missary-General, or such other person or persons as are or may be appointed to receive the same, take an oath in the words following, viz:

"You, . . . . . . . , do solemnly swear, that the whole process of the manufacture of the Saltpetre now presented by you was begun, carried on, and finished within the limits of this Colony before the 1st day of June instant, and that no foreign Saltpetre, or Saltpetre manufactured since the said 1st day of June instant, is intermixed therewith."

Or otherwise shall produce a certificate from a Justice of the Peace in the County where the manufacturer is an inhabitant or resident, that he hath taken a like oath before the said Justice; in which case the person presenting the Saltpetre to be delivered as aforesaid shall, before he receives the said bounty of 4s. per pound on the same, make oath before the receiver thereof that he took the same Saltpetre into his possession in presence of said Justice, and that the whole thereof is the same Saltpetre referred to in such certificate; which certificate shall be lodged with the person or persons who are or may be appointed to receive the same, who are hereby severally authorized and directed to administer the said oaths.

And whereas doubts and difficulties may arise upon a Resolve of the Great and General Court, made and passed the 3d day of May last past, in the words following, viz: "That there be allowed and paid out of the Treasury of this Colony the sum of 5s. (inclusive of the 3s. before engaged) a pound for every pound of good and merchantable Saltpetre that shall be manufactured in this Colony from and after the 1st day of June next until the 1st day of October next, and delivered to such persons as the General Court shall appoint to receive the same:" To prevent which, it is further

Resolved, That said sum of 5s. per pound shall not be paid for any Saltpetre manufactured in this Colony between the said 1st day of June instant and the said 1st day of October next, unless the same Saltpetre shall be actually delivered before the said 1st day of October next, to such person or persons as are or may be appointed to receive the same.

Commissary directed to deliver sixteen bolts of Duck to RICHARD DERBY, Esq.; passed JUNE 7, 1776.

Resolved, That the Commissary-General be, and he is hereby, directed to deliver sixteen bolts of Russia Duck to the Hon. Richard Derby, Esq., or order, to be by him applied for the use of the armed Brigantine now building at Salisbury for the service of this Colony.

Officers for the Company at GLOUCESTER, appointed, JUNE 7, 1776.

The House made choice, by ballot, of William Ellery Captain, and Benjamin Somes First Lieutenant, of the Company of Matrosses to be raised and stationed at Gloucester.

Resolve for raising a Company of Matrosses, to be stationed at FALMOUTH; passed JUNE 8, 1776.

Resolved, That a Company of Matrosses, to consist of fifty men, including Officers, be raised and placed at Falmouth, to be under the command of Colonel Jonathan Mitchell, and to be upon the same pay and regulations as the Company of Matrosses stationed at Marblehead, said Company to be inlisted to serve till the last of December next, unless sooner disbanded by this Court.

And it is further Resolved, That the Commissary-General be, and he hereby is, directed to deliver to Brigadier Preble, for the use of the men stationed at Falmouth, nine hundred pounds of Gunpowder, three hundred weight of leaden Balls, and one thousand Flints, he, the said Preble, to be accountable to this Court for the same.

It is further Resolved, That Dr. Russell be directed to deliver to the said Preble, for the use of the men aforesaid, fifty Fire-Arms that were delivered to him by order of the last General Court, he, the said Preble, to be accountable to this Court for the same, and that such of the men stationed there as shall receive and use these Arms have deducted from their wages, for the use of this Colony, at the making up of the Muster-Roll, 6s. for each Fire-Arm; and the several Captains are hereby directed to observe this order.

Resolve to remove the Apparatus, &c., of HARVARD College, from CONCORD to CAMBRIDGE; passed JUNE 8, 1776.

Resolved, That the Committee appointed by this Court April 24, 1776, to estimate the damages sustained by Harvard College for the accommodation of the Continental Army, and by means of the British forces, and to make such repairs immediately as may be necessary for the comfortable accommodation of the members of said College, be further empowered to estimate the damage sustained by the loss of the kitchen utensils belonging to the said College, which were taken for the use of the Army, and replace the same immediately, and do such other things as are necessary for reestablishing the College in its former situation; and that the governours of the College have power to remove the Apparatus, and such part of the Library as they think necessary, to Cambridge as soon as they shall judge the College buildings prepared for a removal from Concord, and lay the accounts before this Court.

Resolve for supplying Captain JORDAN, bound to FALMOUTH, with a Guard; passed JUNE 10, 1776.

Resolved, That Colonel Whitney be, and he hereby is, directed forthwith to order a Sergeant and ten men of his Regiment, properly equipped, to embark on board the sloop Betsey, Israel Jordan Master, bound to Falmouth, in Casco Bay, as a Guard, he having on board six Cannon and other warlike stores for the defence of that Harbour, and to direct the said Sergeant and men to return to Boston, after their arrival at Falmouth, without delay; and the said Colonel Whitney is hereby directed to furnish the said men with sufficient Provisions for their passage to Falmouth and their return to Boston as aforesaid.

Resolve relative to building a Powder-Mill in SUTTON; passed JUNE 10, 1776.

Resolved, That one person be joined to the Committee appointed for erecting a Powder-Mill in Sutton, and that Colonel Jonathan Holman be appointed for that purpose.

Also Resolved, That the sum of £200 be paid out of the Colony Treasury to said Committee for forwarding said Mill, they being accountable to this Court for said sum.

Resolve on the Petition from the Committee of KITTERY; 1776.

On the Petition of the Committee of Correspondence and Inspection of the Town of Kittery:

Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the Treasury of this Colony to Edward Cutt, Esq., the sum of £43 11s. 5d., for the use of the Committee of Correspondence and Inspection for the Town of Kittery, by whom said Petition was presented, in full discharge of their account in building Carriages for two Cannon (twelve-pounders) belonging to this Colony, which are placed in the Battery at Kittery Point.

Also Resolved, That the Commissary-General be, and he is hereby, directed to deliver to the Committee of Correspondence, Safety and Inspection, of Kittery aforesaid, five hundred pounds weight of Gunpowder, and eighty Shot, suitable for twelve-pounders, and eighty ditto, suitable for nine-pounders, to supply the Cannon in the Battery aforesaid, for which the said, Committee or Town of Kittery shall be accountable to the General Court.

Resolve appointing a Committee of Fortification; passed JUNE 11, 1776.

Resolved, That the Honourable Benjamin Lincoln, Esq., the Honourable Joseph Palmer, Esq., the Honourable Moses Gill, Esq., the Honourable Ebenezer Thayer, Jun., Esq., Solomon Lovell, Esq., John Brown, Esq., and Major John Batcheler, be a Committee of Fortification, whose duty it shall be to lay out and constantly superintend and direct the erecting and perfecting all the Fortifications necessary for the defence of the Town and Port of Boston, at such places as have been, or shall be, ordered by the General Court. To inspect and direct all such Colonial Troops as are or may be ordered by the General Court, as well as such Continental Troops as are or may be ordered by the Commander of the Continental Troops resident at Boston, upon this