for a Horse pressed from him, and delivered to Captain Nathaniel Keais, of the Second Regiment; that the Treasurers, or either of them, pay him the same, and be allowed in their accounts with the publick.

Resolved, That the Commissioners for employing Artificers to strike five hundred thousand Pounds in Bills of Credit, be empowered to apply to the Delegates of this Colony, or either of them, in the Continental Congress, to purchase paper for the Bills of Credit voted by this Congress to be emitted, to send the same to this Colony with all possible expedition; and that they, or either of them, apply to the Continental Treasury for the money necessary for such purpose, for and on account of this Colony; and that the said Commissioners be also empowered to purchase any Paper or other materials necessary for such emission in this or the adjacent Colonies, and that they be allowed all expenditures in this behalf made, to be paid by the Treasurers, or either of them, on being allowed by such power as shall be appointed in the recess of the Congress.

Resolved, That the Deputy Commissary-General of Military and other Stores, deliver out, in equal proportions, all the Osnaburghs, Dutch Stripes, Romals, Check, &c., pur chased for the use of the Continental Troops raised in this Province, to the Colonels of the respective Regiments, taking their receipts for the same.

The Committee appointed to examine the Invoices and Papers laid before the House by Mr. John W. Stanly, report that they have examined the said Invoices and Papers, whereby it appears to your Committee that Mr. Stanly hath charged the publick twenty per cent, on one thousand six hundred and sixty Pounds three Shillings and seven Pence, amounting to three hundred and thirty-two Pounds, for risk and trouble on the importation of sundry Goods and Merchandises in the said Invoices mentioned, when in fact the risk was Messieurs Isaac Vanbibber and Company’s, and a commission charged by Mr. Stanly to them for sales of the said goods; and the allowance of twenty per cent, by the Congress was intended to be made to the adventurer, and of course ought to go to the credit of Vanbibber & Co., which, when so applied, and a proper state of the accounts between Mr. Stanly and Messieurs Vanbibber & Co. is adverted to, it will be found that a balance of forty-three Pounds fourteen Shillings and seven Pence is due from Mr. Stanly to Messieurs Vanbibber & Co., after the sum expressed in a note passed by Mr. McKim, to Mr. Stanly is deducted, and that he ought in justice to pay them the same.

The House taking the same into consideration,

Resolved, That the said Report be concurred with, and that Mr. James Green, in whose hands the said Note was lodged, deliver up the same to Mr. McKim.

The Congress adjourned till to-morrow morning, eight o’clock.

Saturday, May II, 1776.

The Congress met according to adjournment.

Resolved, That the Militia now to be drafted from the Districts of Halifax, Edenton, Newbern, and Wilmington, shall not be obliged to serve longer than three months from the time of their inlistment.

Resolved, That Peter Dague be appointed Colonel, Drury Gee, Lieutenant-Colonel, James Hogan, First Major, and George Wynn, Second Major, to command that part of the Militia to be drafted from the District of Edenton and Halifax; and that John Tillman be appointed Second Major of the Militia to be drafted from the Districts of Newbern and Wilmington.

Ordered, That the Rev. John McLeoud, who was brought to this Congress on suspicion of his having acted inimical to the rights of America, be discharged from his further attendance.

Resolved, That Mr. President, Messieurs John Green, and David Barron, and all other persons, deliver the Stores in their possession, belonging to this Province, to the Deputy Commissary-General of Military and other Stores, taking his receipt for the same.

Resolved, That the Treasurers, or either of them, pay Nathaniel Rochester, Esquire, Deputy-Commissary, a sum not exceeding one thousand Pounds, to enable him to hire Wagons, &c., to remove the Stores, and that they be allowed the same in their accounts with the publick.

Ordered, That Angus Campbell’s Parole to Cumberland be enlarged for one month, before he goes to Granville.

Resolved, That Mr. Robert Rowan, and Mr. Peter Mallett, be directed to deliver the remaining part of the three thousand five hundred bushels of Salt, contracted for at Cross-Creek by the different Counties, to the different Trustees appointed for that purpose.

Resolved, That each of the Treasurers, the Paymaster, and the Commissary of Stores, be furnished with a Blank-Book, of those imported into Halifax by the late Governour Martin.

Resolved, That Mr. President, Mr. Caswell, Mr. Willie Jones, Mr. Alexander Telfair and Mr. Archibald Hamilton, be appointed a Committee to state the Accounts of this Province with the United Colonies for the expenditures since the commencement of hostilities between Great Britain and the Colonies, and to transmit the same, certified under their hands, or the hands of a majority of them, to the Continental Congress.

Resolved, That Henry Giffard, Commissary of the Militia to be stationed at Cross-Creek, enter into bond, in the sum of one thousand Pounds, for the faithful discharge of that office, and to account for all such Moneys that shall come to his hands; and that the Treasurers, or either of them, pay him two hundred Pounds, and be allowed in their accounts with the publick.

Whereas it appears to this Congress that the conduct of Felix Kenan, Sheriff of Duplin County, hath been inimical to the liberties of America, and thereby rendered himself truly unworthy to execute any longer the trust and confidence reposed in him by his appointment as Sheriff; and whereas the said Felix hath received considerable sums of publick money, and hath not accounted for the same,

Resolved, That the said Felix Kenan be, and hereby is, suspended from the office of Sheriff of the said County of Duplin.

Resolved further, That the said Felix Kenan do, within one month after the passing hereof, return an exact account, on oath, of all such publick Moneys as he shall have collected from the inhabitants of the said County, and pay the same into the hands of the publick Treasurer of the Southern District of this Province.

Jesse Goodwin, a Soldier in the service of this Colony, having been dangerously wounded, and rendered incapable for some time to come to get a subsistence by his labour,

Resolved, That the Treasurers, or either of them, pay to the said Jesse Goodwin the sum of twenty-eight Pounds, and be allowed in their accounts with the publick.

Read the Petition of Mr. Joseph Jones, Joshua Campbell, James Ferebee, and William Burges, of Pasquotank County, praying relief, &c.

Resolved, That Mr. Allen Jones, Mr. John Cowper, Mr. Thomas Burke, and Mr. Thomas Jones, be appointed a Committee to consider, hear testimony, and make report of and concerning the facts set forth in the above Petition.

Resolved, That Mr. John Bradford, Mr. Willis Alston, Mr. Benjamin McCulloch, and Mr. Green Hill, be appointed Commissioners for signing the Bills of Credit, directed by this Congress to be emitted, in addition to those heretofore appointed; and that they be under the same rules and regulations for their conduct, and entitled to the same allowance, as the Commissioners formerly appointed.

Resolved, That the Commissary of Stores deliver out to the Commissioners of the Armed Vessels belonging to this Province, in the Districts of Edenton, Newbern, and Wilmington, such Stores as the said Commissioners shall apply for, necessary for fitting the said Vessels; and also six bolts of Osnaburghs, and thirty-six pieces of Checks or striped Linen, for clothing the Seamen belonging to the said Vessels.

Resolved, That the Commissary of Stores be empowered to purchase coarse Linens, and other necessary clothing for the Army; and that he be allowed and paid for the same, with all necessary expenses, by the Treasurers, or either of them, when passed by the Executive power of Government.

Whereas it appears, by the Report of the Committee of