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Gardner shall desire it; and that on his conforming to this Resolve the said Henry Gardner, Esq., shall be taken in that respect qualified for that office, any thing contained in any former Resolve of this Court to the contrary hereonto notwithstanding.

In Council, August 1, 1775: Read and concurred.

Ordered, That a Message be sent to the honourable Board for the Resolve of this House, relative to a new emission of Bills of Credit.

Benjamin Lincoln, Esq., brought down the same accordingly.

Ordered, That this Resolve be recommitted, and that Mr. Cushing be on the Committee in the room of Colonel Freeman.

Order of the Day moved for.

Resolved, That the consideration of the Petition against Mr. Rice be further referred to four o’clock in the afternoon.

Order of the Day moved for.

Ordered, That Mr. Wheeler, Mr. Hopkins, and Mr. Cushing, be a Committee to sort and count the votes for a Counsellor in the room of Mr. Pitts. Who reported that Captain Benjamin White was chosen.

Ordered, That Major Hawley, Colonel Orne, Mr. Cushing, Dr. Church, and Mr. Devens, be a Committee to wait upon Captain White to the honourable Board.

Sundry Accounts against General Washington, for expense of horse hire and wagon hire, were laid before this House, and committed to the Committee on Accounts, viz: George Pyncheon, Joshua Loring, John Worthington, Timothy Bliss, and Andrew Colton’s.

Ordered, That Captain Batchelder, Mr. Morgan, Mr. Fabyan, and Mr. Harding, be added to the Committee on Accounts; and that any five of said Committee be a quorum.

Resolved, That the Coats to be made for the Soldiers be made agreeable to a form exhibited by Mr. Billings.

The Committee to whom was recommitted the Resolve for a new emission of Bills of Credit reported.

The Report was ordered to lie upon the table.

The Committee appointed to consider the propriety of furnishing the Town of Newburyport with a quantity of Shot, reported. Read and accepted.

Resolved, That the Town of Newburyport having been at a great expense to procure Powder and Cannon for their defence, that orders be given to the Committee of Supplies to furnish them with the following articles, on account of this Colony, viz: sixty rounds of two-inch shot; sixty rounds of two-and-a-half-inch shot; sixty rounds of three-inch shot; thirty rounds for one thirty-two pounder; thirty rounds for one twenty-four pounder; forty canisters grape shot.

In Council, August 1, 1775: Read and concurred.

Afternoon.

Ordered, That Colonel Mitchell, Mr. Goodrich, and Major Bliss, with such as the honourable Board shall join, be a Committee to consider with Mr. John Brown on the situation of our friends in Boston.

In Council, August 1, 1775: Read and concurred, and Moses Gill and Jedediah Foster, Esqrs., are joined.

Ordered, That the Committee appointed to procure Fire-Arms be instructed to procure as many as they can, not exceeding forty each; and to procure them without Bayonets, if they cannot be procured with.

The Committee on Accounts reported a Resolve for the payment of Timothy Bliss’s and other Accounts.

The Report was read and accepted, and is as follows, viz:

Resolved, That the Accounts exhibited by Timothy Bliss, Andrew Colton, George Pyncheon, John Worthington, and Joshua Loring, for horse and carriage hire, for his Excellency General Washington, on his way from Springfield to Leicester, Worcester, &c., amounting to four Pounds, thirteen Shillings, and two Pence, lawful money, are well vouched and right cast; and that the same be paid according to their respective orders to Capt. George Pyncheon.

In Council, August 1, 1775: Read and concurred.

The Committee appointed to consider the Accounts of Mr. John Derby,* and Mr. Richard Derby, Jun.,† reported. Read and accepted.

Resolved, That there be paid out of the publick Treasury of this Colony to Mr. John Derby, or his order, the sum of fifty-seven Pounds and eight Pence sterling, agreeable to his Account.

Resolved, That there be paid to Richard Derby, Jun., Esq., or to his order, out of the publick Treasury of this Colony, the sum of one hundred and sixteen Pounds, four Shillings, and four Pence half-penny, in full of his Account.

In Council, August 1, 1775: Read and concurred.

A Memorial of Colonel Benedict Arnold, with his Account against the Colony accompanying it, was read, and committed to Dr. Church, Capt. Parker, Mr. Rice, Mr. Watson, and Mr. Devens.

The Committee appointed to bring in a Resolve directing the Receiver-General to accommodate with Small Notes such persons as may have orders on him reported.

Ordered, That Mr. Hopkins, Mr. Phillips, and Deacon Rawson, be a Committee to countersign the Notes of the Receiver-General, and they are directed forthwith to attend that service; and to furnish him with such a number of Blanks as he shall judge necessary to complete the emission of such a part of One Hundred Thousand Pounds, voted by the late Congress, as the demands on this Colony shall require, before other provision can be made. Also, that

* The Colony of the MASSACHUSETTS-BAY to JOHN DERBY, Dr.

1775,

April 28,	To sundry Stores for my Passage in Schr. Quero to England	£5	0	0
May—,	To expenses at the Isle of Wight and Southampton	3	5	0
	To ditto and Post-Chaise Hire from Southampton to London, 80 miles, at 9d. per mile	4	15	0
	To my expenses in London	7	17	0
	To Post-Chaise Hire from London to Falmouth, 294 miles, at 9d. per mile, except the two first Stages from London, which is 1s. 6d. per mile	11	8	0
	To my expenses from London to Falmouth	2	5	0
	Paid the Searcher and Waiters at Fulmouth	1	0	0
	To Sea Coal for firing	1	4	0
	To Light-Money, Pierage, Clearance at Castle, &c.	3	12	0
	To 3 barr 1s Bread, 19s., and Carriage	2	17	8
	To 56 lbs. Beef, at 3d.; 12 lbs. Candles, at 9d	1	3	0
	To Small Boer, Greens, &c., for the people	1	15	0
	To Boat Hire to fill our Water at Falmouth	0	4	0
	To my private expenses at Falmouth	2	0	0
	To sundry necessary Stores for my passage home to New-England	8	15	0
	To my time in executing the voyage from hence to London and back
	Sterling	£57	0	8
	Errors excepted.

SALEM, July 25, 1775.

JOHN DERBY.

†The Province of MASSACHUSETTS-BAY to RICHARD DERBY, Jr., Dr.

For the Hire, Victualling, Port Charges, Portledge Bill, &c., for the Schooner Quero, voyage from Salem, in New-England, to Great Britain, and back to Salem aforesaid, in the service of this Colony, with Depositions relative to Battle of Lexington, viz:

1775,

April 25,	To 3 barrels Bread, weighing 2 cwt. 3 qrs., at.£1 5s. 4d. per barrel				£3	9	8
	To 1 bushel Beans, 6s.; 1½ bushel Peas, at 4s. per bushel				0	12	0
	To 1 barrel Flour, 18s.; 25 pounds Candles, at 9d. per pound				1	16	9
	To Charges of Clearing at the several Offices				3	0	0
	To 20 tons Ballast, at 2s. 8d. per ton; 175 feet Plank, at 8d. per foot				3	7	4
	To 2 cords Wood, at 13s.4d. per cord; Paid Smith, Tattle and Palfrey, for labour, 15s				2	1	8
July19,	To the amount of Men’s Wages, as per Portledge Bill				56	17	11½
	To Hire of the Vessel from 25th April to 19th July following, 2 months 24 days, for 62 tons, at 6s. per ton per month				52	1	6
	To Preimium of Insurance on £300, out and home, 6 per cent				18	0	0
	To Entry at the Custom-House: Collector’s, 15s. 6d.; Do. Naval Office, 6s. 9d.; Do. Comptroller’s Office, 4s. 6d.; Do. Impost Office, 5s. sterling, is				2	2	4

					£143	9	2½
1775,	Contra.
July 19,	By 3 barrels Beef, at 40s. per barrel;
	2 barrels Pork, at 54s. per barrel;
	2 barrels Bread, weighing 1 cwt.
	3 qrs. 26 lbs., at 25s. 1d. per barrel,
	(returned in the Schooner)	£13	18	2
Aug. 27,	By Cash received of W. Gray, £10 sterling is	13	6	8
					27	4	10

	Errors excepted.				£116	4	4½

SALEM, 25th July, 1775.

R. DERBY, JUN.

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