Wheadon of the third Virginia Regiment, deposited with this Council Six Colours, being part of a number taken on the 26th ultimo, at Trenton, belonging to the Hessian Regiments.
An order was drawn on Mr. Nesbitt in favour of Messrs. Peter Dehaven & Co., for £500, to be charged to their acco't.
Mr. Nesbitt was directed to pay to Richard Wells £31 0 0, for attendance on the Fleet with his Boat & two hands, for the Month . of December.
The following resolution of Congress was directed to be inserted on the Minutes of this Council :
" In Congress, December 27th, 1776.
" Resolved, That the Council of Safety of Pennsylvania be re- quested to take the most vigorous and Speedy measures for punish- ing all such as shall refuse Continental Currency, and that the Gen- eral be directed to give all necessary aid to the Council of Safety for carrying their measures on this subject into effectual execution.
"By order of Congress.
"Sign'd JOHN HANCOCK, President."
In Consequence of the foregoing resolve of Congress and the Intelligence received from several parts of this State, that the dis- affected and enemies to the United States of America are pursuing the most dangerous schemes to destroy the Credit of the Money issued under the authority of Congress, which wicked and Mischevi- ous practises are likely to be attended with the most pernicious Con- sequences, unless immediately suppressed by a speedy and Vigor- ous exertion of the powers invested in this Council; therefore,
Resolved, That if any person or persons from and after the pub- lication of this resolve, shall refuse to take Continental Currency in payment of any Debt or Contract whatsoever, or for any Goods,
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Merchandize or Commodity offered for sale, or shall ask a greater Price for any such Commodity in Continental Currency than in any other kind of money or specie, in full proof made thereof be- fore any three members of any County Committee, orany three Field officers of Militia of this State, the person or persons so offending shall for the first offence be considered as a dangerous Member of Society, and forfeit the Goods offered for sale or Bargained for, or debt Contracted, to the person to whom the Goods were offered for Sale or by whom they were bargained for, or from whom such Debt is due, and shall moreover pay a fine of five pounds to the State, to be levied immediately by the persons to whom forfeitures are directed to be paid by this resolve, provided such debt or Con- tract do not exceed that Sum ; but if the debt Due or price of such goods bargained for or offered to sale exceed the sum of five pounds, then the person offending as aforesaid, shall, besides the Debt due, goods Contracted for or offered to sale, forfeit to the full amount of said Debt, Contract or price agreed on or demanded, one-third part of such forfeitures to be for the use of the informer, and the re- maining two-third Parts to the Use of this State, to be paid to the Committee of the County where the forfeiture is incurred, or where no such Committee exists, to the three Field officers of the Militia of the next nearest Battalion, to be by them transmitted to the public Treasury of this State, after deducting reasonable Costs, such for- feiture to be levied immediately, by the direction and authority of the said Committee or Field Officers ; and every person so offending, shall for the second offence be subject to the aforementioned penal- ties, and be banished this State, to such place and in such manner, as this Council shall direct :
Nevertheless, if any person shall think him or herself aggrieved by the determination of any of the said Committees or Field Offi- cers, he or she shall be allowed an appeal to this Council, provided the said appeal be made within six weeks after such determination made and information thereof given by the said Committee or Field Officers to the parties in Writing; A regular record of the pro- ceedings in every case to be transmitted to this board in four Weeks after determination.
Resolved, That all persons whose Shops, Stores or Warehouses, have been heretofore shut up, and have been restrained from carry- ing on a Commercial Intercourse with the inhabitants of this State, for refusing Continental Currency, shall be released from such re- straint and permitted to open their Shops, Stores or Warehouses, and that persons who are in Confinement for the same offence, be Immediately discharged from such confinement, to be subject nevertheless to the penalties described in the foregoing resolution for future offences.
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In Council of Safety, January 2nd, 1777.
PRESENT :
DAVID RITTENHOUSE, V. P.
Owen Biddle,
Wm. Lyon,
Joseph Blewer,
Joseph Dean,
Wm. Moore,
Sam'l Morris, Sen'r,
John Bull, Francis Gurney.
Resolved, That the widow of John Sherer, deceased, be allowed half pay from the time of said Sherer's decease until the first day of June next, when the Council will give further directions in the premices.
: (N. B. The above mentioned John Sherer belonged to the Con- gress armed Boat, & died the 8th July, 1776. )
An order was drawn on Mr. Nesbitt in favour of Capt. John Hazlewood, for £50, to be charged to his acco't.
An order was drawn on Mr. Nesbitt in favour of Capt. Joseph Blewer, for £100, to be charged to his acco't.
Resolved, That Mr. Moses Young be employed as an assistant to the Secretary.
Capt. Geo. Bickham was directed to pay Capt. Charles Leeper- £11 5 6, for dieting 11 men of his Company from Cumberland County, to be charged to Congress.
Mr. Nesbitt was directed to pay Henry Funk £21 15 0, for 29 pair of Shoes d'd Capt. Bickham.
Mr. Nesbitt to pay John Elwood £25 10 0, for attendance on the armed Boats while up the river Delaware, to assist in trans- porting the Troops across the River and defending the Passes.
Resolved, That all those persons who have been appointed on the new Establishment to any office in any of the Regiments order- ed to be raised in this State, and who have not received their Com- missions, do apply on or before the 10th instant to this Council for the same; all such who neglect to comply with this resolve may ex- pect to be superseded, as the public service requires their immedi- ate attendance.
Resolved, That all the officers who have been in the Continental Service in any of the Regiments raised in this State, or belonged to Colonel Miles' or Colonel Atlee's Battalions, and have not been appointed under the new arrangement of Congress, or in the Regi- ment of this State, and who intend to continue in service, be re- quired to send in their names to this Council, with the name of the Regiment they belonged to, and their rank, on or before the 10th In- stant, and this Council will proceed immediately to fill up the va- cancies, and in order that the Merits and Claims of the applicants may be better known, it is expected that they produce certificates of their Conduct from some General or Field Officers, which will be duly attended to in making the new appointments.
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Mr. Nesbitt to pay Lieut. Isaac Hannah £21 13 0, for arms and accoutrements, to be charged to Col. Tim'y Green.
Mr. Nesbitt was directed to pay Standley & Sing £218 1 3, for 2904 yards Cloth delivered to Capt. Bickham.
. An order was drawn on. Mr. Nesbitt, in fav'r of Capt. John McGowen, for 300 Dollars, for recruiting Service for the Regiments belonging to this State.
Resolved, That the Committee of Northampton County do im- mediately take the Ferry at Easton, kept by Lewis Gordon, under their direction, and cause it to be properly attended, and especially that all Soldiers and Expresses in the Continental Service be for- warded over the said Ferry, be solely under the controul and di- rection of the said Committee of Northampton County.
Mr. Nesbitt was directed to pay the following accounts : Capt. Stephen Krumrine £12 3 6, for colours, Drums, Fifes, &ca. 2 9 6, for Repairing Arms.
19 4 0, for Arms, to be charged to Colonel Daniel Hunter, of the 6th Battalion of Berks County.
Col. Archibald Thomson £10 0 0 for arms, to be charged to his acco't, and £5 14 6 for a Drum & expences in Collecting the Bat- talion.
In Council of Safety, January 3d, 1777.
PRESENT :
THOMAS WHARTON, Jun'r, President.
DAVID RITTENHOUSE, V. P.
Francis Gurney,
Joseph Blewer,
Joseph Dean, James Cannon,
Owen Biddle,
Wm. Moore,
John Bull,
John Hubley.
Samuel Morris, Sen'r,
Resolved, That Messrs. Rittenhouse & Biddle be a Committee to engage a person or persons to make an attempt at casting of Brass Ordinance, for which purpose they are authorized to draw on the Treasurer for all the necessary Expenses attending that Busi- ness.
Capt. Geo. Bickham was directed to pay Lieut. Isaac Hannah £23 7 6, for Expences of part of Capt. Rogers' Comp'y, on their March to join General Washington, to be charged to Congress.
An order was drawn on Mr. Nesbitt, in favour of Colonel Wm. Cook, for Two Thousand Dollars, for payment of Bounty & wages for his Regiment, to be charged to his acco't.
Mr. Nesbitt was directed to pay an order drawn on this board by Col. Samuel Hunter, of Northumberland County, for Five Hundred Dollars, for payment of Militia in that County (a month's wages)
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who are engaged to join General Washington, to be charged to Col. Hunter.
Captain Geo. Bickham was directed to pay Capt. John Carrothers £16 17 6, for nine days' subsistence of 15 men, on their march to Philadelphia, to be charged to Congress. And likewise, Capt. Bick- ham was directed to pay Lieut. James Oliver £16 1 7, for Nine days' subsistance & Ferriage of 14 men, to be charged to Congress.
Commodore Seymour was directed to issue all Orders respecting the Fire Ships, Fire Rafts and Guard Boats, thro' Captain John Hazlewood, who commands that Department.
Mr. Nesbitt was directed to pay James Currie, for a Firelock de- livered to Mr. Towers, £2 15 0.
The following persons were sent off as Expresses, to be stationed at the undermentioned Places, for the purpose of forwarding Dis- patches to this Board from Head Quarters, viz :
Mr. Watkins are to go to the Camp, or where General Wash- -
Mr. Barnhill ington is.
Edward Stroud, at Burlington.
Michael Bower, at Bristol.
George Spangler, at Red Lyon.
George Genter, at Jolly Post.
Frederick Wier, at Trenton Ferry, this Side.
George Howes, at Corryell's Ferry.
William Morris, at Bogart's Tavern.
Peter Warner, at the Billet Tavern.
Frederick Lesher, at Armitage's Tavern.
An order was drawn on Mr. Nesbitt, in fav'r of Mr. Benj'n Poultney, for two Thousand Dollars, to be charged to Capt. Geo. Bickham. 1
Capt. Geo. Bickham was directed to pay Capt. Elias Dawson £4 11 11, for subsistance for 5 men of his Company, on their March to Join General Washington, to be charged to Congress.
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