for the value of what they purchase, and to report what alterations are necessary to be made therein.

Ordered, That Mr. Hopkins, Mr. Phillips and Col. Farley, be a committee to supervise the letters brought to this Congress by Mr. Palfrey.

Resolved, That the committee of supplies be directed to furnish the committee appointed to go to Concord, with horses.

Mr. Partridge, agreeably to order, reported the following resolve, which was accepted.

Resolved, That Doct. Taylor, and Capt. Stone of Framingham, be a committee, whose duty it shall be to repair to the town of Concord, and make search, or cause strict search to be made, into the pockets and packages of Ensign Campbell, now a prisoner at Concord, and is suspected of having letters of public concernment concealed in his possession; and that they cause said Campbell to be brought immediately to the door of this Congress, in order for examination, if they judge it necessary.

The committee appointed to prepare an address to the several towns in the counties of Hampshire and Worcester, recommending them to supply the army with powder, reported. The report was accepted, and is as follows, viz. :

To the several Towns in the Counties of Hampshire and Worcester:

This Congress, taking into their most serious consideration, the great want of powder in our public magazines, and considering how much depends on that important and most necessary article, which, under God, if provided, may prove the salvation of America; and as your towns lay the least exposed to the ravages of our enemies, therefore, it is most earnestly recommended by this Congress, to the selectmen of each town and district in the county of Worcester, that they deliver the whole of the towns' stocks, in said county of Worcester, to Mr. John Caldwell, Mr. Amos Singletary and Deacon Israel Nichols, a committee appointed by this Congress to receive the same; and it is likewise recommended to the selectmen of each town and district in the county of Hampshire, to deliver their respective towns' stocks of powder, to Capt. Noah Goodman, who is appointed by this [Congress] to receive the same from said county of Hampshire; except so much as is allowed to be kept in each town, which will appear by the schedule hereunto annexed, and that it be replaced, as soon as

the state of the colony magazines will admit thereof, or otherwise will be paid for in money.1

Ordered, That Mr. Caldwell, Mr. Singletary and Deacon Nichols, be a committee to procure powder from the several towns in the county of Worcester, agreeably to said schedule, and Capt. Goodman, from the county of Hampshire.

Ordered, That Capt. Brown, Col. Davis and Mr. Fairbanks, be a committee to inquire where safe and convenient stores may be had, for storing what gunpowder is or may be procured for the use of this colony, and that they sit forth with.

An account exhibited by Mr. Ichabod Goodwin, was read, and committed to Deacon Stickney, Capt. King and Mr. Thompson.

The report of the committee on the motion of Doct. Whiting, was again read, amended and accepted, and is as follows, viz.: The committee appointed to take into consideration a motion made for sending some proper person to New York, in order to advise with Doct. Graham and others, and procure from them directions for the manufacturing of saltpetre, have attended that service, and beg leave to report, by way of resolve, that Doct. William Whiting be a committee to repair to New York, and confer with Doct. Graham, or any other gentlemen that have had experience in the manufacturing of saltpetre, and that he be directed to procure from him or them, the most minute, particular, and intelligible account, relative to the manufacturing of this article, possible, and that, if to be found, he procure and engage some ingenious person, who has been used to work in the business of making saltpetre, to come immediately to this place, who shall be employed in said business, and that the expenses of said journey to New York, and the travel of said workman to this place, be paid out of the public treasury of this colony.

The report of the committee on the account of Mr. Paul Revere, was read, whereupon, Ordered, that tomorrow morning, ten o'clock, be assigned for the consideration thereof.

Shillaber, reported. The
Resolved, that Mr. Rob-

The committee on the petition of Robert report was accepted, and is as follows, viz.: ert Shillaber be, and he hereby is permitted, to export to the West Indies, eighty hogsheads of Jamaica fish: provided, that no other provision be shipped with the said fish, except so much as will be sufficient for such a voyage; and the committee of safety in Salem, are directed to see this resolve strictly complied with.

(1) The vote accepting this report was reconsidered. The revised schedule is inserted in the journal of June 30.

Ordered, That Major Goodwin, Col. Dwight, and Capt. Bragdon, be a committee to prepare instructions to the committee who were appointed to procure powder from the counties of Hampshire and Worcester, and that they sit forthwith.

The committee on the account of Major Goodwin, reported. The report was accepted, and is as follows, viz. Resolved, that the receiver general be, and he hereby is ordered, to pay to Major Ichabod Goodwin, £2 17s 8d, for his time, horse, and expenses, in going express to Falmouth, by order of the committee of safety. Adjourned to Friday morning, eight o'clock.

FRIDAY JUNE 30, 1775.

Ordered, That Mr. Wheeler, Major Fuller, and Mr. Greenleaf, be a committee to bring in a resolve for the purpose of appointing some person to convey one Green, a captive, to Worcester gaol, there to be confined till further order of this Congress.

The committee appointed to consider what was best to be done with the supernumerary sheets of colony notes, reported. The report was accepted, and is as follows, viz.: The committee appointed to consider what shall be done with the supernumerary sheets, struck off from the plate containing the twenty, fourteen, and six shilling bills, have attended to that service, and find, upon examination, that there are one hundred and twenty-seven sheets above the number proposed, which make the sum of two hundred and fifty-four pounds; and beg leave to report, that it is their opinion, that an order of Congress be taken, for committing said sheets to the care of the receiver general, until the further order of the Congress or House of Representatives.

Ordered, That Major Hawley bring in a resolve, directing the committee of safety to consider the expediency of granting a further emission of bills of credit.

A letter from the committee of safety, enclosing one from the committee of safety of Portsmouth, to Doct. Langdon, and an anonymous letter wrote from Boston to Portsmouth, which was intercepted by the said committee at Portsmouth, was read, and Ordered, that a copy of the letter from the committee of safety of Portsmouth, be transmitted to the committee of supplies, and that the anonymous letter lie on the table.1

(1) The intercepted letter was addressed to Hugh Henderson, and is without signature. The copy follows: "BOSTON, 22 June, 1775." "DEAR HUGH:- take this opportunity of letting you know our welfare. We have had a great deal of confusion last Saturday; but we have great reason of thankfulness that the troops got the

Ordered, That such of the committee who were appointed to deliver out commissions, as are now present, be directed to attest the list of officers commissioned.

Ordered, That Mr. Wheeler, be directed to deliver the supernumerary bills to the receiver, and take his receipt for the same.

A petition of Doct. William Whiting was read,1 whereupon, Resolved, that the receiver general be, and he is hereby directed, to pay to Doct. Whiting, the sum of eight pounds, in colony notes, towards defraying the expenses of the said Doct. Whiting, which may accrue in his journey to New York, said Whiting to be accountable for the same to this Congress or some future House of Assembly of this colony.

The committee appointed to consider some measures to prevent the spreading of the small pox, were directed to sit forthwith.

Ordered, That Deacon Fisher, Mr. Lothrop, and Col. Richmond, be a committee to consider a resolve of the committee of safety, relative to artificer's accounts, and that said committee be directed to consider such accounts as may be transmitted to this Congress, by the committee of safety, and to report thereon.

Resolved, That the resolve of this Congress relative to procuring powder from the counties of Hampshire and Worcester, be reconsidered, and that the same, together with the report of the committee appointed to prepare instructions to the committee appointed to procure powder from said counties, be recommitted.

Ordered, That Capt. Stone, Mr. Plympton, and Mr. Johnson, be a committee to bring in a resolve for the purpose of making provision for the poor of the town of Charlestown.

Ordered, That Col. Coffin, Mr Lothrop, Capt. Nye, Capt. Bragdon, and Col. Mitchell, be a committee to inquire into the state of the two light houses at Cape Ann, and the light house at the entrance of Boston harbor, and also, that at Plymouth, and consider whether it is expedient to continue the lights therein.

better of the people. It was one of the boldest attacks almost of the age, as they had [Bunker Hill] very strong; but they did not keep it fifteen minutes after the attack begun, and such firing I never heard, so constant, I saw it all the time. There are a great many country people killed and among them is Doctor Warren: About thirty are taken prisoners and are in town. One vessel of the second fleet came in last night; so, I am in hopes the troops will be soon enabled to bring them to a sense of duty."

"If you have any apprehension of danger, I think you had best come to town.” "Yours, &c."

The committee of Portsmouth informed Congress, that a ship had been sent from Boston, to procare provisions from the islands.

(1) Doctor Whiting stated, that he had not received pay for attendance on the sessions of Congress from the town he represented; and requested, that funds might be advanced from the public treasury to defray the expenses of his mission to New York,

Major Hawley, agreeably to order, brought in the following resolve, which was accepted.

Resolved, That the committee of safety be a committee, forthwith to consider, whether the exigencies of this colony do require, that there should be, as soon as possible, a grant made by this Congress of a further emission of notes or bills of credit, and that they consider of what sum it is proper that grant should consist, and of what denominations such bills should be, and whether they should bear any interest, and if any, what the rate of such interest should be, and at what time such notes or bills should be payable or redeemed, and whatever other regulations the said committee shall judge it expedient such notes or bills should be issued upon, and that the said committee report as soon as may be.

Ordered, That Deacon Fisher bring in a resolve, directing the receiver general to pay the sum of three pounds ten shillings, to the committee appointed to procure powder from the county of Worcester, and two pounds ten shillings, to Capt. Goodman, who is appointed to procure powder from the county of Hampshire.

Afternoon.

The form of a warrant for surgeons of the hospital, was read and accepted, and is as follows, viz. :

The Congress of the Colony of the Massachusetts Bay, to

Greeting.

Being informed of your skill in surgery, and reposing special trust and confidence in your ability and good conduct, [we] do by these presents, constitute and appoint you, the said to be a

surgeon of the hospital, established by order of the Congress, in for the sick and wounded of the colony army. You are, therefore, carefully and diligently to discharge the duty of a surgeon of said hospital, in all things appertaining thereto, observing such orders and instructions as you shall, from time to time, receive from any, your superior officers, according to the rules and discipline established by said Congress, for which, this shall be your sufficient warrant.

Ordered, That warrants be made out to the following officers, viz. : Doct. Lemuel Cushing, surgeon; Doct. Gad Hitchcock, surgeon's mate; Adam Bayley, quarter master; Luther Bayley, adjutant; in