United Colonies, by order of the Board an Order was drawn on Messrs. Mease and Caldwell for two thousand Pounds, for the use aforesaid, in favour of Colonel Magau.

Resolved, That the Commodore or Commander-in-Chief of the Naval Armaments of this Province be allowed sixty Dollars per month, and six rations of Provisions per day.

That the second in command of the Naval Armaments of this Province be allowed ten Pounds per month, and three rations of Provisions per day.

That the First Lieutenants on board the Provincial Ship be allowed seventeen Dollars per month, and two rations of Provisions per day.

That the Second Lieutenants on board said Ship be allowed sixteen Dollars per month, and two rations of Provisions.

That the Third Lieutenants on board said Ship be allowed fourteen Dollars per month and two rations of Provisions, and to rank with the Second Lieutenants of the Armed Boats.

That the Master of the Provincial Ship be allowed sixteen Dollars per month, and two rations of Provisions per day.

That the Mates and Carpenters of the said Ship be allowed fourteen Dollars per month, and two rations of Provisions per day.

That the Gunners and Boatswains of said Ship be allowed twelve Dollars per month, and two rations of Provisions per day.

That the Midshipmen on board said Ship be allowed ten Dollars per month.

That the Surgeons to the said Ship be allowed twenty-five Dollars per month, and two rations of Provisions per day.

That the Surgeon’s Mate to the said Ship be allowed eighteen Dollars per month, and two rations of Provisions per day.

Mr. Johnston Smith having acquainted this Board that he has purchased, agreeable to permission of this Board, of Mr. Innes, some time past, a number of Fire-Arms, for the use of the Colony of Virginia, and that he is apprehensive the Committees of the different Counties will not suffer him to take the said Arms to this City without permission from this Board,

Therefore Resolved, That the Committees of Inspection and Observation of the different Counties be requested to suffer Mr. Smith to send the Arms to Virginia that he has purchased previous to the date hereof.

Resolved, That Commodore Caldwell give directions to the Officers of the Boats, for the Chevaux-de-Frise, now sunk at Fort-Island, to be examined, and make report of their situation to this Board by Sunday next.

Mr. Thomas Bidwell proposes to refine Crude Sulphur upon the following terms, viz: To erect Furnaces proper for that purpose at his own expense; to be allowed twenty Shillings per hundred weight for good Sulphur; this Board to advance him twenty-five Pounds for that purpose, which he is to repay at the expiration of one year, provided he be fully employed during that time, otherwise this Board to pay so much of the expense of said works as will amount to the said twenty-five Pounds; and, in the latter case, the said works to be the property of the said Board; that this Board be at the charge of sending the Crude Sulphur to the works, and taking it away when refined.

Resolved, That this Board agree to the above proposals of Mr. Bidwell for refining Crude Sulphur, and that he immediately erect the proposed works.

By order of the Board an Order was drawn on John Nixon and others, the Committee of Accounts, in favour of Thomas Bidwell, for twenty-five Pounds, being so much advanced him to erect works for the refining of Crude Sulphur.

In Committee of Safety, March 18, 1776.

Present: John Nixon, Chairman, Robert White, James Biddle, John Cadwallader, George Clymer, James Mease, Thomas Wharton, Junior, Daniel Roberdeau, Barnard Dougherty, Owen Biddle, Samuel Howell, Alexander Wilocks, Samuel Morris, Jun.

Upon application of Captain Enion Williams, for the payment of fifteen Fire-locks, purchased by him for the use of his Company of Associators of this City, by order of the Board an Order was drawn on Messrs. John Nixon and others, the Committee of Accounts, for forty-seven Pounds seventeen Shillings, being the cost of said Arms.

Resolved, That Captain Thomas Forrest be allowed a Drummer and Fifer to his Company of Marines, to be employed on board the Floating Battery.

Mr. Nixon having occasion to leave this Board., Mr. Alexander Wilcocks was appointed Chairman.

Resolved, That the Committees of the different Counties of this Province be requested to furnish the persons who may be appointed to review and pass the Recruits raising for the service of this Province, with so much Powder and Lead as may be necessary to prove them to be marksmen, not exceeding two rounds each man.

Resolved, That Jacob Meyers, employed as Armourer in the service of this Province at Fort-Island, be allowed six Pounds per month, and two rations of Provisions per day.

Resolved, That Commodore Caldwell order Capt. Alexander and Lieutenant Hennessey on the Recruiting service to New-York, agreeable to the instructions of this Board.

In Committee of Safety, March 19, 1776.

Present: John Nixon, Chairman, John Cadwallader, George Clymer, Daniel Roberdeau, Samuel Howell, Thomas Wharton, Jun., Owen Biddle.

By order of the Board an Order was drawn on John M. Nesbitt, Esq., in favour of Charles Alexander, for one hundred and fifty Pounds, being so much advanced him for recruiting Seamen to be employed in the Naval Armaments of this Province.

By order of the Board an Order was drawn on Messrs;. John Nixon and others, the Committee of Accounts, in favour of Captain Francis Wade, for three hundred and fifty Pounds.

Upon application of the Commissioners of Lancaster County, for a sum of Money towards the payment of Arms and Accoutrements making in that County, for the use of this Province, by order of the Board an Order was drawn on Michael Hillegas, Esquire, Treasurer, for three hundred Pounds, in favour of William Bowman, one of the said Commissioners, for the purposes aforesaid.

Resolved, That Robert Towers, Commissary, deliver to Captain Loxley, for the use of his Artillery Company, what necessaries he may want to complete his Company for actual service.’

Resolved, That the wages of the Pilots employed in the service of this Province be ten Pounds per month, to commence the 21st, and continue for one month.

Resolved, That John Hennessey, Lieutenant of one of the Armed Boats, be appointed First Lieutenant to the Floating Battery.

Resolved, That William Bradford be desired to print one thousand of the Rules, Regulations, and Articles of Association, agreeable to a resolve of the Assembly.

The Committee having taken into consideration the situation of the several Battalions in this City, with respect to their Ammunition and Arms:

Resolved, That the Colonels of the several Battalions be requested to call in all the Ammunition now in the hands of the Associators, and deliver it to the Commissary; and the Commissary is hereby directed to deliver twenty-three rounds of new Cartridges to every Associator in the several Battalions who have Fire-locks fit for service; which Cartridges the Associators are to deliver to their respective Captains, to be put up in bundles, and marked with the names of this several Associators. The Commissary is to examine the Arms of every Associator before he delivers out the Ammunition, and take lists of such Arms as he thinks ought to be proved, and return said lists to the Colonels of the several Battalions, who are to acquaint the owners of said Arms that they cannot be supplied with Ammunition until their Firelocks are proved by the Commissary, who is directed to stamp every Fire-lock with the number of balls each will take to the Pound.