season when I raised the earths, or its not rising so plentifully in our flat clayey lands as in those more hilly and dry, I cannot tell, but cannot find the quantities contained in the earths I have tried as has been published. I think I shall now produce six or eight pounds per day, and have hopes of more. I have three boilers — seventy, sixty, and thirty gallons—which we use more or less every day. I have weighed what is made and fit for sending away, this day, and find I have seventy-five pounds, which I hope will be called good. I fear my success is far short of many, but it is all I could well send at this time; my desire to serve is as much as any concerned. I hope failure in quantity will not be attributed to any neglect in me. I shall advise from time to time of my success.

I am, sirs, your very humble servant,

AMOS GARRETT.

To the Honourable the Council of Safety of Maryland.

P. S. I have sent a small sample, which your Honours will have to compare with the productions of other Counties. I have now ready, and shall finish this week, fifty bayonets, and shall continue to make.

RICHARD HARRISON TO MARYLAND COUNCIL OF SAFETY.

St. Eustatia, June 15, 1776.

GENTLEMEN: My last was of the 18th ultimo, by Captain Calender, enclosing duplicates of the papers sent by the John, Captain Speake, who sailed the 14th, with six thousand pounds of powder and twenty-two barrels sulphur, on your account, which I hope is now safely landed with you. By that opportunity I informed you of my having six thousand more left, four thousand of which I took down with me to this place, expecting a readier conveyance for it than from my own. On my arrival, I found none but the brig Friendship, which Mr. Vanbibber had partly engaged on freight for Virginia. In her I determined to ship also; but finding that I should be obliged to advance money for fitting her out, and every other extra expense, besides insuring her, I concluded it would be more to your interest to purchase her, and receive ten per cent. on the goods I could procure on freight, especially as I could make the payment so convenient to you; accordingly, I have agreed with Captain Martin for her, at nine hundred pounds, Maryland currency; have taken his bill of sale, and given him my two drafts of this date for four hundred and fifty pounds each, on you at ten days’ sight, which you will please to honour and pass to my debit, and at the same time credit me with the vessel. This purchase, I flatter myself, cannot but be agreeable to you. She is a fine new vessel, sails fast, and will be well fitted for another voyage, a cruise, or for sale, as you may judge proper. The freight you will have to receive will amount to half the cost; and should you be so unfortunate as to lose her, the damage will be no more than if I had chartered and insured her. I have shipped for you, by this vessel, fourteen thousand one hundred pounds of powder, and twenty-three bales of Holland duck, (which is as much, and rather more, than the remainder of my money would purchase,) amounting to twenty-six hundred and seventy-four pounds seven shillings and four pence, your currency, which you will please to note in my account, invoice and bill of lading therefor being enclosed. With this a letter will be delivered you, signed by Mr. Vanbibber and myself, by which you will find we entered into a copartnership; the motives of it are therein sufficiently explained, also what we have done in consequence; I shall not, there-fore, dwell longer upon it in this place.

I intended, by Captain Martin, to have furnished my account current with you, but the unexpected and agreeable intelligence of Captain Conway’s arrival at St. Pierre will not permit me to stay and collect an account of the brig’s disbursements. He got in on the 10th. I leave this to-night, and hope to see him in three days. Everything is ready, and I shall despatch him immediately, with a valuable cargo. I am, &c.

N. B. Should Messrs. Jenifer and Hooe apply to you for any money on my account, I should be obliged by your furnishing them with as far as five hundred pounds.

Martinique, July 9, 1776.

SIRS: The preceding is a copy of what I had the pleasure of writing you from St. Eustatia, per Captain John Martin; I have only now to add, that under cover you will find duplicates of the invoice and bill of lading for the goods I shipped by him, also bill of lading and invoice for thirty-four casks powder, now shipped by the Molly, Captain Conway, which closes the purchase made for you on my separate account; and I have therefore sent a copy of my account current; leaving a balance in my favour of nine hundred and forty-eight pounds ten shillings and nine pence, your money. If right, you will please to enter it accordingly, and credit what you receive in future, as already advised.

I am, most respectfully, your obedient, humble servant,

RICHARD HARRISON.

To the Honourable the Council of Safety of Maryland.

PENNSYLVANIA COMMITTEE OF SAFETY TO GENERAL WASHINGTON.

In Committee of Safety, Philadelphia, June 15, 1776.

SIR: By the enclosed resolution of Congress your Excellency will perceive there is an intention of erecting some works of defence at Billingsport, on the river Delaware, under the direction of the Committee of Safety. As they are extremely desirous of rendering that important post as strong as the nature of its situation will permit, a skilful Engineer should be on the spot to view the ground, and furnish suitable plans. Our deficiencies in that respect puts us under the necessity of applying to your Excellency to furnish us with a proper person for that purpose, and we hope the situation of New-York will not be such as to make it improper to comply with our request.

By order of the Board.

I have the honour to be your Excellency’s most obedient, humble servant,

GEORGE CLYMER, Chairman.

To His Excellency General Washington.

PHILADELPHIA COUNTY COMMITTEE.

In Philadelphia County Committee, June 15, 1776.

Resolved, That it be, and it is hereby, recommended to the Townships in this County that have not chosen persons to receive the Arms from the non-Associators, and also those that have chosen persons who neglect that duty, to meet on the 6th day of July next, at some convenient place in their respective Townships, and choose three proper persons in each Township for that purpose, agreeably to a late Resolve of Assembly, and that the Township Committee-men (where such are chosen) are requested to advertise their respective Townships of the place and time of day to meet.

Resolved, That it be recommended to the Colonels of the several Battalions of this County to give intelligence to the Committee of Safety, as soon as possible, of the state and condition of their Battalions with respect to their Fire-Arms and Accoutrements.

Extract from the Minutes:

ENOCH EDWARDS, Secretary.

BERKS COUNTY (PENNSYLVANIA) COMMITTEE.

At a meeting of the Standing Committee for Berks County, the 15th of June, 1776, ordered, that the following Resolve of this Committee, and the Acknowledgments of John Ebeling, Matthias Rhodes, Jonathan Rhodes, and Henry Kettner, be published in the English and German Papers.

COLLINSON READ, Secretary.

Whereas the honourable the Continental Congress have recommended it to the several Assemblies, Conventions, Councils, and Committees of Safety of the several United Colonies, to cause all persons to be disarmed within their respective Colonies who are notoriously disaffected to the cause of America, or who have not associated and refuse to associate for the defence of these Colonies by arms against the hostile attempts of the British fleets and armies, and that such of the said Arms as are fit for use, or which can be made so, be appraised, as by the said recommendation of the Congress is directed; in pursuance where of the Assembly of this Province have resolved that three freemen shall be chosen by the inhabitants of every Township in the Province, who shall meet those chosen by the