by Captain Ferris, which is stored in the Powder House, and is as follows, viz: two barrels, weight 200 pounds; three and a half barrels, weight 150 pounds; eighty-seven and one-fourth barrels, weight 2,175 pounds; forty-eight and one-eighth barrels, weight 600 pounds; four boxes, weight 100 pounds—total 3,225 pounds. Also, one and one-fourth cask, part out; one half-barrel, weight 50 pounds—received from the City Committee, and stored in the Powder House.

A Letter was received from the Provincial Congress of New-York, dated 16th of August, requesting this Board to lend them some Gunpowder; in answer to which, this Board wrote them this day, informing them of the Powder that was sent to Colonel Schuyler; and if he had no occasion for that quantity, it was at their service.

The Baggage belonging to the Officers was sent this day, by Mr. Vandegriff’s Stage-Wagon, for New-York, to the care of the Committee there, and is as follows:

For Major French, two Trunks, one Valise; for Ensign Rotton, one Trunk, two Canteens, one Bed-Box, one Hat-Case; for Mr. McDermott, a Volunteer, two Trunks, one Bed-Box, one Valise, one Box.

Tuesday, August 22, 1775.

In Committee of Safety: Present—

Benjamin Franklin, Samuel Morris, Jun., Owen Biddle, John Cadwallader, Robert Morris, Daniel Roberdeau, Thomas Wharton, Junior, George Gray, Robert White:

Upon application of the Committee of this City and Liberties, that they might have the liberty of inspecting into the Goods that came from Cork, belonging to the Ministerial Troops, it was agreed to; and in consequence thereof the bills of lading and accounts of said Goods were delivered them, for their inspection of said Goods.

Upon application of Messrs. Hunt and Lowrey, for a quantity of Lead and Powder, for the use of the Associators of New-Jersey, it is agreed they should have liberty from this Board to purchase five hundred weight of Lead in this City; and that they be supplied from this Board with five hundred pounds of Gunpowder, they paying fifteen Pounds per hundred.

An Order was accordingly drawn on Robert Towers, Commissary, for the same, signed by the President, and delivered to those gentlemen.

Wednesday, August 23, 1775.

At a meeting of the Committee of Safety: Present—

Robert Morris, President pro tem., Owen Biddle, George Gray, Thomas Wharton, Jun., John Cadwallader, Robert White, Samuel Morris, Jun., Daniel Roberdeau:

On motion, an Order was delivered for Robert Towers, Commissary, for the Saltpetre purchased from Joseph Sims by the Powder Committee, at the rate of fifteen Pounds per hundred.

Upon application of Captain Beach for a quarter-cask of Powder, an Order was given to Robert Towers to deliver the same.

The Boat built by Mr. John Wharton, called the Washington, was this day launched.

Thursday, August 24, 1775.

At a meeting of the Committee of Safety: Present—

Benjamin Franklin, Robert Morris, Thomas Wharton, Jun., John Cadwallader, Owen Biddle, George Gray, Daniel Roberdeau, Robert White, Samuel Morris, Jun.:

On application, an Order was directed to the Commissary to deliver to Matthew Clarkson, Quartermaster to the First Battalion of Associators, commanded by Colonel Dickinson, nine quarter-casks of Gunpowder, for the use of said Battalion.

Resolved, That the Boat built by Casroup & Fullerton, and to be launched this day, be called the Effingham.

Resolved, That Mr. George Gray procure fifteen hundred Brushes and Priming Wires for the Provincial Fire-Locks, at the rate of three Pounds per hundred.

Friday, August 25, 1775.

At a meeting of the Committee of Safety: Present—

Benjamin Franklin, Daniel Roberdeau, John Cadwallader, George Gray, Andrew Allen, Anthony Wayne, Thomas Wharton, Jun., Robert White:

Robert Towers reports, that he has received and stored yesterday the following articles, viz:

Twenty-five pounds Saltpetre, from Joseph Sims, stored in State House; two hundred and fifty 18-pound Round Shot, weight 4,500 pounds; four 24-pound Round Shot, weight 96 pounds; four 32-pound Round Shot, weight 128 pounds, from George Taylor, stored in State House; eleven quarter-casks of Powder, weight 275 pounds, from George Slosher, stored in Powder House. This Powder was made by George Havener, from Saltpetre delivered him by the City Committee.

The Articles of Recommendation to the Associators were this day gone through and ordered to be transcribed.

Saturday, August 26, 1775.

At a meeting of the Committee of Safety: Present—

Benjamin Franklin, Owen Biddle, George Gray, Daniel Roberdeau, John Dickinson, Andrew Allen, Robert White, John Cadwallader, Thomas Wharton, Jun.:

Upon application of the Provincial Congress of New-York for a quantity of Gunpowder,

Resolved, That this Board send immediately, on account of said Congress, twenty hundred pounds of Gunpowder, in tight casks, and that Robert Erwin procure a Wagon to transport the same to Newark, in New-Jersey; and that Mr. Owen Biddle see this done.

Resolved, That it be recommended to the First Battalion to receive Captain Masters’s Company as their youngest Company, until a new Battalion can be formed.

That it be recommended to the Second Battalion to receive Captain Semple’s Company as their youngest Company, until a new Battalion can be formed.

That it be recommended to the Light-Infantry Company, late of the Third Battalion, to join the said Battalion; and to the Battalion to receive the said Company.

And as Captain Morgan has not yet had a chance by lot for determining his rank, it is recommended that nine papers, numbered from one to nine, be rolled up, and that Captain Morgan drawing one of them, the Captain whose number he so draws, and all below him, rank below Captain Morgan.

That it be also recommended to the Third Battalion to receive Captain Henderson’s Company as their youngest Company, until a new Battalion can be formed.

A copy of these Resolves were delivered to the different City and Liberties Battalions.

The Articles of Recommendation to the Associators being taken several times into consideration, were, after some amendments, this day transcribed, approved of, and are as follows:

Rules for establishing Rank or Precedence amongst the PENNSYLVANIA ASSOCIATORS.

The Committee of Safety appointed by the Assembly of the Province of Pennsylvania, being desirous of performing the important duties of their station in the most satisfactory manner to the publick, beg leave to lay before them certain Resolves of the honourable Continental Congress, dated the 18th July, which have already been published, but, it is apprehended, have not come to the knowledge of many able-bodied effective men, aged from sixteen to fifty years, that may be very desirous of serving their Country in the present glorious struggle for liberty, in the mode pointed out by said Resolves, which are in the following words:

“In Congress, July 18, 1775.

“Resolved, That it be recommended to the inhabitants of the United English Colonies in North-America, that all able-bodied effective men, between sixteen and fifty years of age, in each Colony, immediately form themselves into regular Companies of Militia, to consist of one Captain, two Lieutenants, one Ensign, four Sergeants, four Corporals, one Clerk, one Drummer, one Fifer, and about sixty-eight Privates.