WEDNESDAY, June 14, 1775.

Resolved, That the receiver general be and hereby is directed to pay the sum of four hundred pounds to the committee who have been appointed by this Congress to repair to Ticonderoga, to be by said committee appropriated as advance pay to the men enlisted under Col. Benedict Arnold: said committee to be accountable therefor.

Resolved, That the receiver general be, and hereby is directed, to advance the sum of twenty pounds to the committee, who have been appointed by this Congress to go to Ticonderoga, in cash, or bills of credit, at the option of said committee, for their expenses, they to be accountable therefor.

The committee appointed to consider the petition of Abner Graves and others, reported, that the petitioners have leave to withdraw their petition. The report was accepted.

Ordered, That Capt. Stone, Col. Warren, Col. Grout, Mr. North and Col. Otis, be a committee to consider the report of Col. Thompson and the petition of Mr. Parry, and report.

Resolved, That the first Thursday in July next, be appointed to be observed as a day of fasting and prayer throughout this colony, and that the Hon. Col. Palmer, Hon. Mr. Sever and Mr. Hopkins, be a committee to bring in a resolve for this purpose.

Ordered, That Col. Robinson, Mr. Webster, Major Fuller, Capt. Holmes and Mr. Edwards, be a committee to consider some way and means of furnishing those who are destitute of arms in the Massachu

setts army.

Ordered, That the committee who were chosen to repair to Ticonderoga, be directed to revise the papers that respect the fortress there, and take such as they may think they shall want, and that this Congress will not have occasion for.

Ordered, That Mr. Phillips, Mr. Jewett and Mr. Hopkins, be a committee to devise some means for securing the library and apparatus of Harvard College.

Ordered, That Col. Gerrish, Mr. Parker and Mr. Caldwell, be a committee to consider the request of Joseph Palmer (quarter master general) for providing tents or barracks for the army at Cambridge.

Ordered, That three o'clock this afternoon be assigned for the choice of a second major general, and the committees who are now out be notified of the same.

Ordered, That the consideration of a report for giving a currency to the bills of credit of the other governments, be referred to four o'clock this afternoon.

Ordered, That Mr. Chadwick, Mr. Lothrop, Col. Smith, Mr. Stearns and Capt. Ellis, be a committee to consider the propriety of supplying the generals of the Massachusetts army at Cambridge and Roxbury, with some necessary household furniture.

Ordered, That Col. Coffin, Doct. Taylor and Mr. Pickering, be a committee to disperse the resolves of Congress relative to the embargo laid upon the exportation of fish, &c.

[Afternoon.]

Upon a motion made, Col. Prescott was chosen to countersign the notes, instead of Col. Foster, absent, who was appointed for that purpose.

The order of the day [was] moved for.

Mr. Lothrop, Capt. Cushing and Capt. Dwight, were chosen a committee to count and sort the votes for a second major general, who reported that Doct. Joseph Warren was chosen.

Resolved, That Col. Grout, Col. Berry and Col. Otis, be a committee to wait on the Hon. John Whitcomb, Esq., and inform him this Congress have made choice of him for first major general of the Massachusetts army, and desire his answer to this Congress of his acceptance of said trust; also, to wait on the Hon. Joseph Warren, Esq., and inform him this Congress have made choice of him for second major general of the Massachusetts army, and desire his answer to this Congress of his acceptance of said trust.

The committee appointed to consider some measures for preventing the violation of the sabbath, reported: the report was recommitted. The committee appointed to devise some measures for securing the library and apparatus of Harvard College, reported: the report was recommitted for amendment.

Mr. Smith, Mr. Lothrop and Major Brooks, were chosen on the committee appointed to take into consideration the artificers, which may be necessary for the army in pay of this colony, instead of Major Hawley, Capt. Stone of Framingham, and Hon. Mr. Spooner, absent. Major Davis [was] chosen instead of Hon. Mr. Spooner, absent, on the committee appointed to consider a petition from Charlestown.

The committee appointed to bring in a resolve for a day of fasting and prayer, reported: the report was recommitted for amendment, viz. : that the following things might be mentioned: blessing on the Continental Congress; unity of the colonies; health; fruitful seasons; &c., &c.

Col. Richmond, per order, reported the following resolve:

Whereas, it appears to this Congress, that it is absolutely necessary

that proper officers be put in commission to command the train of artillery, and that it be done without delay: Resolved, that the committee of supplies be directed forthwith to recommend such officers to this Congress, as they shall think proper for the purposes aforesaid.

The consideration of the currency of the notes for the payment of soldiers, [was] assigned to to-morrow morning, nine o'clock.

Mr. Samuel Thatcher was appointed to number the notes, instead of Mr. Samuel Phillips, who is otherwise engaged.

Resolved, That the receiver general be, and hereby is directed, to supply Col. Robinson to-morrow, with such money for advance pay for the soldiers, as he was to have received this day.

THURSDAY, June 15, 1775.

Ordered, That Mr. Gridley's letter respecting officers of the train, and artificers, be committed to the committee who were appointed the 10th instant, to consider how many artificers were necessary, &c.

Ordered, That Col. Barrett, Capt. Dwight and Capt. Page, be a committee to consider what measures it would be proper to take, that the army may be supplied with no provisions but what are good in kind.

The resolve relative to securing the library and apparatus of Harvard College, was read and accepted, and is as follows, viz.:

Whereas, it is expedient that those apartments in Harvard Hall, under the immediate charge of the professor of philosophy and librarian of Harvard College, be evacuated, Resolved, that the library, apparatus, and other valuables of Harvard College, be removed, as soon as may be, to the town of Andover; [and] that Mr. Samuel Phillips, Mr. Daniel Hopkins, and Dummer Jewett, Esq., be a committee to consult with the reverend, the president, the Hon. Mr. Winthrop and the librarian, or such of them as may be conveniently obtained, and with them to engage some suitable person or persons in said town, to transport, receive, and take the charge of the above mentioned effects; that said committee join with those gentlemen, in employing proper persons for packing said library, apparatus, and such other articles as they shall judge expedient, and take all due care that it be done with the greatest safety and despatch and as the packages shall be completed, that they give notice to those engaged to receive them: the charges to be laid before this, or some future Congress, or house of assembly of this province.

Ordered, That the letters prepared for the Continental Congress,

New York, and the several governments in New England, be authenticated and sent forward as soon as may be. They are as follow, viz. :

Considering the exposed state of the frontiers of some of the colonies, the danger that the inhabitants of Canada may possibly have disagreeable apprehensions from the military preparations making in several of the other colonies, and the rumors that there are some appearances of their getting themselves in readiness to act in a hostile way, this Congress have made application to the Hon. Continental Congress, desiring them to take such measures as to them shall appear proper, to quiet and conciliate the minds of the Canadians, and to prevent such alarming apprehensions. We have also had the most disagreeable accounts of methods taken to fill the minds of the Indian tribes adjacent to these colonies, with sentiments very injurious to us: particularly we have been informed, that Col. Guy Johnson has taken great pains with the Six Nations, in order to bring them into a belief, that it is designed by the colonies to fall upon them, and cut them off.

We have therefore desired the Hon. Continental Congress, that they would, with all convenient speed, use their influence in guarding against the evil intended by this malevolent misrepresentation. And we desire you to join with us in such application.

To the Continental Congress, New York, and the several governments in New England.

Voted, To accept the report for directing the committee of safety to take immediate care to provide houses for the soldiers near the camp in Cambridge, if tents cannot be had, at the expense of the colony. It is as follows, viz: The committee appointed to take under consideration the petition of the quarter master general, and committee of safety, have attended that service, and report, that the committee of safety be directed to take immediate care to provide houses for the soldiers near the camp in Cambridge, if tents cannot be had, at the expense of the colony.

Ordered, That to-morrow, at three o'clock in the afternoon, be assigned for the choice of four brigadier generals, two adjutant generals, and two quarter master generals.

Ordered, That the petition of Ephraim Perry, and four others, inhabitants of Fox Island, be committed to the committee appointed to consider the circumstances of the sea coasts.

Voted, To accept the report for advising a number of towns and districts, as per schedule annexed to the report, who have fire-arms, to deposit the same with their respective town or district treasurers, for the use of the army. It is as follows, viz:

Whereas, some of the inhabitants of the plantations in this colony not incorporated, and some of the inhabitants of the neighboring colonies, together with a number of the late inhabitants of the town of Boston, have enlisted into the army now raising in this colony; therefore, [are] not provided with arms by a resolve of Congress, dated May 9th, 1775, empowering the selectmen to supply the inhabitants of their respective towns, with arms, &c.: therefore, Resolved, that the inhabitants of the several towns and districts in the counties of Worcester, Hampshire, and other counties specified in a list hereunto annexed, who may have good and sufficient fire-arms and bayonets, be advised hereby, immediately to deposit the same with the respective town or district treasurers, to the number at least of so many in each town or district, as is specified in said list, for which arms and bayonets, or arms alone, where bayonets are not to be had, each owner shall receive so much as his arms and bayonets shall be valued [at], by the selectmen of the town or district in which he dwells, of the treasurer of said town or district, in bills of credit of this colony, within thirty days after the arms are delivered, for which bills are to be taken, in the name of this colony, attested by the selectmen aforesaid. And the amount of such bills, with an order from such treasurer, the committee of supplies of this colony are hereby ordered to pay, together with the expense of transporting said arms to the store of said committee in Watertown. And further, the selectmen and committees of correspondence, together with the treasurers of the towns and districts aforesaid, are hereby directed to give their aid in collecting and transporting said arms with the greatest despatch.

County of Worcester.-Worcester, 30; Lancaster, 32; Mendon, 24; Brookfield, 31; Oxford 11; Charlton, 11; Sutton, 31; Leicester, 12; Spencer, 10; Paxton, 6; Rutland, 15; Oakham, 6; Hubbardston, 2; New Braintree, 10; Southborough, 12; Westborough, 12; Northborough, 8: Shrewsbury, 22; Lunenburg, 16; Fitchburg, 6; Uxbridge, 16; Harvard, 16; Dudley, 10; Hutchinson, 13; Bolton, 15; Upton, 6; Sturbridge, 12 ; Leominster, 12; Hardwick, 17; Western, 11; Holden, 8; Douglas, 7; Grafton, 12; Petersham, 12; Royalston, 2; Westminster, 10; Athol, 6; Templeton, 8; Princeton, 8; Ashburnham, 3; Winchendon, 3;

Hampshire.-Springfield, 22; West Springfield, 23; Wilbraham, 10; Northampton, 22; Southampton, 8; Hadley, 9; South Hadley, 7; Amherst, 10; Granby, 5; Hatfield, 11; Whateley,

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