daily hostilities and depredations on the good people of this Colony and all America:

It is therefore Resolved, That Captain Samuel McCobb, a Member of this Congress, be immediately despatched to Salem and Marblehead, to secure said Thompson, and prevent said Vessel from going said voyage, and cause the said Thompson to be brought to this Congress. And the Committees of Correspondence, Safety, and Inspection, of said Towns, and all the good people of this Colony, are directed to give the said Capt. McCobb all needed assistance therein.

Ordered, That Mr. Sullivan, Captain Stone, and Major Bliss, be a Committee to count and sort the votes for three gentlemen as a Committee, to meet Committees from the other Governments of New-England, at Worcester, on the twenty-eighth of June current.

The. Committee having attended that service, reported, that the Hon. Mr. Dexter, the Hon. Major Hawley, and the Hon. Mr. Sever were chosen. The Hon. Major. Hawley and the Hon. Mr. Sever having desired to be excused, and having offered their reasons therefor, they were excused accordingly; whereupon,

Resolved, That ten o’clock to-morrow morning be assigned for the choice of two persons, in the room of Major Hawley and Mr. Serer, to attend the said Convention at Worcester, on the twenty-eighth of June current.

Ordered, That Mr. Sullivan, Captain Stone, and Major Bliss, be a Committee to count and sort the votes for three gentlemen to go to Ticonderoga.

The Committee having attended that service, reported that the Hon. Mr. Spooner, Hon. Colonel Foster, and Mr. Sullivan, were chosen.

Resolved, That the choice of two Major-Generals be referred to to-morrow morning, eleven o’clock.

Ordered, That the Petition from the County of Cumberland (laid on the table by the Committee who were appointed to consider of it) be committed to the Committee who were appointed to consider the circumstances of the sea-coasts.

The Report of the Committee of Safety, relative to the claims of those who stand as candidates for commissions in the Army, &c., was read, and, with the papers accompanying if, was committed the Hon. Major Hawley, Colonel Farley, Captain Greenleaf, Doctor Taylor, Captain Stone, Mr. Partridge, and Colonel Sayer.

The Committee on Mr. Prout’s Petition reported, that he have leave to withdraw it. The Report was accepted.

It was moved and seconded, that the Resolve for choosing Committees to meet Committees from the other Governments in New-England at Worcester, the twenty-eighth current, be reconsidered; and was thereupon

Resolved, That the further consideration of this motion be referred to ten o’clock to-morrow morning.

The Petitions of Colonel Brewer and his officers being read, were committed to the Committee to whom were this day committed the Report of the Committee of Safety, and the papers accompanying it.

The Committee on the Petition of Davis and, Coverly, reported. The Report was read and accepted, and is as follows:

Whereas, application has been made to this Congress by Messrs. Davis and Coverly, merchants of Boston, representing that they have a quantity of English Goods now in Boston, and that Henry Barns, of Marlborough, has a quantity of English Goods, nearly of the same quality, in said Marlborough, and therefore pray that they may have leave to make an exchange:

Resolved, That the prayer of said Petition be granted, and that the petitioners have leave to make the exchange asked for.

The Committee appointed to bring in a Resolve for appointing a number of Armourers reported. The Report being read and amended, was accepted, and is as follows:*

Tuesday, June 13, 1775.

A Letter from Governour Trumbull was read, inclosing a Letter from Colonel Arnold, and three Resolves of the Continental Congress; all which were committed to the Committee who were appointed to prepare instructions to the Committees that are to repair to Ticonderoga.

Resolved, That there be twenty-three Regiments commissioned, exclusive of the Regiment of Matrosses.

Ordered, That Mr. Webster, Colonel Richmond, and Major Wood, be a Committee to consider the Petition of Abner Graves and others, and that they hear, the petitioners, and notify Captain Dexter of time and place.

The Order of the Day was moved for.

Absent Members were directed to attend.

Resolved, That the further consideration of the Report relative to the establishment of armed Vessels, be put off to three o’clock in the afternoon, and that the Committee of Safety, and Committee of Supplies, be notified of this Resolve.

Ordered, That Col. Otis and Col. Grout be added to the Committee who were appointed to deliver out Commissions.

Resolved, That the Resolve for the appointment of a Convention of Committees from the several Governments, at Worcester, be reconsidered, as well as the vote whereby a Committee was appointed by this Congress, and the vote assigning a time for the choice of two Members in the room of two Members of that Committee who were excused.

Ordered, That Mr. Partridge, Mr. Sayer, and Major Brooks, be a Committee to receive and count the votes for the Major-Generals.

Ordered, That only one Major-General be chosen at a time, and that the gentleman first chosen be the first Major-General.

Resolved, That the Committees who may at any time be appointed to receive and count votes for the choice of any person to any office or appointment, be strictly enjoined to allow no Member to shift or change a vote after it is put into the hat.

The Committee appointed to receive the votes for the first Major-General, reported that Colonel John Whitcomb was chosen.

Resolved, That the choice of the second Major-General be referred to five o’clock in the afternoon.

An Account of Mr. Charles Colton was read, and committed to Mr. Pickering, Mr. Batchelder, and Mr. Dwight.

An Account from Mr. Taylor was likewise exhibited, and committed to Colonel Richmond, M r. Singletary, and Mr. Hale, to examine, consider of, and report upon.

Two Accounts of Mr. John Brown were also read, and committed to Mr. Hale, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Vose, Colonel Thompson, and Major Bliss.

Ordered, That Mr. Lothrop, Mr. Fox, and Mr. Fessenden, be a Committee to consider the expediency of appointing Ensign Falley to be an Armourer in the Massachusetts Army, in addition to the number which this Congress have ordered to be appointed, and to consider what his pay shall be, if they think it proper he should be appointed.

The Committee on Charles Colton’s Account reported; whereupon,

Resolved, That the Receiver-General be, and hereby is directed to pay to Mr. Charles Colton, out of the publick Treasury, the sum of thirteen Pounds, eighteen Shillings, and eight Pence, in full, for his account this day exhibited to, and allowed by this Congress.

The Committee appointed yesterday to consider the Report of the Committee of Safety, reported the following Resolve, which was accepted; and Captain Stone, Captain Dwight, and Mr. Kollock, were ordered to give due information thereof to the Colonels therein mentioned, viz:

Resolved, That Colonels Glover Heath, David Brewer, Robinson, Woodbridge, Henshaw, Little, and Jonathan Brewer, be directed, by next Thursday morning at eight o’clock, to make a true return to the Committee, on the claims and pretensions of the several gentlemen claiming to be commissioned as Colonels; of the number of Captains who, with their respective Companies, do choose to serve under the above named gentlemen respectively as Colonels; and of the number of men, and of the number of effective fire-arms in each Company, and of the place or places where

* This Report has not been entered on the Journal, nor is it preserved on the files.—Lincoln.