The Committee then, having collected and sorted the votes, reported that Captain Partridge, Mr. Greenleaf, and Deacon Cheever, were chosen.

Ordered, That Mr. Bent notify said gentlemen of this choice.

Ordered, That a Message go to the honourable Board, to inquire if they have passed upon the Bill for making and emitting Bills of Publick Credit.

Samuel Holten, Esq., came down and informed the House that the honourable Board had passed upon the Bill for making and emitting Bills of Publick Credit.

Ordered, That Mr. Webster and Colonel Thompson, with such as the honourable Board shall join, be a Committee to attend Mr. Revere while he is striking off the Bills of Credit. That they attend at certain hours, and take the plates into their own hands when Mr. Revere has done with them; and that Colonel Cushing bring in a Resolve for this purpose.

Ordered, That Mr. Wheeler, Mr. Hopkins, Colonel Sayer, and Mr. Story, with such as the honourable Board shall join, be a Committee to sign and number the Bills of Credit. That any three of the Committee be sufficient to sign such Bills; and that Major Johnson bring in a Resolve for this purpose.

A Petition, of Hannah Goldthwait,* praying leave to use the waters at Newton, and that she might not be obliged to go to Stafford, where she has been ordered to go by this Court, was read, and the prayer thereof granted, and Colonel Sayer appointed to bring in a Resolve accordingly.

The Committee on Colonel Arnold’s Account reported a Resolve for the payment of Captain John Sloan’s Pay-Roll,† amounting to ninety-nine Pounds, thirteen Shillings, and three Pence farthing. Read and accepted.

Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the publick Treasury of this Colony, the sum of ninety-nine Pounds, thirteen Shillings, and three Pence farthing, to the said Benedict Arnold, pursuant to the above order, the said Arnold having given credit for the same in his Account, he the said Arnold giving security to pay the several officers and men their wages, as mentioned in the Muster-Roll.

In Council, August 23, 1775: Read and concurred.

Also, a Resolve for the payment of Colonel Arnold’s order in favour of Major Jonathan Brown, for twenty Pounds.

Also, a Resolve for the payment of Colonel Arnold’s order in favour of Colonel Eleazer Oswald, for twenty-seven Pounds, seventeen Shillings.

All which were accepted and sent up for concurrence.

Major Johnson, agreeable to order, reported the following Resolve, which was accepted, viz:

Resolved, That Mr. Wheeler, Mr. Hopkins, Colonel Sayer, and William Story, Esq., with such as the honourable Board shall join, be a Committee to sign and number the Bills to be emitted by this Colony, conformable to an Act passed this session; and that three of said Committee, and no more, sign each of said Bills: that is to say, one of the Board and two of the House; and that one name in each Bill be signed with red ink, one name with black ink, and the other with blue ink.

Colonel Cashing, agreeable to order, reported the following Resolve. Read and accepted, viz:

Resolved, That Colonel Thompson and Mr. Webster, with such as the honourable Board shall join, be a Committee to inspect the Press for striking off Bills of several denominations, to the amount of the sum of One Hundred Thousand Pounds, lawful money; and they hereby are directed to appoint the hours for striking off said Bills, and to take especial care to keep the several plates in their own hands and possession at all times, except when said plates are in use at the hours assigned for striking off the said Bills.

In Council, August 23,1775: Read and concurred, and Benjamin White, Esq., is joined.

Michael Farley, Esq., brought down the Report on the Memorial from Salem. Read and accepted, viz:

On a Petition from the Town of Salem, complaining of many illiberal reflections being cast by some individuals respecting the conduct of said Town, in the present dispute between Great Britain and the Colonies:

Resolved, That notwithstanding many ungenerous aspersions have been cast on said Town, there is nothing appears to this Court in the conduct thereof inimical to the liberties and privileges of America; but, on the contrary, in many instances its exertions have been such as have done its inhabitants much honour, and been of great advantage to the Colony.

The Committee appointed to prepare a Precept to be issued to the Inhabitants of Boston reported a form, which was accepted, and ordered to be signed by the Speaker, and sent to Mr. William Cooper, as soon as may be.

The Bill for empowering the Courts of General Sessions of the Peace within this Colony to grant Licenses to Innholders and Retailers in certain cases. Read a second time, and referred to the next sessions of this Court.

The Pay-Roll for the attendance of the Members of this House recommitted, and the Committee instructed to extend the time to tomorrow, inclusively.

Ordered, That Major Johnson be on the Committee to make up said Pay-Roll, in the room of Mr. Jewet, absent.

The Committee appointed to attend the impression of the Bills were directed to see that those which are already struck off, dated 1777, be destroyed.

Ordered, That the Petition of Joshua Fabyan be referred to the next sessions.

Benjamin Lincoln, Esq., brought down the Report of the Committee appointed to consider what method can be taken to obtain the release of those Inhabitants of Boston who are now confined in Jail, viz:

“In Council, August 23, 1775.

“The Committee are of opinion that in case Mr. Hicks and Mr. Jones, two persons now in custody in Concord, can by any means procure the release of Messrs. James Lovell, John Leach, John Gill, William Starr, and Peter Edes, from prison in Boston, and their removal from Boston, the said Hicks and Jones, with three others, such as the major part of the Council shall consent to, who are now in custody by order of this Government, be discharged.

“SAMUEL ADAMS, Per order.”

Read and concurred.

The Committee appointed to consider the Resolve of the Continental Congress, relative to manufacturing Saltpetre, reported.

The Report was recommitted, and the Committee were instructed to insert a clause directing that the Resolves of the Continental Congress should be published, together with this Resolve.

Enoch Freeman, Esq., brought down the Petition of Lydia Paddock, with the following order of Council thereon, viz:

* The humble Petition of HANNAH GOLDTHWAIT, of BOSTON.

Your petitioner humbly sheweth: That whereas your petitioner obtained leave of a Committee from your Honours and the honourable the Colony Council, to go to the Town of Stafford for the benefit of using the waters for the recovery of her health: and whereas it is the opinion of your petitioner’s physician, that your petitioner’s health will not permit her to take so distant a journey, she therefore earnestly begs of your Honours to give leave for her to use the waters at Newton, until she shall be better enabled to proceed to Rehoboth; and your petitioner, as in duty bound, will ever pray.

HANNAH GOLDTHWAIT.

This may certify whom it may concern, that it is the opinion of the subscriber, that the abovementioned Hannah Goldthwait, is too much indisposed by a paralytick disorder to undertake so distant a journey as the Town of Stafford.

Signed,     MARSHALL SPRING.

WATERTOWN, August 22, 1775.

† Pay-Roll of the Sloop ENTERPRISE, &c., from the 3d day of MAY to the 1st day of JULY, 1775.

John Prout Sloan, Captain; Timothy Alcort, Male; Abner Bradley, Simeon Hayward, Matthew McCure, David Sturgis, P. Allen, Sailors; William Kincade, Cook and Sailor; Sandy Trube, Thomas Jenks, Aaron Kingsbury, Samuel Whitmore, Elisha Sherman, Sailors; James Watson, Lieutenant; Ephraim Betts, Josiah Sanborn, Sergeants; Amos Gelucia, Abner Rowe, Thomas Fitch, William Draper, James Brakenage, Abijah Beardsley, Uriah Cross, Samuel Allen, Ephraim Masters, Ichabod Parker, Jonas Gelucia, Ichabod Hawley, John Hart, David Crawfoot, John Lockrain, Marines.

NEW-HAVEN, July 24, 1775.