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House, over the Artillery and Military Stores, and at the Powder House.
Upon application of Captain Josiah Harmar, for the payment of five Firelocks, purchased by him for the use of his Company, in Colonel Bull's Battalion, an Order was drawn and signed by the Chairman for sixteen pounds, ten shillings, on Messrs. Mease and Caldwell.
On motion, Resolved, That Colonel Cadwallader, Mr. Wilcocks, and Mr. Reed, wait upon Andrew Elliot, Esq., and Lord Drummond, and take their parole of honour, that they will not give any intelligence of, or correspond with any person whatever, on publick affairs, during their stay in this City; and, when they shall leave this place, they will give no information of any facts, which have come to their knowledge while here, of a publick nature, and be prejudicial to the interests of the United Colonies.
Robert Morris, Esq., by direction of Congress, acquaints this Board, that they received the recommendation from this Board of the eight gentlemen sent up yesterday, as suitable persons to fill the Offices of Colonels; and that they were pleased to appoint Lambert Cadwallader Second Lieutenant-Colonel, William Allen Third Lieutenant-Colonel, Francis Johnson Fourth Lieutenant-Colonel, and Joseph Penrose Fifth Lieutenant-Colonel, of the four Battalions of Pennsylvania Troops, to be raised for the Continental service.
Pursuant to a Resolution of Congress and this Board, this Committee proceeded to the choice of a number of gentlemen, to be recommended to Congress as proper persons to be appointed Field Officers for the four Battalions mow to be raised, when the following gentlemen were agreed upon, and now recommended to the honourable Congress, as suitable to fill the Offices of Majors, viz:
| Joseph Wood, | 16 votes, 2, 2. |
| George Nagle, | 20 votes, 3, 3. |
| Henry Bicker, | 16 votes, 4, 4. |
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Friday, January 5, 1776.
In Committee of Safety: Present—
John Nixon, Samuel Morris, Jun., Thomas Wharton, Jun., George Clymer, Francis Johnson, Robert White, George Gray, Joseph Reed, Daniel Roberdeau, Nicholas Fairlamb, Samuel Miles, James Mease, Henry Wynkoop, James Biddle, Owen Biddle, John Cadwallader, Samuel Howell, Alexander Wilcocks, Anthony Wayne, John Montgomery, Edward Biddle.
Upon application of Captain William Allen, for the payment of twenty-eight Firelocks, purchased by him for the use of his Company, in Colonel Bull's Battalion, an Order was drawn on Messrs. Mease and Caldwell, for one hundred and six pounds, nine shillings and nine pence, the amount of the same.
Robert Morris, Esq., by direction of Congress, acquaints this Board, that they received the recommendation from this Board of the eight gentlemen sent up yesterday as suitable persons to fill the Offices of Majors; and that they were pleased to appoint Joseph Wood Second Major, George Nagle Third Major, Nicholas Haussiger, Fifth Major, and Henry Bicker Fourth Major, of the four Battalions of Pennsylvania Troops, to be raised for the Continental service.
Pursuant to a Resolution of Congress and this Board, this Committee proceeded to the choice of a number of gentlemen, to be appointed as Captains for the four Battalions now to be raised, when the following gentlemen were agreed upon, and to rank agreeably to the numbers affixed to their names:
| John Beatty, | John Lacey, | Thomas Byles, |
| Thomas Craig, | Peter Scull, | John Reese, |
| William Butler, | Caleb Noarth, | John Spohn, |
| John Miller, | Christopher Sheart, | Nathaniel Vansant, |
| William West, | Alexander Graydon, | James Moore, |
| John Brisben, | Thomas Church, | Henry Allen, |
| Samuel Benezet, | Samuel Watson, | James Taylor, |
| Persifor Frazer, | John Hulings, | Peter Decker, |
| Thomas Robinson, | Frederick Vernon, | Joseph Hubley, |
| Walter Sheart, | David Lenox, | Matthew Duncan. |
| Rudolph Brunnor, |
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Robert Towers, Commissary, reports his having delivered the following articles, on account of the Continental Congress, viz:
Delivered Captain Falconer, 2,400 pounds Grape Shot, 758 pounds Musket Balls, 242 pounds six-pound Cannon Ball, 200 pounds four-pound Cannon Ball, 26 pounds Cross-Bar, Sliding, and Star Shot, 13 pounds Swivel Shot, 1,000 pounds small Swivel Shot, 38 barrels, 18 half barrels, 72 quarter barrels Gunpowder, weight 6,500 pounds.
36 pounds Saltpetre, delivered Dr. Harrison.
37 Provincial Muskets and 36 Bayonets, 46 Chester County Muskets, with Bayonets, delivered Captain Craig.
50 Provincial Muskets, Bayonets, and Scabbards, delivered Captain Samuel Nicholas.
216 Musket Cartridges, delivered Captain Hubley.
10 new Muskets and Bayonets received from Captain John Cadwallader, and delivered to Captain Samuel Nicholas.
7 Provincial Muskets, delivered to Captain Nicholas.
200 pounds Musket Ball, delivered to Captain Nicholas.
7 pounds Saltpetre, delivered to Captain Loxley.
4 quarter barrels Gunpowder, 100 pounds, delivered to Captain Reed.
Saturday, January 6, 1776.
In Committee of Safety: Present—
George Clymer, Chairman, Samuel Morris, Jun., Nicholas Fairlamb, John Montgomery, James Mease, Samuel Miles, Thomas Wharton, Jun., Robert White, Alexander Wilcocks, Joseph Reed, Daniel Roberdeau, Henry Wynkoop, George Gray, James Biddle, Owen Biddle, Edward Biddle, John Nixon, Anthony Wayne, Francis Johnson, Samuel Howell, John Cadwallader.
Pursuant to a Resolution of Congress and this Board, this Committee proceeded to the choice of a number of gentlemen, to be appointed as Lieutenants to the four Battalions now to be raised, when the following persons were agreed upon, and to rank agreeably to the numbers affixed to their names, viz:
| Joseph Potts, | Samuel Moore, | Samuel Smith, |
| John Richardson, | James Christie, | Andrew Kechlin, |
| Alexander Johnston, | John Lawrence, | Adam Bettin, |
| Thos. Lloyd Moore, | John Christie, | William Davidson, |
| Joseph Davenport, | John Williamson, | William Bird, |
| John Chilton, | Georgo Tudor, | Michael Kimmle, |
| Evan Edwards, | John Gross, | John Priestly, |
| John Bankson, | John David Waelpper, | Charles Phile, |
| Benj. Bartholomew, | Robert Wilkins, | Michael Hoofnagle, |
| Matthew Knox, | Dan'l Broadhead, | Jr., John Helm, |
| James R. Reid, | John Morgan, |
Monday, January 8, 1776.
In Committee of Safety: Present— John Nixon, Chairman, Daniel Roberdeau, Thomas Wharton, Jun., Owen Biddle, James Biddle, John Montgomery, George Clymer, Samuel Howell.
Upon application of Thomas Willet, for the payment of twenty-three Firelocks, purchased by him for the use of his Company, in Colonel Bull's Battalion, an Order was drawn on Messrs. Mease and Caldwell, Paymasters to said Battalion, for seventy-two pounds, six pence, for the payment of the same.
Captain Miles and Mr. Wharton being appointed to wait on Messrs. Joshua Fisher & Sons for a list of the goods imported by them, and stored by order of the Committee of Inspection and Observation, report that they called upon those gentlemen, and informed them of the Resolve of this Board, who gave for answer, that they declined giving any such list, having already furnished the Committee of Inspection and Observation with one; and, notwithstanding it was urged to Messrs. Fishers that application had been made to the Committee of. Inspection and Observation, who said they had mislaid it, yet they persisted in the refusal.
Upon the Petition of Colonel St. Clair and Mr. Richard Butler, respecting the publick Powder in Westmoreland County, this Committee
Resolve, That the Powder now in Westmoreland County, belonging to this Province, shall still remain there, as the property of this Province, and be under the care of the Committee of said County, and not be used but in the defence of the County.
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