Letter to the President of the New-York Convention

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In Council of Safety, August 12, 1776.

Present: Thos˙ Wharton, Jun˙, President, David Rittenhouse, John Hubly, Samuel Morris, Sen˙, Jos˙ Blewer, Henry Keppele, Fred˙ Kuhl, John Moore, John Weitzel.

By order of the Board, Mr˙ Robert Towers was directed to deliver Colonel Dill, of York County, ten stand of Arms and thirty-four Tomahawks, for the use of his Battalion.

By order of the Board, Mr˙ Robert Jewell, Keeper of the State Prison, was directed to take under his care Thomas Story, a sick Soldier, belonging to the Continental Army, and provide a Physician to attend him.

By order of the Board, Mr˙ Robert Towers was directed to deliver Lieutenant-Colonel Francis Holton, of York County, four Muskets, taking his receipt.

A Letter was wrote to Nathaniel Woodhull, Esq˙, the President of the Convention of New York, acquainting him that William Sutton is now confined in the State Prison of this city.

By order of the Board, J˙ M˙ Nesbitt, Esq˙, Treasurer, was directed to pay Elias Batner' s Account, amounting to £9 15s˙, for Budge Barrels for Ship Montgomery, &c.

By order of the Board, J˙ M˙ Nesbitt, Esq˙, was directed to pay John Mear' s Account of £9, for three Guns delivered to Colonel Henry Haller, of Berks County Militia.

By order of the Board, J˙ M˙ Nesbitt, Esq˙, was directed to pay Mr˙ Benjamin Flower, £15 10s˙ 9d˙, for Sash Weights sold Thomas Nevell.

By an order of the Board, Mr˙ R˙ Towers was directed to deliver Captain Henderson eight pounds of Powder, he paying for the same, or giving a receipt to return the quantity.

By an order of the Board, Mr˙ Nesbitt was directed to pay Colonel Richard Thomas £11 3s˙ 4d˙, for diet of men of his Battalion on their march, to be charged to Congress; and £6 16s˙ 6d˙, for Priming-Wires and Brushes; to be charged to his Account.

By order of the Board, J˙ M˙ Nesbitt, Esq˙, Treasurer, was directed to pay Colonel Richard Thomas, of Chester County, £196 3s˙, for eighty-one Firelocks, bought of Non-Associators; to be charged to Colonel Thomas' s Account.

By order of the Board, Mr˙ Robert Towers was directed to deliver Major Boyd, of Colonel John Ferree' s Battalion, of Lancaster County, six Rifles, taking his receipt.

By order of the Board, J˙ M˙ Nesbitt, Esq˙, Treasurer, was directed to pay Captain Robert Craig £12 3s˙ 6d˙ — £2 5s˙ 6d˙ to be charged to Congress, and £9 18 to be charged to Colonel Bartram Galbreath.