not to leave this City until dismissed by the Committee of Safety or this Committee.

“Ordered, That Messrs. Morgan, Lawrence, Wilcocks, Mease, and R. Strettle Jones, be a Committee for that purpose.”

In consequence of said Papers, and the Resolve of the Committee of the City and Liberties, this Board thought proper to issue the following Warrant to the Jailer of this City to take into custody and safely keep the said Dr. John Kearsley, J. Brooks, and Leonard Snowden, viz:

“In Committee of Safety.

“To THOMAS DEWEES, Keeper of the Jail of the City and
County of PHILADELPHIA:

“You are hereby directed to receive into your custody the bodies of John Kearsley, J. Brooks, and Leonard Snowden, charged before us with practices inimical to the liberties of America, and dangerous to the peace and safety of this Province, and them safely keep until you shall receive directions from this Committee for their discharge; and this shall be your Warrant for so doing.

“Philadelphia, October 7, 1775.”

Sunday, October 8, 1775.

At a meeting of the Committee of Safety: Present—
Robert Morris, President pro tem., Owen Biddle, Thomas Wharton, Jr., John Cadwallader, George Ross, Bernard Dougherty, Anthony Wayne, Daniel Roberdeau, Andrew Allen, Robert White.

Resolved, That Mr. Towers, Commissary, immediately collect the Provincial Cartridge-Boxes, Belts, Bayonets, &c., that he can find, and get them put in proper order, and report the number and state of them to this Board.

Resolved, That Captain Peter Long be appointed Ships’ Husband.

Resolved, That Mr. Wharton and Colonel Wayne be a Committee to go to the Carpenters down Town, and that Mr. Biddle and Mr. Dougherty be a Committee to go to the Carpenters up Town, and desire they would to-morrow morning assist, with all their hands, the getting afloat and taking down to Fort-Island the Machines from the Gloucester shore.

Monday, October 9, 1775.

At a meeting of the Committee of Safety: Present—
Robert Morris, President pro tem., Daniel Roberdeau, Thomas Wharton, Jr., Owen Biddle, Bernard Dougherty, Anthony Wayne, Andrew Allen, John Cadwallader, George Ross, George Gray.

Mr. Wharton, Colonel Wayne, Mr. Biddle, and Mr. Dougherty, agreeable to a Resolve of yesterday, report, that they went to the Carpenters up and down Town, and that they have mustered a number of hands, and gone down to Gloucester, to assist floating the Machines for the obstruction of the channel.

In consequence of Christopher Carter being brought to this City, by order of the Committee of the City and Liberties, as a person inimical to the liberties of America, Mr. Owen Biddle and Bernard Dougherty, as members of this Board, thought it proper to grant the following Warrant, viz:

“Philadelphia, October 8, 1775.

“Mr. THOMAS DEWEES:

You are requested to keep in your custody the body of Christopher Carter, in a separate apartment from Messrs. Kearsley, Snowden, and Brooks, until you can receive further directions from the Committee of Safety; and this shall be your Warrant for so doing.

“Members of the Committee of Safety.”

As it is found necessary that each Boat should have Handcuffs on board, it is

Resolved, That the Ships’ Husband procure six for each of the Boats; and that he apply to Mr. Robert Morris, who will lend what he has for the good of the service.

An Order was this day drawn on Michael Hillegas, Esq., Treasurer of this Board, for one hundred Pounds, in favour of Mr. J. M. Nesbitt, Paymaster to the people employed on board the Armed Boats.

Several of the Captains of the Armed Boats attending this Board, agreeable to orders, had directions, as an encouragement of good Seamen to enter into the service on board said Boats, to allow them such small sum in advance as a majority of the Captains may agree on, over and above what is allowed them by this Board, by the printed Pay List; and the Captains had a charge given them, to push on with vigour and expedition the fitting and manning their respective Boats, so that they may be in readiness to oppose any hostile attacks at a moment’s warning. At the same time, they were made acquainted that Dr. Rush was appointed Surgeon and Physician to the Armed Boats; that J. M. Nesbitt was appointed Paymaster; John Ross, Muster-master; and Captain Peter Long, Ships’ Husband.

Upon application of the Continental Congress for a quantity of Gunpowder, to be lent them for the use of the Army under the command of General Schuyler,

Resolved, That this Board lend the Congress twenty hundred Pounds of Gunpowder.

An Order was drawn accordingly, for the Commissary to deliver the same to the order of Congress.

Dr. John O’Dell, in consequence of two Letters delivered this Board by the Committee of the City and Liberties, which he had wrote to England, appeared, agreeable to his promise; and this Board thought proper to send the said Letters to the Committee of Safety of New-Jersey. And the Doctor gave his word of honour to appear before the said Committee of Safety, when required.

Tuesday, October 10, 1775.

At a meeting of the Committee of Safety: Present—
Robert Morris, President pro tem., Anthony Wayne, Thomas Wharton, Jr., Bernard Dougherty, John Cadwallader, Daniel Roberdeau, Owen Biddle, Andrew Allen, George Gray.

Delivered Colonel Dickinson, for the perusal of the Continental Congress—

A Paper relative to Dr. Kearsley’s affair, of the 6th of September, under the signature of Frater & Soror:

A Letter to the Right Honourable Charles Jenkinson, Esq., signed, “A Friend to your Friend Coriolanus:”

A Letter from J. Brooks to Mr. Isaac Lermitte:

A Plan for subduing America.

Upon application of Captain Alexander, for some Powder to prove his Swivel Guns, an Order was drawn on the Commissary for two Pounds, for that purpose.

Dr. Rush waited on this Board, and informs that he cannot find a person that he thinks proper for the station of Surgeon’s Mate on board the Armed Boats, and that Dr. Duffield will act with him as a Surgeon and Physician; and that they are content to take the pay of a Surgeon and Surgeon’s Mate, between them, as a sum for their services.

Resolved, That Dr. Duffield be appointed a Surgeon and Physician to the people employed on board the Armed Boats, and that he and Dr. Rush, agreeable to their own agreement, have each sixteen Dollars per month, for their services.

Captain John Moulder, of Marcus Hook, not thinking himself capable of the command of the Armed Boat he was appointed to, this day resigned his appointment.

Wednesday, October 11, 1775.

At a meeting of the Committee of Safety: Present—
Robert Morris, President pro tem., Thomas Wharton, Jun., Owen Biddle, Daniel Roberdeau, Bernard Dougherty, John Cadwallader, Andrew Allen, George Gray.

The following is a List of Military Stores agreed to by the Committee of Safety for each of the Armed Boats, and the Commissary is directed to provide each of them accordingly; but if the full quantity of each article cannot be obtained, he is to furnish each Boat an equal proportion of what can be got. 4 chests Powder; 30 Round Shot; 10 Double-Headed Shot; 20 Chain Shot; 30 Grape Shot; 100 Swivel Round Shot; 15 stand Small Arms; 15 Cartridge-Boxes; 20 Cutlasses; 10 Pikes; 10 pair