Palmer be directed to attend said Congress with this Resolve, in order to know whether they will make any addition to their present establishment.

BENJAMIN WHITE, Chairman.

June 3, 1775.

Voted, That Mr. Devens be a Committee to join Col. Putnam, from the Council of War, as a Committee to wait upon the Committee of Supplies for a conference, and to desire their attendance at Head-Quarters.

Voted, That Colonel Gridley be required to make immediate return of the Regiment of Artillery.

The honourable the Provincial Congress having, by their Committee, inquired of this Committee what progress had been made in raising a Regiment for the Train,

Resolved, That the honourable Congress be informed that this Committee have given out Enlisting Orders to raise nine Companies; that they will immediately procure a return and forward it to the Congress.

June 5, 1775.

A number of Officers belonging to Colonel John Nixon’s Regiment were recommended to the Congress to be commissioned, and a list of said Officers ordered to be put on file.

June 7, 1775.

Colonel Glover having satisfied this Committee that he has about four hundred and sixty men in his Regiment, a Certificate was given him to that purport, and it was recommended to the honourable Congress that said Regiment may be commissioned accordingly.

June 9, 1775.

A number of Officers belonging to Colonel Whitcomb’s Regiment were recommended to the Congress to be commissioned, as per copy of the list on file.

Two Small-Arms, taken from General Brattle’s house, were appraised by Captain White and Mr. Devens, a Committee appointed for that purpose, at one Pound six Shillings and eight Pence; which Guns were delivered to Captain Joseph Stebbins, for the use of his Company, and a receipt taken for the same in the rough minute-book.

Resolved, That the Armourers repair no Fire-Arms for any Soldier without a certificate from his Commanding Officer; and that they keep an exact account what Arms they repair, and the soldiers’ names to whom they belong, and what Regiments they belong to; and also, that the Arms that first come be first repaired. And that this Vote be transmitted to the several Armourers in the Colony service.

Captain Hall, of Mistick, having informed that a parcel of Spars were brought on this side Mistick Bridge,

Voted, That Mr. Hall be desired to remove them to such a place of security as he shall judge proper, till the further order of this Committee.

Voted, That Captain Ebenezer Winship have the re-commendation of this Committee to the Honourable Congress for his being commissioned with his Subalterns in Colonel Nixon’s Regiment.

In Committee of Safety, Cambridge, June 9, 1775.

GENTLEMEN: Colonel Paul Dudley Sergeant, late of New-Hampshire, having applied to this Committee for directions respecting four Companies enlisted under him in the service of this Colony, we beg leave to state the facts to your Honours.

From the exigences of the times, on the 25th of April last past Colonel Sergeant received encouragement from this Committee to command a Regiment, and received beating orders for the raising the same, on the following conditions, viz: Should he fill said Regiment, and the Province of New-Hampshire aforesaid would not take him, with his Regiment, into their service, in that case he should be established in the service of the Colony of the Massachusetts.

It appears to this Committee, by the account Colonel Sergeant has given them, that he has only four Companies at Head-Quarters, and that some more are enlisted and in Hampshire; he therefore desires he may be directed whether to hold or discharge said men. This Committee apprehend, should said four Companies be discharged from the service of this Colony, they would immediately enter the service of New-Hampshire, and as we conceive the Army of thirteen thousand six hundred men will be complete without said four Companies, are of opinion it would be prudent said Companies be dismissed from the service of this Colony. The whole of this matter we submit to your Honours; you will act thereon as to you in your wisdom shall seem meet.

We are, with great respect, your most humble servants,

BENJAMIN WHITE, Chairman.

The Honourable the Provincial Congress at Watertown.

June 10, 1775.

Whereas, a return has been made by Col. John Glover of the state of his Regiment, now at Marblehead, and it appears to this Committee to be for the safety of this Colony said Regiment should continue at present at Marblehead; therefore,

Resolved, That Colonel John Glover be, and he hereby is, directed to continue said Regiment under his command at Marblehead until further orders, and that he hold them in readiness to march at a minute’s warning to any post where he may be directed, and that he fill said Regiment as soon as possible.

Whereas, sundry pieces of mowing land, belonging to persons who have left this Town, have upon them considerable quantities of grass, which, if not cut soon, must diminish much in quantity; and as Hay will be wanted for the use of this Colony; therefore,

Resolved, That it be recommended to the honourable Provincial Congress, that they appoint a Committee of Congress to view said pieces of land, and act thereon as to them in their wisdom shall seem meet.

Voted, That Colonel Learned be empowered to appoint one Armourer and an assistant for the Army at Roxbury, provided he can obtain tools and accommodation for them.

A list of the gentlemen who have been commissioned, or that have received any encouragement for commission, was sent to Congress, a copy of which is on file.

The following Return was sent into the Provincial Congress:

In Committee of Safety, Cambridge, June 10, 1775.

In obedience to a Resolve of the honourable Provincial Congress “to certify to their Congress the names of such gentlemen as are candidates for the command of a Regiment, with the number of privates, &c., that have been enlisted under them, and any other claims or pretensions that any gentleman may have to a commission,” this Committee would now certify, that, besides twenty gentlemen to whom they have given certificates, (viz: Colonel Asa Whitcomb, General Ward, Lieutenant-Colonel Doolittle, Colonel Glover, Colonel Frye, Colonel Learned, Colonel Read, Colonel Nixon, Colonel Fellows of General Pomeroy’s Regiment, General Thomas, Lieutenant-Colonel Bayley, Colonel Bridge, Colonel Cotton, Colonel Walker, Colonel Prescott, Colonel Scammon, Cononel Donaldson, Colonel Patterson, Colonel Gardner, Colonel Mansfield, Colonel Gerrish,) General Heath early took out ten sets of orders, and raised a full Regiment, which has done duty for several weeks, as he has informed this Committee, but has made no return in writing, nor applied for a certificate. Colonel David Brewer, who received ten sets of orders, has made us no return, though we hear he has enlisted a number of men as Rangers. Colonel Robinson has applied to this Committee for a recommendation, in consequence of a petition signed by ten Captains, a copy of which accompanies this Report. The Committee promised Colonel Robinson that they would recommend him, if there should be a vacancy. Colonel Woodbridge informs this Committee, and it appears by the return he has made, that three hundred and sixty men stand ready to go under him. We would observe that Colonel Woodbridge has been in Camp with his Minute-Men doing duty ever since the battle, but did not apply to this Committee for enlisting orders until the Committee had issued orders sufficient to complete the Army, and therefore the Committee did not give him orders, but promised they would

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