Plymouth: Colonel Mitchell, Deacon Thomas.

Barnstable: Major Hallett, Captain Knowles.

Bristol: Mr. Durfee, Captain Stearns, Mr. Godfrey.

York: Deacon Hovey.

Dukes-County: Deacon Allen.

Worcester: Esquire Singletary, Mr. Allen, Mr. Rice.

Nantucket: Mr. Durfee.

Berkshire: Captain Hyde.

Afternoon.

On a motion, Ordered, That Major Hartley, Mr. Sullivan, and Mr. Rice, be a Committee to bring in a Resolve empowering the Selectmen and Committees of Correspondence of the several towns in this Colony, where there are , Estates of any Refugees, to dispose of them in such a manner as they may judge most just and prudent, any Resolve of this Court or Congress of this Colony notwithstanding.

A Bill to enable the Inhabitants of Falmouth to recover Goods taken from them during the late fire there, read a second time, and ordered to be read again to-morrow, eleven o'clock, A. M.

Whereas, at the present important crisis of our publick affairs, the intention of this Court for causing to be erected Mills for manufacturing Gunpowder hath not hitherto been so far executed as the exigency of the times most evidently requires; and the attention of the Court to each step to be taken in this measure must further retard it, and unnecessarily interrupt the urgent business of the Court:

It is, therefore, Resolved, That Mr. Putman, Mr. Crane, and Mr. Vose, be, and they hereby are appointed a Committee to purchase the remains of a Powder-Mill at Stoughton, and land and privileges convenient to improve the same, and to repair said Powder-Mill, or purchase a privilege for, and erect one at Sutton, as they, after having consulted the master-workman who shall undertake the same, shall judge expedient; and the said Committee are directed to give their constant and diligent attendance to this business until it shall be perfected; and the Council are empowered to draw on the Treasury for a sum not exceeding three hundred Pounds, in favour of said Committee, to enable them to pay the charges of purchasing and repairing, or erecting a Mill as aforesaid, they to be accountable to the Court for the same.

Ordered, That a message go to the honourable Board to desire them to send down the Resolve appointing a Committee of Conference on the subject of the Militia Bill, and also to desire that they would send down the Resolve which passed this House for erecting a Powder-Mill at Andover, if they have not passed upon the same.

John Taylor, Esq., brought down the Resolve appointing a Committee of Conference on the Militia Bill, and at the same time informed the House that the Resolve for erecting a Powder-Mill at Andover was in the hands of the Committee of which Colonel Palmer, who is gone to Cambridge, is Chairman, but that when he returned it should be sent down.

Voted, That the appointment of a Committee to confer with a Committee of the honourable Board on the subject of the Militia Bill, be reconsidered.

Whereupon, Ordered, That Major Howley, Mr. Gerry, Colonel Orne, Mr. Sullivan, Deacon Nichols, Major Bliss, and Colonel Freeman, be a Committee for that purpose.

The Committee on the Petition of Joseph Pearse Palmer, read January 2d, reported fifteen Pounds per month for his services as Quartermaster-General.

Read, and not accepted, and Ordered, to be recommitted, and the Committee were instructed to compute his services at twelve Pounds per month.

The Committee appointed to report what sum is necessary to be put into the hands of the Committee who are empowered to fit out vessels for Powder, reported. Read, and recommitted.

Ordered, That Mr. Singletary make application to the Secretary for the original, or an attested copy of the Resolve for procuring Blankets, that it may be immediately printed.

A Petition of the Committee of Safety of Deer-Island, "representing the dangerous and distressed situation of the inhabitants, for want of men and ammunition to protectthem from the enemy, and praying relief.

Read, and committed to the Committee on the state of the Sea-Coast.

The House then adjourned to ten o'clock, to-morrow morning.

Saturday, January 6, 1776.

The two following Petitions were committed to the Committee appointed to consider the Petitions and Accounts of wounded men, viz:

A Petition of Captain Charles Miles, who received a wound at Charlestown, on the 19th April last.

A Petition of Joshua Felt, who received a wound at Concord, on the same day.

A Bill to enable the inhabitants of Falmouth to recover Goods taken from them during the late fire there. Read a third time, and passed to be engrossed.

John Taylor, Esq., brought down the Resolve of this House for erecting a Powder-Mill at Andover.

The Committee appointed to consider what sum of money should be put into the hands of the Committee for fixing out Vessels, on account of this Colony, for importing Powder and other warlike stores, reported Read, and accepted.

Resolved, That the Receiver-General of this Colony be, and hereby is directed to pay said Committee the sum of eight thousand Pounds, they to be accountable to the General Court for the same.

Resolved, That ten o'clock, next Tuesday morning, be assigned for the consideration of the Report of the Committee relative to the Poor of Boston and Charlestown.

Ordered, That the Doorkeeper be directed immediately to take into custody Doctor Samuel Gelston, and put him under a proper guard till the further order of Court.

Benjamin Lincoln, Esq., brought down the Report of the Committee of both Houses appointed to consider the matter of signing and numbering the Bills of Credit.

In Council, January 6, 1776: Read, and accepted, and thereupon Resolved, That two persons, such as the honourable House shall choose, be appointed to sign and number the Bills of Credit of the last emission, in the room of James Prescolt and Joseph Palmer, Esqs., who are hereby excused.

Read, and concurred, and Doctor Rice and Major Ely are appointed to sign and number the Bills accordingly, and the Committee are directed to sit forthwith.

Charles Chauncy, Esq., brought down a Resolve recommending the Militia to remain in the Army beyond the time of inlistment, if needed.

On the Petition of Joseph Pearse Palmer: Resolved, That there be paid to him out of the publick Treasury of this Colony, the sum of forty-five Pounds eight Shillings and seven Pence half-penny, in full consideration for his service as Quartermaster-General, at twelve Pounds per month, in the Army under the command of General Ward.

Ordered, That the Resolve for erecting a Powder-Mill at Andover be recommitted.

Afternoon.

Ordered, That one-quarter of the Town of Newton's quota of Wood for the Army be delivered at Roxbury; the other three-quarters at Cambridge; and also, one-quarter of the Town of Needham's quota of Wood for the Army be delivered at Roxbury, and the other three-quarters at Cambridge, till further order of this Court.

Ordered, That Mr. Phillips, Mr. Cashing, and Major Fuller, be a Committee to wait upon his Excellency General Washington, on Monday morning next, to know of him whether he thinks there will be a necessity of retaining any or all of the Militia in camp after the 15th instant, and if any, how many he shall then stand in need of, and for what time.

Then the House adjourned till Monday next, ten o'clock, A. M.