Thursday, June 20, 1776.

Vote appointing a Committee to consult about providing Provisions for the Canada Expedition, and several other matters, brought up, read, and concurred; and Mr. Thornton, Mr. Folsom, and Mr. Thompson, added by the Board.

Vote on the Complaints of several Committees against Leonard Whiting, Benjamin Whiting, Samuel Cummings, and Thomas Cummings, viz: that said Complaints were not supported, and that said persons should be acquitted; brought up, read, and concurred.

Vote to pay Benjamin Giles, Esq., and others, a Committee to view New-Castle Bridge, their expenses, being £3 13s. 10d., brought up, read, and concurred, and warrant made out.

Vote appointing a Committee to consult upon the expediency of sending Money to Canada, by persons employed by Colonel Langdon, on business for him, brought up, read, and concurred, and Mr. Thornton, Mr. Folsom, and Mr. Ashley, added by the Board.

Vote for paying the Account of Otis Baker, amounting to 20s., brought up, read, and concurred, and warrant made out.

Vote of the House brought up, setting forth that Petitions had been preferred against Colonel John Hale, and the other Field-Officers of his Regiment, praying they might be dismissed, and that, after a full hearing, it appeared to the House that Colonel John Hale had exerted himself in the cause of his country; and no evidence appearing against the other Field-Officers, voted, that the Petitions be dismissed; which was read and concurred.

Adjourned till to-morrow, eight o'clock, A. M.

Friday, June 21, 1776.

Met according to adjournment.

Vote for Otis Baker, Esq., and others, the Mustermasters appointed for the Canada Regiment, each to receive out of the Treasury £780, to enable them to pay the officers and men, according to their direction, for which they are respectively to be accountable, brought up, read, and concurred. Warrants made out for each.

Vote for Jacob Willson, to be paid 28s., for boarding and nursing James Winn, a sick soldier, brought up, read, and concurred, and warrant made out.

Vote for Benjamin Giles and James Betton, Esquires, to receive out of the Treasury £20, to be accounted for by them, brought up, read, and concurred, and warrant made out.

Vote for the Field-Officers and Staff-Officers of the Canada Regiment to have two months' wages advanced them, brought up, read, and concurred.

Vote for Samuel Cutts, Esq., to receive out of the Treasury £600, to be by him accounted for, brought up, read, and concurred, and warrant made out.

Vote for appointing Daniel Colburn Second Major in Colonel Thornton's Regiment, brought up, read, and concurred.

Vote for paying Colonel Thornton £3 19s., for sending Expresses on publick business, brought up, read, and concurred, and warrant made out.

Vote for Colonel John Hurd to receive out of the Treasury £350, to make provision at Cohos for the soldiers, he to be accountable therefor, brought up, read, and concurred, and warrant made out.

Vote for Captain Prentice to receive out of the Treasury £116, to make provision for the Troops, for which he is to be accountable; brought up, read, and concurred, and warrant made out.

Vote for Colonel Hurd to receive 300 pounds of Gun-powder, 750 pounds of Bullets, and 1200 Flints, for the use of the Army destined for Canada. Captain Prentice 100 pounds of Gunpowder, 250 pounds of Bullets, and 400 Flints. Brought up, read, and concurred; with this amendment: that they each receive half the abovementioned quantities. Sent down for concurrence, and brought back, non-concurred; and then the first vote concurred by the Board.

Vote for paying the Account of Nicholas Nicolle, amounting to £3 0s. 7d., brought up, read, and concurred, and warrant made out.

Vote appointing a Committee to consider of the expediency of erecting a Bridge at New-Castle, brought up, read, and concurred, and Mr. Folsom, Mr. Ashley, and Mr. Hurd, joined by the Board.

Vote appointing Colonel Hurd and Captain Prentice a Committee to fix off the Canada Regiment, brought up, read, and concurred.

Vote for a Committee to consider the Petition of Peter Neveau, and report thereon, brought up, read, and concur red, and Mr. Thornton and Mr. Blanchard added.

Vote for paying Noah Emery, Esq., Clerk of the House, £4 16s., for his service in March last, brought up, read, and concurred, and warrant made out.

Adjourned till to-morrow, eight o'clock, A. M.

Saturday, June 22, 1776.

Vote for paying the Account of John Moulton, Esq., amounting to £33 0s. 6d., for Blacksmith's work for the Cavalry; brought up, read, and concurred, with this amendment that £25 10s. be paid, instead of the above sum; and sent back for concurrence.

Vote for paying Major Thomas Bartlett £2 9s., for hauling Cannon from Nottingham to Durham, brought up, read, and concurred, and warrant made out.

Vote to pay John Shirley £2 8s., for loss sustained at Bunker-Hill battle, brought up, read, and concurred, and order made out.

Vote for paying Alexander Shirley £ 12 11s., brought up, read, and concurred, and order made out.

Vote fixing the Rendezvous of the Canada Regiment at Cohos, brought up, read, and concurred.

Vote for paying the Committee of Greenland £13 8s., for Pine Rafts, brought up, read, and concurred, and order made out.

Adjourned till Monday next, at three o'clock, P. M.

Monday, June 24, 1776.

Met according to adjournment, a number of the Members, but not enough to make a quorum.

Tuesday, June 25, 1776.

Vote for a Committee to examine the Account of Captain John Moulton, brought up, read, and concurred, and Mr. Folsom, Mr. Ashley, and Mr. Thompson, joined.

Vote appointing a Committee to consult upon the expediency of procuring Boats for the use of the Troops at New-Castle, to be used in case of an alarm, brought up, read, and concurred, and Mr. Ashley and Mr. Hurd added by the Board.

Vote for a Committee to consult upon the most proper method of procuring Casks to head up the Saltpetre bought by the State, brought up, read, and concurred, and Mr. Clagett and Mr. Thornton added.

Vote brought up for paying Jonathan Blanchard, Esq., £1 14s. for sending an Express to Walpole on publick business, read and concurred, and an order made out.

Vote for paying Ebenezer Collins 14s., Daniel Murray 19s., William Simpson £ 1 8s., Aaron Quinby £ 1 5s. 9d., for Stoppages on their Wages, unjustly made by Captain John Parker, brought up, read, and concurred, and warrant made out.

Vote for paying the Roll of Captain Ebenezer Dearing, amounting to £100 14s. 4d., from the 22d of May last to the 22d of June current, brought up, read, and concurred, and order made out.

Vote for John Langdon, Esq., to raise a Company of men, to consist of forty rank and file, to be styled Light-Infantry, he to command them, with the rank of Colonel, brought up, read, and concurred.

Vote for Deacon Baldwin to receive out of the Treasury £60, to pay for Guns for the Colony, he to be accountable therefor, brought up, read, and concurred, and warrant made out.