Mr. Towers directed to deliver to. Captain James Craig two hundred grape and one hundred swivel shot, he engaging to return the like quantity

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In Council of Safety, October 7,1776.

Present: Thomas Wharton, Jun˙, President, Samuel Morris, Sen˙, Joseph Blewer, Francis Gurney, Samuel Cad˙ Morris, George Gray, Fred˙ Kuhl, John Bayard.

Mr˙ Nesbitt was directed to pay Thomas Hemphill £47 9s˙ 6d˙ , for two hundred and eleven yards Tow Linen, and John Lynn £68 6s˙ 4 1/2d˙, for three hundred and twenty-one and a half yards Tow Linen, delivered to Mr˙ Lewis Nicola, for Bed Cases.

An Order was drawn on Mr˙ Nesbitt, in favour of Captain John Hazlewood, for £50, on account of Fire Rafts; to be charged to his Account.

Mr˙ Nesbitt was directed to pay Mr˙ Archibald Dick £11s˙, for repairing Arms belonging to Colonel Miles' s Battalion.

Mr˙ Nesbitt was directed to pay John Pringle £53 8s˙ 3d˙ , being the balance due him on the cargo of the Brig Greyhound.

Mr˙ Robert Towers was directed to deliver to Captain James Craig two hundred Grape and one hundred Swivel Shot, he engaging to return the like quantity.

Resolved, That all the Powder now on board the Ship, Floating Batteries, and armed Boats, belonging to this State, be delivered to Mr˙ Robert Towers, Commissary, who is hereby directed to replace it with a like quantity.