be accountable for the delivery of such Arms, unless lost in actual service, whenever they shall be called upon by this Committee or Assembly.

Wednesday, January 24, 1776.

In Committee of Safety: Present—

John Nixon, Chairman, Daniel Roberdeau, Owen Biddie, James Biddle, Thomas Wharton, Jun., Samuel Howell, George Clymer, George Gray.

Upon application of Captain Davis, for the payment of five Firelocks, purchased by him for the use of his Company, in the Battalion late Colonel Bull's, by order of the Board, an Order was drawn in his favour, on Messrs. Mease and Caldwell, for sixteen pounds, seventeen shillings and six pence.

The Congress having sent down the following Resolve, ibis Board drew up a Parole, to be signed by Captain Campbell, which is also as follows, viz:

"In Congress, January 22, 1776.

"Resolved, That the Committee of Safety for Pennsylvania be directed to release Captain Duncan Campbell from close confinement, on parole, similar to that taken of other Officers who are prisoners. That Captain Duncan Campbell have leave to reside at Lancaster.

"Extract from the Minutes:

"CHARLES THOMSON, Secretary."

"I, Duncan Campbell, Captain in the Regiment of Royal Highland Emigrants, now a prisoner in the United Colonies, being enlarged from confinement, do hereby promise, upon the honour of a gentleman, to go to Lancaster, in this Province; after which, I will not go to, or near, any seaport town, nor farther than six miles from my place of residence, without leave from the Continental Congress. That I will carry on no political correspondence, whatever, on the subject of the dispute between Great Britain and these Colonies, so long as I remain a prisoner.

"DUNCAN CAMPBELL."

Upon application of Captain Willis, for the payment of two Firelocks, purchased by him for the use of his Company, in the Battalion late Colonel Bull's, by order of the Board, an Order was drawn on Messrs. Mease and Caldwell, for five pounds ten shillings, being the amount of said Firelocks.

Resolved, That Leonard Snowdon be discharged from his confinement, on his paying the Jail fees, from the 16th instant.

Resolved, That Mr. Peter De Haven have liberty of drawing on John Nixon, and others, the Committee of Accounts, for the sum of one hundred pounds, being towards Firelocks to be made by Mr. Prahl.

Upon application of Captain Harmar, for the payment of five Firelocks, purchased by him for the use of his Company, in the Battalion late Colonel Bull's, by order of the Board, an Order was drawn on Messrs. Mease and Caldwell, in his favour, for eighteen pounds, twelve shillings and six pence.

Thursday, January 25, 1776.

In Committee of Safety: Present—

Samuel Howell, Chairman, James Mease, Owen Biddie, Robert White, George Clymer, John Nixon, Thomas Wharton, Jun., John Cadwallader, Daniel Roberdeau.

By order of the Board, an Order was drawn on Messrs. Mease and Caldwell, in favour of Captain Jenkins, for twenty-seven pounds, six shillings and six pence, being for Bayoneis, repairing Firelocks, fee, for his Company, in the Baltalion late Colonel Bull's.

The Committee of Safety having resolved to increase the number of men in the pay of, and for the defence of this Province, Captain Proctor is hereby directed to inlist seventy Volunteers, who are to be instructed principally in the use and management of Artillery, but to be embodied in such manner, and employed, occasionally, upon such service, as may be hereafter determined by the said Committee.

It being highly expedient in the present exigency of our affairs to employ a number of Powder-Mills, in order to work up into Gunpowder the different materials that may be imported from foreign countries, or be procured at home by the publick encouragement lately offered,

Resolved, That Major Bayard, Captain Cowperthwaite, Christopher Ludwig, George Schlosser, and Joseph Wetherel, be desired to consider of proper places to erect suitable Works for the purpose, or to engage with owners of any Mill, or Mills, already erected for other purposes, to convert them to the making of Gunpowder, and to make report of their proceedings to this Board.

Friday, January 26, 1776.

In Committee of Safety: Present—

John Nixon, Chairman, Samuel Howell, Owen Biddle, Thomas Wharton, Jun., James Biddle, George Clymer, John Cadivallader, Joseph Reed, Samuel Wharton, Jun., Daniel Roberdeau, Alexander Wilcocks.

Upon application of Captain Francis Wade, an Order was drawn on the Committee of Accounts, for three hundred and fifty pounds in his favour.

Upon application of Captain Williams, for the payment of eighteen Firelocks, purchased by him for the use of his Company, in the Battalion late Colonel Bull's, an Order was drawn on Messrs. Mease and Caldwell, in his favour, for sixty-five pounds, two shillings and six pence.

Colin Hamilton, a person taken with Captain Campbell, and confined in the Jail of this City, was, by order of the Board, discharged from his confinment.

The following is the form of an Inlistment to be signed by the Volunteers, to be inlisted by Captain Proctor, viz:

We, whose names are hereunto subscribed, do voluntarily agree to enter in the service of the Province of Pennsylvania, to be instructed in the use and management of Artillery, commanded by such officers as now are, or may be hereafter, appointed by the Assembly of this Province, or Committee of Safety; and to be occasionally employed in such military duty and service in this, or the adjacent Provinces, or the river Delaware, as the defence of this Province may hereafter require; and for which they shall receive the orders of either of the above Boards.

Robert Towers reports his having received the following articles into store, viz:

9 cwt. 3 qrs. 24 lbs. of Brass received from Amos Strettle; 88 pounds Saltpetre, received from Messrs. Biddle, Rittenhouse, and De Haven; 7 bales and 30 pieces of Sail Cloth, 1 bale of Red Flannel, and 22 pigs of Lead, received from Thomas Lawrence, vendue master; 1 barrel, 21 quarter barrels, 19 eighth barrels, weight 861/2 lbs., Gunpowder received from Matthew Aspden, on account of Congress. That he has delivered 100 pounds Brass to Samuel Parker.

Upon application of Robert Morris, Esq., for permission to export the produce of these Colonies to the amount of a quantity of Powder imported by him, the following Certificate was granted, viz:

These may certify, that Robert Morris, Esq., has permission to export in the produce of these Colonies, to the amount of two thousand and sixty-five pounds, sixteen shillings and seven pence, which sum is the amount of Gunpowder imported by him, and sold to this Committee.

By order of the Committee:

JOHN NIXON, Chairman.

Saturday, January 27, 1776.

In Committee of Safety: Present—

John Nixon, Chairman, Daniel Roberdeau, George Clymer, Samuel Miles, Joseph Reed, Owen Biddle, Thomas Wharton, Jun., Samuel Howell, Samuel Morris, Jun., John Cadwallader.

Doctor Smith brought to this City, and confined by order of Congress, as a person inimical to the liberties of America, was this day brought before the Board, and being examined, and found, from his own confession, to have acted an unfriendly part in the present dispute between Great Britain and these Colonies, was remanded to Jail, there to remain till the further orders of this Board, or the Congress.