At MEDFORD:

Moses Emerson, Issuing Store-Keeper, 40 Dollars a month, and four Rations.

Israel Mead, First Clerk, 4s. 8d., lawful money, a day, and three Rations.

One Clerk in Store, and one at Scales, 3s. 4d. a day, and two Rations.

One Cooper, and four Labourers, each 2s. 8d. a day, and one Ration.

Employed to issue to one Brigade.

In the Magazine at CAMBRIDGE:

Samuel Gray, Reuben Stiles, and Daniel Brown, Clerks and Magazine-Keepers, 4s. 8d., lawful money, a day, and three Rations.

One Cooper, 2s. 8d., lawful money, a day, and one Ration.

In the Magazine at ROXBURY:

Jabez Porter and James Jauncey Pendleton, Clerks and Magazine-Keepers, 4s. 8d., lawful money, a day, and three Rations.

One Cooper, 2s. 8d. a day, and one Ration.

Joseph Farnsworih, Commissary to Colonel Arnold’s detachment, returned from Fort Halifax, £10, lawful money, a month, and three Rations per day.

John Thomas, employed constantly in riding to collect Stores, procure Teams, &c., himself and Horse, 8s., lawful money, a day, and three Rations.

William Hoskins and Elisha Avery, principal Bookkeepers and payers of small bills, £10, lawful money, a month, and three Rations per day.

Resolved, That an addition of 40 Dollars a month be made to the pay of the Commissary-General.

The Committee appointed to confer with his Excellency General Washington, Major-General Gates, and Brigadier-General Mifflin, brought in their Report; * which, being taken into consideration, was agreed to: Whereupon,

Resolved, That the Commanding Officer in Canada be informed that Congress are fully convinced of the absolute necessity of keeping possession of that country, and that they expect the forces in that department will contest every foot of the ground with the enemies of these Colonies; and, as the Congress have in view the cutting off all communication between the upper country and the enemy, they judge it highly necessary that the exertions of the forces be particularly made on the St. Lawrence, below the mouth of the Sorel.

That the Commanding Officer in Canada be directed to make exact and frequent Returns of Men, Provisions, and Military Stores, in the Canadian Department, to the General and Commander-in-Chief of the United Colonies.

That General Schuyler be desired to take care that the Army in Canada be regularly and effectually supplied with necessaries.

That the Troops ordered for Canada be hastened into that country so soon as Provisions can be forwarded for their support.

That the Commanding Officer in Canada be assured of the resolution of Congress to afford him every support, in his endeavours to carry their views into execution.

Resolved, That Mr. R. R. Livingston be added to the Committee of Conference; and that they be directed further to confer with General Washington, Major-General Gates, and Brigadier-General Mifflin, touching the most proper Posts, and measures to be taken for effectually preventing the enemy’s communication with the upper country from Canada, and such other measures as shall tend to secure the frontiers.

Agreeable to order, General Washington attended in Congress, and, after some conference with him,

Resolved, That he be directed to attend again to-morrow.

A Letter of the 26th of April, from the Convention of North-Carolina, with a list of Prisoners by them sent to Pennsylvania, was laid before Congress, and read: Whereupon,

Resolved, That the said Letter and List be sent to the Committee of Safety of Pennsylvania, and that they be desired to have the said Prisoners properly and safely secured and provided for, agreeably to the Resolutions of Congress, at the expense of the United Colonies.

The Committee of Claims reported, that there is due—

To Jacob Hiltzheimer, for sundry expresses, the sum of 372.3 Dollars;

To Captain Nathaniel Falconer, for his and Mr. Ash’s expenses, together with the expenses of two servants going to New-York, with Money, and returning, the sum of 98.5 Dollars;

To Daniel Smith, for expenses of Guards, &c., at the City Tavern, over Brigadier-General Prescott and Captain Chase, the sum of 118 Dollars.

Ordered, That the said Accounts be paid.

Sundry Resolutions passed by the Convention of Maryland, were laid before. Congress, and read.

The several matters to this day referred, being postponed,

Adjourned to ten o’clock, to-morrow.

Saturday, May 25, 1776.

A Letter from Colonel William Winds, dated the 18th, and a Petition from the Committee of the County of Lincoln, were presented to Congress; also, a Petition from John Wilcox and John and Peter Chevalier, was presented, and read.

Resolved, That the Secret Committee be directed to sell to the Petitioners, John Wilcox and John and Peter Chevalier, seventy-five pounds of Gunpowder.

That the said Committee be directed to deliver to the Committee of Safety of Pennsylvania half a ton of Powder, in order to prove Cannon, the said Committee to be accountable.

Resolved, That an Order for 20,000 Dollars be drawn on the Treasurer, in favour of James Mease, Commissary, for the use of the Pennsylvania Battalions, he to be accountable.

That Mr. J. Mease be directed to provide a stock of Shoes, Hats, and Stockings, for the use of the Troops in the Continental service, on the most reasonable terms.

A Petition from James McKnight was presented to Congress, and read.

Ordered, To lie on the table.

A Memorial from the Committee of Inspection and Observation of the City and Liberties of Philadelphia, was presented to Congress, and read.

Ordered, To lie on the table.

Ordered, That a copy of said Memorial be delivered to Mr. R. Morris, who desires the same in behalf of the Assembly of Pennsylvania.

Resolved, That an Order for 65,000 Dollars be drawn on the Treasurer, in favour of the Delegates of Virginia, for the use of the Battalions raised in that Colony, the said Colony to be accountable.

Agreeable to order, General Washington attended, and after some conference with him,

Resolved, That a Committee be appointed to confer with his Excellency General Washington, Major-General Gates, and Brigadier-General Mifflin, and to concert a plan of Military operations for the ensuing campaign.

The Members appointed: Mr. Harrison, Mr. R. H. Lee,

* Report of the Committee appointed to confer with General WASHINGTON, General GATES, and Brigadier-General MIFFLIN.

The Committee who were appointed to confer with his Excellency General Washington, Major-General Gates, and Brigadier-General Mifflin, on the state of Canada, beg leave to report, that they have obeyed the orders of Congress, and are, in conjunction with the said General Officers, unanimously of opinion, that the Commanding Officer in Canada be directed to make exact and frequent Returns of Men, Provisions, and Military Stores, in the Canadian Department, to the General or Commander-in-Chief of the United Colonies.

That General Schuyler be desired to take care that the Army in Canada be regularly and effectually supplied with necessaries.

That the Commanding Officer in Canada be informed that the Congress are fully convinced of the absolute necessity of keeping possession of that country, and that they expect the forces in that department will contest every foot of the ground with the enemies to these Colonies; and as the Congress have in view the cutting off all communication between the upper country and the enemy, they judge it highly necessary that the exertions of the forces be particularly made on the St. Lawrence, below the mouth of the Sorel.

That the Troops ordered for Canada be hastened into that country so soon as Provisions can be forwarded for their support.

That the Commanding Officer in Canada be assured of the resolution of Congress to afford him every support in his endeavours to carry their views into execution.