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1775
June 30,
Letter from General Thomas to the Massachusetts Committee of Safety,
1141
30,
Letter from General Heath to the Massachusetts Committee of Safety. Many of his Regiment are without Arms; requests they may be supplied,
1141
30,
Letter from the Committee of Safety for Massachusetts to the Provincial Congress. Desire to have a full knowledge of the emissions of Bills lately made, before they consider the further emission required by a Resolve of the Provincial Congress,
1141
30,
Letter from the Massachusetts Committee of Supplies to the New-Hampshire Committee of Safety, requesting them to forward some Cannon they have,
1142
30,
Colonel John Fenton declared an enemy to the Liberties of America by the Congress of New-Hampshire, and sent under guard to Head-Quarters,
698
Eulogium sacred to the memory of the late Maj. Gen. Warren, who fell, June 17, 1775, fighting against the Ministerial Army at Boston,
1142



RHODE-ISLAND ASSEMBLY.

May 3, Rhode-Island Assembly meet at Providence, 1143
List of the Members, 1143
Records of the Colony removed to Providence, 1145
Committee to prepare a Bill for regulating the Army to be raised for the defence of the Colony,
1145
Act for embodying, supplying and paying the Army of Observation ordered to be raised for the defence of the Colony,
1145
Committee of Safety authorized to receive and distribute Arms,
1147
Committee of Safety appointed, 1147
Officers of the Army of Observation, 1147
Resolutions disqualifying Governour Wanton, and authorizing the Lieutenant-Governour to act as Governour,
1149
Committee of Safety directed to make out the account of the expenses of Raising and Equipping the Army of Observation, and transmit it to the Continental Congress,
1150
Proceedings of the Assembly, relative to the Disputes between Great Britain and the Colonies, directed to be sent to the Assembly of Connecticut and Committee of New-York,
1150
Pay to the Officers and Men of the Army of Observation,
1150
Embargo laid on all Provisions going out of the Colony,
1151
Adjourn to second Monday in June, 1151
June12, Meet according to adjournment, 1151
List of the Members, 1151
Disqualification of Governour Wanton continued, 1152
Deputy-Governour requested to write to Captain Wallace, Commander of His Majesty’s Ship Rose, now in the Harbour of Newport, and demand of him the reason of his conduct to-wards the Inhabitants of the Colony,
1152
Allowances to Soldiers in Camp, 1152
Rules for regulating the Army of Observation, raised by this Colony,
1152
Committee of Safety directed to fit out, with Arms and Men, two Vessels, to protect the Trade of the Colony,
1158
Officers appointed to command the Vessels, 1158
Memorial of William Potter, of South-Kingston, expressing his regret at having signed the Protest, in April last, against the Act for raising an Array of Observation,
1158
The Memorial is considered satisfactory, and Mr. Potter is reinstated in the favour of the Assembly,
1159
Military Officers appointed 1159
Post-Offices established, Postmasters and Post-Riders appointed, and Rates of Postage fixed,
1160
Ten Thousand Pounds in lawful money, Bills of Credit, authorized,
1161
Officers chosen by the Light-Infantry Companies of Providence and Gloucester approved,
1161
Officers chosen by the Company of Scituate Hunters, approved,
1161
An Act to prevent Desertion from the Army of Observation,
1161
1775
Officers chosen by the Company of North-Providence Rangers, approved,
1162
The Deputy-Governour requested to transmit to the Rhode-Island Delegates in the Continental Congress a copy of the Proceedings of this Assembly,
1162
Adjourned to the third Monday in August next, 1162
June 28, Meet again; convened by the Lieut. Governour, 1162
List of the Members of the Assembly, 1163
Officers chosen to command the Pawtuxet Rangers, approved,
1163
Six additional Companies authorized to be raised and equipped; two Companies to be added to each of the Regiments now in the service of this Colony, and encamped near Boston,
1163
Ten Thousand Pounds in lawful money, Bills, to be emitted for the pay and support of the additional Companies,
1163
An Act to repeal an Act entitled “An Act for Regulating Appeals to His Majesty in Council, in Great Britain,”
1163
Disqualification of Governour Wanton continued,
1164
Army of Observation placed under the command and direction of the Commander-in-Chief of the combined American Army, stationed in the Province of Massachusetts,
1164
Deputy-Governour requested to write a Reply to the Speech of the Oneida Indians to the four New-England Colonies,
1164
Committee appointed to take an account of the Powder, Arras and Ammunition, as well private as publick, in the Colony,
1164
Committees of the several Towns requested to collect Saltpetre, and forward it to the Provincial Congress in New-York,
1164
Officers chosen to command the Providence Grenadier Company, approved,
1164
Officers appointed to command the six additional Companies to the Army of Observation,
1165
Act for enlisting one-fourth part of the Militia of the Colony as Minute-Men,
1165
Adjourned to the third Monday in August, 1168



PENNSYLVANIA ASSEMBLY.

June 19,
Pennsylvania Assembly meet,
1167
20,
Message to the Governour, that they are ready to proceed to any business he may have to lay before them,
1167
21,
Answer of the Governour; he has no business to lay before the House,
1167
Committee to prepare a bill for striking twenty-two thousand Pounds in Bills of Credit,
1168
22,
Bill for striking Bills of Credit reported and read,
1168
23,
Memorial from the Committee for the City and Liberties of Philadelphia, requesting them to appoint a Committee of Safety and Defence,
1168
24,
Resolution of the Continental Congress of June 22, requesting Pennsylvania to raise two or more Companies of Riflemen, presented to the House,
1170
Petition from a number of the Officers of the Association in the City and Liberties of Philadelphia, concurring with the Petition and Memorial from the Committee of the said City and Liberties, presented yesterday,
1170
27,
Consideration of the Petition from the Committee for Philadelphia resumed,
1170
Committee appointed to consider of, and report to the House, such measures as may be expedient for putting the City and Province into a state of defence,
1170
28,
Message from the Governour, refusing his consent to the Bill entitled “An Act for the support of Government of this Province, and payment of the Publick Debt,”
1171
Committee to prepare an Answer to the Message, 1171
30,
Resolves reported by the Committee on the Defence of the City and Province, considered and agreed to by the House,
1172
Committee of Safety appointed 1173
People conscientiously scrupulous of bearing Arms recommended to assist the indigent Associators,
1174
Adjourned to Monday, the 18th of September next,
1174

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