TUESDAY, JULY 4, 1775.

Ordered, That the honorable the president, Hon. Major Hawley, and Mr. Greenleaf, be a committee to prepare a letter to Governor Trumbull, desiring him to forward to this colony, as soon as may be, whatever flour may arrive at Connecticut for the use of the army.

A letter from Col. Gridley was read, [relating to the commissions of officers,] and ordered to lie on the table.

Ordered, That Mr. Pickering, Mr. Partridge, and Mr. Goodwin, be a committee to prepare a letter to General Washington, informing him of the provision this Congress has made for the sick and wounded of the army.

An account of Ephraim Fenno was read, and committed to Mr. Wheeler, Mr. Jewett, and Col. Dwight.

Ordered, That Asa Barns, and other officers of Col. Woodbridge's regiment, recommended by the committee of safety, be commissioned, agreeably to the recommendation of said committee.

The committee on the petition of the selectmen of Abington, reported, verbally, that the matter respecting the donations for the poor of Boston, be considered at large.

Ordered, That Col. Mitchell, Capt. Stone, Mr. Kollock, Col. Jones, and Mr. Crane, be a committee for that purpose.

Ordered, That Mr. Johnson, Mr. Fairfield, and Mr. Crane, be a committee to examine the accounts of those persons who were empowered to procure arms for the use of the colony army.

The committee on the petition of Thomas Morton, reported. The report was ordered to lie on the table for the present.

A resolve of the committee relative to the goods of Thomas Hutchinson, Esq., and others, hid in and about Milton, was read, and committed to Major Bliss, Col. Grout, and Mr. Crane.

Resolved, That three o'clock, P. M., be assigned for the choice of some gentleman to serve on the committee of supplies, in the room of Mr. Vose, who declines serving.

Ordered, That Mr. Jewett, Mr. Lothrop, Capt. Thatcher, Col. Jones, Mr. Wheeler, Col. Farley, and Mr. Cross, be a committee to consider the expediency of making a draw bridge of the bridge at Cambridge, agreeably to the request of General Washington, and that said committee be directed to sit forthwith.

At the request of General Washington, communicated by Mr. Gill, Resolved, that no more commissions, for the present, be delivered to any officers of the colony army, those employed, more particularly, for the protection of the sea coasts excepted.

The resolve relative to furnishing the soldiers with coats, was considered, and recommitted for amendment.

Ordered, That Mr. Partridge, Mr. Pickering, and Doct. Taylor, be a committee, to consider in what manner the late inhabitants of the town of Boston, may choose members to represent that town in the next General Assembly of this colony.

Resolved, That the committee of supplies be, and hereby are directed, to supply the Rev. Mr. Gordon with a good horse to use during his service as a chaplain to this Congress.

Ordered, That Doct. Taylor, Doct. Church, and Mr. Johnson, be a committee to bring in a resolve appointing Doct. [Andrew] Craigie, a commissary of medical stores, and that said committee be directed to consider what is a proper establishment for his pay.

Afternoon.

A recommendation of the committee of safety relative to an Indian's having a horse, was read, and committed to Doct. Taylor, Mr. Partridge, and Mr. Glover.

Ordered, That Capt. Brown, Capt. Parker, and Mr. Richmond, be a committee to sort and count the votes for a member of the committee of supplies, in the room of Major Vose, and Capt. Partridge was chosen in the room of Major Vose.

Ordered, That the committee for making out commissions, be directed to make out a commission for Samuel Brewer, as adjutant general, and date it the day of his appointment.

The committee appointed to write a letter to Governor Trumbull, reported. The report was read, and ordered to be recommitted for additions and amendments.

Ordered, That any three of the committee of supplies, of which Mr. Gill is to be one, in the absence of Mr. Cheever, be a quorum to do business.

The committee upon the letter relative to the Indian's having a horse, reported. The report was accepted, and is as follows, viz. :

Resolved, That a small horse, taken by Henries Vomhavi, from Noddle's Island, be granted to the said Henries for his own use, to encourage his further brave conduct and good behaviour in camp.

Ordered, That Col. Spalding, Mr. Woodbridge, and Mr. Johnson, be a committee to take under consideration the sufferings of Abraham Nimham.1

Ordered, That Mr. Glover, Doct. "[Taylor,] and Col. Grout, be on

(1) This person met with some pecuniary loss, while employed in the public service, in bearing a letter to the Western Indians.

a [Glover.]

the committee of conference with the members from New Hampshire, in the room of Mr. Pitts, Col. Lincoln, and Capt. Bragdon.

Ordered, That Mr. Bent be on the committee for the Abington petition, in the room of Doct. Jones.

Ordered, That the President, Mr. Langdon, and Major Bliss, be a committee to take into consideration the conduct of the people of Nantucket, and report what is expedient to be done with respect to them. Ordered, That Mr. Wheelock, with letters from the Congress of New Hampshire, be admitted upon the floor.

Ordered, [That] Doct. Church, Mr. Hopkins, and Major Bliss, be a committee to introduce Mr. Wheelock, and also to deliver a copy of the letter from New Hampshire to his excellency General Washington, and also to draw an answer to the letter from New Hampshire.

The report of the committee upon the account of Mr. White was accepted, and is as follows, viz. :

The committee appointed to consider accounts, transmitted to this Congress by the committee of safety, beg leave to report, by way of resolve, that William White be paid the sum of six pounds, lawful money, for service done by said William White, by order of the committee of safety, and that the receiver general be directed to pay said sum to the said William White.

The committee appointed to write to Governor Trumbull, reported. The report was read, accepted, and is as follows, viz.:

May it please your honor:

Your favor of the 27th June, we received, and heartily thank you for the information therein given us. The arrival of the flour from New York to Norwich, gives us great pleasure, as we stand in need of large supplies of that commodity. We request your honor to give orders that the same may be forwarded, as soon as possible, to our committee of supplies at Watertown; and any further quantities that may arrive hereafter, we desire may be sent, immediately upon its arrival, to the same committee; almost all the grain in this colony being already brought in, and our stock not equal to the demands for bread.

We have the pleasure to be able to acquaint your honor, that Generals Washington and Lee, with Mr. Mifflin, aid-de-camp to General Washington, arrived at Cambridge, last Sabbath, in good health, a little after 12 o'clock, at noon, and have great reason to expect, from their known characters, and their activity, and vigilance, already discovered, that their presence in the army will be attended with most happy consequences. Our camps at Cambridge and Roxbury are

daily putting on a more defensible appearance; the health in our army is as general as we could expect. Several privates in the Cambridge camp were last week taken down with the small pox, but we have great reason to hope, that the precautions taken on this occurrence, will, by the divine blessing, prevent the spreading of that distemper in the camp.

We are, with the greatest respect, your honor's

Most obedient humble servants.

Ordered, That Col. Grout, Mr. Langdon, and Doct. Taylor, be a committee to take into consideration the letter from Mr. Sheppard, relative to the eastern plans of the sea coasts.

The committee appointed to bring in a resolve for appointing Mr. Craigie, medical commissary, reported. [The report] was read, and is as follows, viz. :

Resolved, That Mr. Andrew Craigie be, and he is hereby appointed a medical commissary and apothecary for the Massachusetts army, and that said Craigie be allowed five pounds per month, for his services as abovesaid.

Ordered, That the committee for making out commissions make out a warrant for Mr. Craigie, medical commissary.

The committee appointed to take into consideration the loss of Indian Nimham, reported. The report was read, accepted, and is as follows, viz.:

The committee appointed to consider the losses of Abraham Nimham, in his journey to Cagnawauga, in carrying a message to the Indians, beg leave to report by way of resolve: That the said Abraham Nimham be paid the sum of thirty-six shillings, lawful money, and that the receiver general be directed to pay the said sum to Jahleel Woodbridge, Esq., and he to account with the said Abraham Nimham.

Resolved, That this Congress will attend to matters of the greatest importance, that they may finish the business and dissolve, sometime before the sitting of the General Court.

Ordered, That the matter contained in a resolve of the committee of safety, relating to the effects of refugees, being before provided for by this Congress, subside.

Adjourned to Wednesday morning, 8 o'clock.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 5, 1775.

A letter from William Tollman, of Dartmouth, was read, and committed to the committee appointed to consider at large of the donations for the poor of Boston.

The report of the committee on the petition of Thomas Morton was read, and accepted, and is as follows, viz.: The committee appointed to consider the memorial of Thomas Morton, beg leave to report by way of resolve:

Resolved, That the prayer of the memorial be granted, and that William Powell, Esq., late of Boston, have leave to export one thousand quintals of Jamaica old codfish, to the West Indies, and that the committee of correspondence in Newburyport see that the said William Powell, Esq. strictly complies with the resolutions of the continental and provincial Congresses.

Ordered, That Mr. Greenleaf, Col. Richmond, Doct. Taylor, Mr. Glover, and Capt. Holmes, be a committee to wait upon General Washington, to inform him that this Congress have it in contemplation to rise this week, and to know if he has any matter to lay before the Congress.

A list of surgeons who have been examined and approved of, by a committee of this Congress, was laid before the Congress, and read, and is as follows:

Doct. David Jones, surgeon; Samuel Blanchard, mate, in Col. Gerrish's regiment; Aaron Putnam, mate, in Col. Fry's regiment; Joseph Hunt, mate to Doct. Joseph Foster, in Cambridge hospital; Jacob Bacon, mate in Col. Scammon's regiment; Harris Clary Fridges, mate; Edward Durant, surgeon, Col. Mansfield's regiment; Josiah Harvey, mate, Col. Fellow's regiment; Abraham Watson, Jr., surgeon, William Vinal, mate, Col. Gardner's regiment; Doct. John Georges, mate, General Heath's regiment; Doct. Isaac Spafford, surgeon, Col. Nixon's [regiment]; Doct. John Crooker, surgeon in Col. Scammon's regiment; Doct. Walter Hastings, surgeon in Col. Bridges' [regiment]; Doct. Timothy Child, surgeon, in Col. Patterson's [regiment]; Doct. Levi Willard, surgeon, in Col. Reed's [regiment]; Doct. Daniel Parker, surgeon, in Col. Walker's [regiment]; and Doct. Thomas Kittridge, surgeon, in Col. Fry's regiment.

Thereupon, Ordered, That warrants be made out for them agreeably thereto.

Resolved, That the order of Congress relative to the date of the warrants for the staff officers, be so far reconsidered, as that the warrants for the surgeons be dated the 28th June, ultimo.

Ordered, That the committee who were appointed to deliver out commissions to the officers of the army, be a committee to prepare, and lay before this Congress, a list of such as have been commission ed.