Thirty makes a vote; and that Joseph Fyre Esq., had 57, and was accordingly chosen Colonel of said Forces.

The Committee of the House then informed the Board, that the House proposed next to come to the choice of a Major, to take the second command of the Forces at Falmouth,

The Committee appointed to count and sort the votes, reported the number of votes were:

Twenty-six makes a vote; and that Daniel Isley had 44, and was accordingly chosen Major of said Forces.

Twenty-five makes a vote; and that Daniel McCobb had 42, as Captain; Benjamin Pattee had 49, as First Lieutenant; William Lithgow, Jr., had 49, as Second Lieutenant.

The Committee of the House then informed the Board, that the House proposed next to come to the choice of Officers for two Companies to be raised in the County of York, to be stationed at Falmouth, in the County of Cumberland.

The Committee appointed to count and sort the votes, reported that the number of votes were:

Twenty-six makes a vote; and that Benjamin Hooper had 49, as Captain; Humphrey Pike had 50, as First Lieutenant; Joseph Chadbourn had 50, as Second Lieutenant; of the First Company.

Tobias Lord had 50, as Captain; Nathaniel Cussens had 50, as First Lieutenant; Edmund Webber, Jun., had 50, as Second Lieutenant; of the Second Company.

The Committee of the House then informed the Board, that the House proposed next to come to the choice of Officers for two Companies to be raised in the County of Cumberland, to be stationed at Falmouth, in the County of Cumberland.

The Committee appointed to count and sort the votes, reported that the number of votes were:

Twenty-six makes a vote; and that William Crocker had 48, as Captain; John Shelton 50, as First Lieutenant; Ebenezer Morton 50, as Second Lieutenant; of the Second Company.

John Rice had 50, as Captain; Josiah Davis had 50, as First Lieutenant; Levi Loring had 43, as Second Lieutenant; of the Third Company.

The Committee of the House then informed the Board, that the House proposed to come next to the choice of a Commissary, for Falmouth.

The Committee appointed to count and sort the votes, reported that the number of votes were:

Twenty-four makes a vote; and James Sullivan was unanimously chosen.

The Committee of the House then informed the Board, that the House proposed next to come to the choice of Officers for one Company, to be raised in the County of York, and stationed at Kittery-Point, also, of a Commissary.

The Committee appointed to count and sort the votes, reported that the number of votes were:

Twenty-four makes a vote; and that Philip Hubbard, as Captain; Nathaniel Coffin, as First Lieutenant; Nehemiah Bean, as Second Lieutenant; and Edward Cults, Esquire, as Commissary, were unanimously chosen.

The Committee of the House, then informed the Board, that the House proposed to defer coming to the choice of any other Officers till a future day.

Adjourned to ten o'clock, to-morrow morning.

Tuesday, January 2, 1776.

Present in Council: Honourables Walter Spooner, Caleb Cushing, Benjamin Chadbourn, Joseph Gerrish, John Whetcomb, Eldad Taylor, Benjamin Lincoln, Charles Chauncy, Michaul Farley, Samuel Holten, Jabez Fisher, John Taylor, Benjamin White, Esquires.

Petition of the Selectmen of Dorchester, setting forth: "that your petitioners, agreeable to the directions of the honourable Board, have applied to his Honour General Ward, and, also, to his Excellency General Washington, in order to consult upon a mode of conveying Jane Jackson, and her two children, into the town of Boston, but they have declined doing anything about the marrer. They pray your Honours to give such further directions respecting said woman and her children as your Honours may think proper."

In Council: Read, and Ordered, That Charles Chauncy, Esq., with such as the honourable House shall join, be a Committee to consider the foregoing Petition, and report what is proper to be done thereon.

In the House of Representatives: Read, and concurred, and Mr. Knowles and Mr. Hall are joined.

Petition of Daniel Pierce, praying allowance for Medicines supplied the Continental Army.

Read, and committed to Samuel Knowlton and John Taylor, Esquires, with such as the honourable House shall join, to consider thereof, and report thereon.

Sent down for concurrence. Came up non-concurred.

In Council: Whereas, an order hath passed this Court, directing the Commanding Officers of the several companies of Minute-Men and Militia, and, also, the Commanding Officers of the men stationed on the Sea-Coasts to lodge their respective Rolls, in the Secretary's Office, in order to their being examined and passed on, and no provision is made in said order, that a copy of such Roll shall be lodged with the Treasurer of this Colony.

Therefore, Resolved, That Charles Chauncy, Esquire, with such as the honourable House shall join, be a Committee to consider of, and report what is further necessary for this Court to do touching the premises.

In the House of Representatives: Read, and concurred, and Mr. Mills and Mr. Stickney are joined.

Letter from the Honourable John Hancock, Esq., President of Congress, relative to the Congress allowing the Accounts of this Colony.

In the House of Representatives: Read, and sent up. In Council: Read, and Ordered, To be entered on the files of the General Assembly.

In the, House of Representatives: Ordered, That there be a Committee of both Houses appointed to inquire into the conduct of the Officers of the Company stationed at Falmouth, and to stop the payment of the Rolls in the mean while.

In Council: Read, and concurred, and Benjamin Chadbourn and Joseph Gerrish, Esquires, are joined.

Adjourned to ten o'clock, to-morrow morning.

Wednesday, January 3, 1776.

Present in Council: Honourables Walter Spooner, Caleb Cushing, Benjamin Chadbourn, Joseph Gerrish, John Whetcomb, James Prescott, Eldad Taylor, Benjamin Lincoln, Charles Chauncy, Michael Farley, Joseph Palmer, Samuel Holten, Jabez Fisher, John Taylor, Benjamin White, Esquires.