Tuesday, June 25, 1776.

Met according to adjournment.

Resolved, That Robert Brignal, Esq., be requested, and he is hereby empowered, to examine the publick Provisions in Tarborough, in the care of Henry Irwin, and repack the same at the publick expense, and also to sell for the best price that can be had such Provisions as may be unfit for carriage or transportation.

Adjourned till to-morrow morning, eight o’clock.

Wednesday, June 26, 1776.

Met according to adjournment.

Joseph Green, one of the Commissioners for purchasing Guns in the County of Dobbs, exhibited an Account, whereby it appears that he hath received of the publick Treasurer £150; that he hath purchased forty Guns at the price of £149 9s. 4d., which Guns he delivered to Captain William Caswell, of the Fifth Regiment of Continental Troops in this Province, for which he produced a Receipt; whereby it appears there is a balance of 10s. 8d. in the hands of the said Joseph Green, belonging to the publick.

Resolved, That the said Joseph Green be allowed £10 for his extraordinary trouble and vigilance in procuring the said Arms, and that the Treasurers, or either of them, pay him £9 9s. 4d., being the balance of the said £10, and be allowed in their accounts with the publick.

Adjourned till to-morrow morning, eight o’clock.

Thursday, June 27, 1776.

Met according to adjournment.

The Congress having applied to the President of the Council of Safety of South-Carolina for the purchase of twenty pieces of Cannon, (double-fortified six-pounders,) imported into this Province by Captain Thomas Nelmes, in the Schooner Little Thomas, which vessel is now lying at Newbern; and Mr. Edward Blake, the half owner thereof, having signified in a Letter to said Captain Nelmes that the President of the Council of Safety had directions from that Board to load the said vessel from this Province at the expense of South-Carolina, and, in case of neglect, that he, the said Edward Blake, would pay the expense of such cargo,

Resolved, That the Treasurers, or either of them, pay to the said Thomas Nelmes the sum of £600, to enable him to procure a cargo for the said Schooner, for which sum the Province of South-Carolina is chargeable; and if not paid by that Province, the said Edward Blake to be chargeable for the same, and be allowed in their accounts with the publick.

Resolved, That Richard Caswell, Esquire, publick Treasurer of the Southern District, draw on the Continental Treasury in favour of Richard Ellis, Esquire, for 2,850 Dollars, being the amount of his claim for nineteen hundred weight of Gunpowder imported for the use of the publick, and be allowed in his accounts with the publick.

Resolved, That Captain Thomas Nelmes be permitted to purchase a cargo of Provisions in this Province for Bermuda.

Resolved, That the Treasurers, or either of them, pay to Captain Joshua Hampstead the sum of £120, for two hundred weight of Gunpowder, imported for the use of this Province, and be allowed in their accounts with the publick.

Resolved, That Captain Joshua Hampstead be permitted to export white oak Staves from this Province to the French West-India Islands, to the amount of £120, being the net value of the Gunpowder imported by him for the use of the publick.

Resolved, That Richard Ellis, Esquire, be permitted to export white oak Staves from this Province to the French, Dutch, or neutral West-India Islands, to the amount of £1,040, being the net value of the Gunpowder imported by him into this Province for the publick.

Whereas Richard Ellis, Esq., of the Town of Newbern, hath applied for Letters of Marque and Reprisal for his armed Sloop called the Heart-of-Oak, burden about seventy-tons, and hath also delivered in a schedule of the number of guns and the names of the officers, the provisions, and warlike stores on board, and hath also given bond and security agreeable to the Resolutions of the Continental Congress for that purpose; and whereas the Commissions or Letters of Marque and Reprisal issued by the said Congress for this Province are not yet arrived :

Resolved, That George Dennison, Captain of the said Heart-of-Oak, William Troop, chief Mate, and . . . . ., second Mate, officers on board the said Heart-of-Oak, be, and are hereby, permitted to act against the enemies of the Thirteen United Colonies, in manner and form as Letters of Marque are permitted by the Continental Congress.

Resolved, That Mr. John Wood be appointed Second Lieutenant in Captain William Ward’s Company, in the Fifth Regiment, of the American Army of this Province.

Whereas eight Commissioners were appointed to fit out the armed Brig the Pennsylvania Farmer, at Newbern, and it appearing that a majority of the said Commissioners cannot be with conveniency on any occasion collected, whereby many delays and inconveniences may arise:

Resolved, That Messrs. Joseph Leech, Richard Ellis, and David Baron, three of the said Commissioners, are hereby empowered and required to act and do all things necessary for the management of the said Brig and her crew on board, according to the directions of the Congress and Provincial Council heretofore made; and lay an account of their proceedings before the next Provincial Congress.

Resolved, That John Guerard be allowed at the rate of £15 per month for transporting the Army, with their baggage, and every other article belonging thereto, across the ferries opposite to Wilmington, to commence from the 24th day of June instant, he agreeing to find hands and boats and constant attendance for that purpose.

Whereas Mr. John Green, of the Town of Newbern, hath applied for Letters of Marque and Reprisal for an armed Schooner called the Johnston, belonging to the said John Green, Andrew Blanchard, Edward Tinker, and David Baron, of the County of Craven, and Robert Salter, of the County of Pitt, and has also delivered in a schedule of the number of guns, and the names of the officers, the provisions, and warlike stores on board, and hath also given bond and security, agreeable to the Resolutions of the Continental Congress for that purpose; and whereas the Commissions or Letters of Marque and Reprisal issued by the Congress for this Province are not yet arrived:

Resolved, That Edward Tinker, Captain, Reuben Doze, chief Mate, and Samuel Palmer, second Mate, officers on board the said Schooner Johnston, and her crew, be, and are hereby, permitted to act against the enemies of the Thirteen United Colonies, in manner and form as Letters of Marque and Reprisal are permitted by the Continental Congress.

Adjourned till to-morrow morning, eight o’clock.

Friday, June 28, 1776.

Met according to adjournment.

Whereas the Council have received information that a certain Joshua Bently, of the County of Edgecombe, is a person disaffected to the common cause, and hath endeavoured to inflame the minds of the people against the present American measures:

Resolved, That Abraham Sheppard, Esq., take such a power of the Militia as may be necessary, and bring before this Council the body of the said Joshua Bently, to answer of and concerning the premises.

Benjamin Sheppard, who was charged with passing Counterfeit Money, being brought before the Council and examined, and not giving a satisfactory account in what manner he became possessed of the said Counterfeit Bills, and circumstances tending to render the conduct of the said Benjamin Sheppard suspicious:

Resolved, That the said Benjamin Sheppard do enter into bond, with security, in the sum of £1,000, with condition to appear before this Council, to answer for his conduct herein whenever he may he called on for further inquiry.

Resolved, That the Treasurers, or either of them, pay to Mr. Charles Jaycocks, Commissary to the Edenton Brigade of Militia now in actual service, £500, to enable him to procure Provisions for the said Brigade, and be allowed in their accounts with the publick.

The Council having received information that Thomas