Memorial of the Committee of Safety of the Province, presented and read, Committee on the Resolve of Congress of the 15th, reported an essay of a Memorial to the Congress; which was read and referred for further consideration, Commissions of the Field and other Officers of the Associators, to be dated when they were chosen

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Friday, May 24, 1776.

A Memorial of the Committee of Safety of this Province was presented to the House, and read, setting forth that there being only nine Members of the said Committee residing in this City who are not Members of Assembly, and several of the said Committee being frequently out of Town on publick business, it often happens that a Board cannot be got together, by which very important matters are sometimes delayed, to the injury of the publick; and representing the necessity of increasing the number of the Committee immediately, by adding more persons residing in the City.

Ordered to lie on the table.

The Committee appointed to take into consideration the Resolve of Congress of the 18th instant, and to draw up a Memorial to be presented to Congress, reported an essay for that purpose; which was read by order, and referred to further consideration.

Upon motion, Resolved, That the Commissions of the Field and other Officers of the Military Associators in this Province shall be dated at the time they were respectively chosen, but the rank to remain as settled heretofore for the several Counties; and that the Speaker make out the said Commissions accordingly.