the sum office hundred Pounds, to be by them applied for the support of such of those poor as are, or may be removed from said town to the Hospital at Salem, and that said Greenleaf be empowered in behalf of said Overseers, to receive said sum, he giving a receipt therefor, and they to be accountable to this Court for the same.

Colonel Norton brought in the following Resolve. Read, and passed, viz:

Whereas, an application hath been made to this Court for Powder to supply the soldiers raised on the Island of Martha's Vineyard, for the defence of the Sea-Coasts in this Colony:

Therefore, Resolved, That there be paid out of the publick Treasury, to Colonel Beriah Norton, the sum of seventy-five Pounds, lawful money, to enable him to procure Powder, for the use of the soldiers aforesaid, he being accountable to this Court for the same.

A Petition of the Selectmen of Rehoboth, read January loth, was committed to Colonel Doane, Colonel Bowers, and M,r. Rawson, the Committee to whom it was then committed being absent.

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

Saturday, January 27, 1776.

The House considered the Report of the Committee of both Houses, on the Resolve of the Continental Congress relative to such persons whose going at large may endanger the safety of the Colony, or the liberties of America.

In Council, December 19, 1775: Read, and accepted.

Read, and non-concurred, and ordered to be recommitted to the Committee appointed to consider a Letter and Papers enclosed from the Honourable Speaker of the Assembly of Connecticut, which Committee are directed to sit forthwith.

Mr. Story, agreeable to order, reported. Read, and accepted.

Whereas, this Court, on the 5th day of January, current, passed a Resolve empowering Mr. Putnam, Mr. Crane,, and Mr. Vose, to purchase the remains of a Powder-Mill at Stoughton, and Land and privileges convenient to improve the same, 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 whereas, by a Resolve of this Court of the 19th day of January, current, the said Committee were directed to build the said Mill at Stoughton; but the Committee aforesaid are not invested with sufficient power to hire the Land and Stream at Stoughton, but are restricted to purchase the same:

Therefore, Resolved, That the Committee aforesaid be, and they hereby are fully authorized and empowered to purchase, or hire, as they shall judge most advantageous, the Land and Stream at Stoughlon, whereby they have, or shall agree to erect a Powder-Mill for such a term of years, and for such yearly rent as they shall think proper, and that they, in behalf of this Colony, take a deed or lease of the same, as they shall agree to purchase or hire.

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

Monday, January 29, 1776.

Moses Gill, Esq., brought down the Report of the Commiittee of both Houses, appointed to consider sundry Resolves of the American Congress, viz:

The Committee of both Houses, appointed to take into consideration sundry Resolves of the American Congress, have attended their duty, and beg leave to report, as their opinion:

1st. That direction be given to review the Act for fixing out Armed Vessels, and conform it to the Resolves of Congress, except in the instance of taking prizes without commissions, arid that a, representation of the inconveniences attending that Resolve be made to Congress, praying that it rnay be reconsidered and altered. 2d. That a representation of the situation and state of the Island of Nantucket, and the conduct of the inhabitants, be made to Congress; and of the disadvantages arising from supplying them with provisions under their circumstances.

3d. That a Bill be brought in to ascertain the number of Inhabitants in this Colony, and to cause a return to be made of them.

4th. That a Bill be brought in prohibiting the arrest of Soldiers in the Continental Army, and the attachment of their estates for small debts.

5th. That the Secretary be directed to transmit, from time to time, to the Congress, a true account of the Military Stores, &c, imported into this Colony, and of the produce exported, agreeable to their Resolve of July 15th, with the price and value of both.

6th. That some methods be taken for encouraging the manufacture of Salt.

7th. That the Honourable Thomas Cushing, Esq., who received, at Philadelphia, on the account of this Colony, four hundred and forty-one thousand three hundred and thirty-three dollars and one-third of a dollar, and a draft made by Mr. Cabot, of two thousand dollars, amounting in the whole to four hundred and forty-three thousand three hundred and thirty-three dollars and one-third of a dollar, being so much granted to this Colony by a vote of Congress, be discharged, on his paying into the Treasury the said sum of four hundred and forty-one thousand three hundred and thirty-three dollars and one-third of a dollar, and lodging with the Treasurer the draft of Mr. Andrew Cabot for two thousand dollars.

All which is humbly submitted.

JOHN WINTHROP, per order.

In Council, January 27, 1776: Read, and accepted, and, thereupon, Resolved, That the Committee appointed on the 26th instant, to examine the Act of this Court for fixing out Armed Vessels, be directed to sit forthwith.

And that Thomas cushing, Esq., with such as the honourable House shall join, be a Committee to make the representation to Congress mentioned in the second paragraph of the foregoing Report.

And that Jedediah Foster, Esq., with such as the honourable House shall join, he a Committee to bring in a Bill agreeable to the third paragraph mentioned in the within Report.

And that William Sever, Esq., with such as the honourable House shall join, be a Committee to bring in a Bill to take up the substance of the fourth paragraph.

And that Benjamin Greenleaf and Charles Chauncy, Esquires, with such as the honourable House shall join, be a Committee on the sixth paragraph.

And that the Secretary be directed to transmit, from time to time, to the Congress, a true account of the military stores, &c., imported into this Colony, and of the produce exported, agreeable to the Resolve of July 15, with the price and value of both.

And that the Honourable Thomas Cushing, Esq., who received at Philadelphia, on account of this Colony, four hundred and forty-one thousand three hundred and thirty-three dollars and one-third of a dollar, and a draft by Mr. Cabot of two thousand dollars, amounting in the whole to four hundred forty-three thousand three hundred and thirty-three dollars and one-third of a dollar, being so much granted to this Colony by a vote of Congress, be discharged, on his paying into the Treasury the said sum of four hundred and forty-one thousand three hundred and thirty-three dollars and one-third of a dollar, and lodging with the Treasurer the draft of Mr. Andrew Cabot for two thousand dollars.

Read, and concurred, and Colonel Freeman and Colonel Mitchell are joined to the Honourable Thomas dishing, Esq., to make the representation to Congress mentioned in the second paragraph.

And Major Fuller and Colonel Thompson are joined to the Honourable Jedediah Foster, Esq., to bring in a Bill agreeable to the third paragraph.

And Colonel Godfrey and Mr. Mills are joined to the Honourable William Sever, Esq., to bring in a Bill agreeable to the fourth paragraph.

And Major Sewall, Mr. Mills, and Colonel Hill, are joined to the Honourable Benjamin Greenleaf, and Charles Chauncy, Esquires, on the sixth paragraph of the foregoing Report.

A Petition of Benjamin Foster and James Noble Shannon, in behalf of the Committee of Safety of Machias,