Battalions of the American Army raised in this Province; and that their said appointment does not, in the opinion of this Council, disqualify them from sitting at this Board, and ought not to disqualify them from sitting in the Provincial Congress, in case they should be elected Members of the same.

Resolved, That Mr. Cullin Edwards be appointed Commissary to the Battalion of Minute-Men for the District of Halifax.

Resolved, That Mr. Joseph John Williams be appointed Paymaster to the Battalion of Minute-Men in the District of Halifax; first entering into bond in the sum of five thousand Pounds, Proclamation Money.

Resolved, That Colonel Robert Howe employ proper persons to make Carriages for six of the Cannon Guns now at Newbern, mount and unspike the same, for the use of the Province; and that Richard Caswell, Esq., Treasurer of the Southern District, advance a sum sufficient to pay the expense thereof, so that the same does not exceed the sum of fifty Pounds, Proclamation Money, and be allowed in his accounts with the publick.

Resolved, That Colonel James Moore employ proper persons to make Carriages for six of the Cannon now lying at Wilmington, mount and unspike the same, for the use of the Province; and that Richard Caswell, Esq., Treasurer of the Southern District, advance a sum sufficient to pay the expense thereof, so that the same does not exceed the sum of fifty Pounds, Proclamation Money, and be allowed in his accounts with the publick.

Whereas some Counties have, through mistake, elected Committee-Men and Delegates previous to the seventeenth day of October, the day by Congress appointed:

Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Council, that such Committees ought to be held legal, and to act in the same manner as if they had been chosen on the proper day; and that the Delegates elected as aforesaid ought to be admitted to their seats in Congress: provided that there was no fraud in the election of such Committees and Delegates.

And whereas other Counties, for want of the proceedings of the Congress, have not yet chosen Committee-Men and Delegates:

Resolved, That such Counties may hold their Elections of Committee-Men and Delegates at any time between the I7th of October and the 1st of January next, under the rules and restrictions by Congress directed; and that it is the opinion of this Council, that such Elections ought to be as valid as if they had been held on the said 17th of October.

The Council adjourned till four o’clock.

The Council met according to adjournment.

Resolved, That Samuel Johnston, Esq., the Northern Treasurer, pay into the hands of Mr. Nathaniel Rochester the sum of two thousand one hundred and fifty Pounds, for the use of the Minute-Men, and for the purchase of Drums, Colours, &C., in the District of Hillsborough; and that a warrant for that purpose issue, signed by the President, and that the said Treasurer be allowed in his accounts with the publick.

Resolved, That Samuel Johnston, Esq., the Northern Treasurer, pay into the hands of Mr. Joseph John Williams the sum of two thousand one hundred and fifty Pounds, for the use of the Minute-Men, and for the purchase of Drums, Colours, &C., in the District of Halifax; and that a warrant for that purpose issue, and be signed by the President, and that the said Treasurer be allowed in his accounts with the publick.

Resolved, That Richard Caswell, Esq., the Southern Treasurer, pay into the hands of Samuel Ashe, Esq., the sum of ten thousand five hundred Pounds, for the use of the Regular Troops and Minute-Men, and for the purchase of Drums, Colours, &c., in the District of Wilmington; and that a warrant for that purpose issue, and be signed by the President, and be allowed in his accounts with the publick.

Resolved, That Richard Caswell, Esq., the Southern Treasurer, pay into the hands of Matthew Locke, Esq., the sum of five thousand two hundred and fifty Pounds, for the use of the Regular Troops and Minute-Men, and for Colours, Drums, &c., in the District of Salisbury; and that a warrant for that purpose issue, and be signed by the President, and be allowed in his accounts with the publick.

Resolved, That Richard Caswell, Esq., pay the Troops now at Newbern, and the Minute-Men to be hereafter raised for that District, from time to time, as the same shall become due, and to purchase Drums, Colours, &c., and be allowed in his account with the publick.

Resolved, That Samuel Johnston, Esq., pay the Troops now at Edenton, and the Minute-Men to be hereafter raised for that District, from time to time, as the same shall become due, and to purchase Drums, Colours, &c., and be allowed in his account with the publick.

Resolved, That Mr. Lewis Williamson deliver up to Messrs. Cumming, Warwick, & Co., or their Agents, the Books of Accounts of the said Cumming, Warwick, & Co., which he has in his possession.

Resolved, That Richard Caswell, Esq., purchase from David Baron, of Newbern, all the new serviceable Guns and all the Gunpowder he may have for sale, at the lowest price they can be had for; and that he deliver them to Colonel Robert Howe, for the use of his Regiment, who is to account for the same with the next Provincial Congress, and that he be allowed in his account with the publick.

Resolved, That Commissions be issued to a Captain, Lieutenant, and Ensign, in the room of Captain John Walker, Lieutenant Robert Smith, and Ensign James Cook, all of Colonel Howe’s Regiment, and who have all resigned or refused to act under their Commissions.

Resolved, That the Captains of the Companies in the Regular Regiment shall report to the several Committees of the Towns and Counties in the District where they are stationed, the number of men in their Companies who are unarmed, who shall thereupon borrow such Guns as are fit for service, giving receipts describing such Guns and the value thereof to their owners, that they may hereafter get them again, or the value of them; and the said Committees shall take receipts of the Captains for the Guns thus supplied, which receipts shall be transmitted to the Provincial Council, and the Captains shall produce such Guns when demanded, pay the value of them, or show that they have been lost by unavoidable accident to the publick; and that an allowance be made after the rate of ten Shillings per annum for a good smooth-bore, and twenty Shillings for a Rifle, to the owners, for the use of their Guns, in the case abovementioned.

Resolved, That Richard, Caswell, Esquire, Treasurer of the Southern District, pay into the hands of Abner Nash and James Coor, Esquires, or either of them, the sum of one thousand Pounds, for purchasing Arms and Ammunition, to be accounted for at the next Provincial Congress, and that the said Treasurer be allowed in his account with the publick.

Resolved, That Samuel Johnston, Esq., Treasurer of the Northern District, pay into the hands of Whitmill Hill, Esquire, the sum of one thousand Pounds, for purchasing Arms and Ammunition, to be accounted for at the next Provincial Congress, and that the said Treasurer be allowed in his accounts with the publick.

Resolved, That Richard Caswell, Esq., Treasurer of the Southern District, pay into the hands of Mr. President, Richard Quince, Sen., and John Forster, Esqs., or either of them, the sum of one thousand Pounds, for purchasing Arms and Ammunition, to be accounted for at the next Provincial Congress, and that the said Treasurer be allowed in his accounts with the publick.

The Council adjourned till four o’clock, tomorrow morning.

Sunday, October 22, 1775.

The Council met according to adjournment.

Resolved, That the Sheriff of Johnston County immediately take into his possession all the Real and Personal Estate of John Greshan, unless he gives bond, with good and sufficient security, in the sum of two hundred and twenty Pounds, payable to the Justices of the Inferiour Court of Johnston County and their successors; conditioned