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Resolved, That Richard Caswell, Esquire, Treasurer of the Southern District, pay into the hands of Aimer Nash and James Coor, Esquires, or either of them, the sum of five hundred pounds, for purchasing Arms and Ammunition, to be accounted for at the next Provincial Congress, and that the said Treasurer be allowed in his accounts with the publick.

Resolved, That Samuel Johnston, Esquire, Treasurer of the Northern District, pay into the hands of Whitmill Hill, Esquire, the sum of five hundred pounds, for purchasing Arms and Ammunition, to be accounted for at the next Provincial Congress, and that the said Treasurer be allowed in his accounts with the publick.

Resolved, That the Treasurers, or either of them, pay into the hands of Mr˙ President, and Richard Quince, Sen˙, and John Forster, Esquires, or either of them, the sum of five hundred pounds, for purchasing Arms and Ammunition, to be accounted for at the next Provincial Congress, and that the said Treasurers be allowed in their accounts with the publick.

Resolved, That the Treasurers, or either of them, pay to Doctor William Pastuer, the sum of seventy-five pounds, for Medicines furnished the Second Regiment of Continental Troops in this Province, and that the said William Pastuer account with the next Provincial Congress for the said sum, and that they be allowed in their accounts with the publick.

It appearing to this Council, that John Simpson, Edward Salter, and Robert Salter, Esquires, in behalf of the Committee of Pitt County, had agreed and executed bonds with a certain Paul White, for a quantity of Powder and Lead, and at the same time undertook to indemnify the said Paul White, in his vessel, during the completion of the voyage:

And whereas the said vessel on her arrival at Occacock Bar, was taken by a cutter belonging to some of His Majesty' s ships-of-war, and detained as a prize, but the Ammunition saved by taking out the same at sea:

Resolved, That John Simpson, Edward Salter, and Robert Salter, be allowed the sum of eight hundred and sixty-five pounds, four shillings and eight pence, to enable them to comply with their contract with the said Paul White; and that the Treasurers, or either of them, pay them the same, and be allowed in their accounts with the publick.

Resolved, That the next Provincial Council shall be held at the Court-House in the County of Johnston, the seventeenth day of March next; but that the President may call a Council sooner, if he should find it necessary.

Whereas it appears probable this Province may soon be invaded by the British Troops, and the inhabitants be destitute of sufficient Arms for defence of their lives, liberties, and properties:

It is therefore resolved, That Mr˙ Thomas Jones, Mr˙ Whitmill Hill, and Mr˙ Luke Sumner, for Edenton; Mr˙ Abner Nash, Mr˙ James Coor, and Mr˙ David Baron, for Newbern; Mr˙ John Kinchen, Mr˙ John Butler, and Mr˙ Memucan Hunt, for Hillsborough; Mr˙ President, Mr˙ Samuel Ashe, Mr˙ William Campbell, and Mr˙ James Kenan, for Wilmington; Mr˙ Samuel Spencer, Mr˙ Waightstill Avery, Mr˙ Griffith Rutherford, Mr˙ Christopher Beekman, and Mr˙ Ralph Garrill, for Salisbury; Mr˙ Willie Jones, Mr˙ Thomas Eaton, Mr˙ William Alston, (son of Philip,) Mr˙ Joseph John Williams, Mr˙ Eaton Haynes, and Mr˙ Duncan Laman, for the District of Halifax, or any of them, be, and they are hereby, empowered and required to purchase materials and employ proper persons to make and mend Guns and Bayonets, and also to purchase good serviceable Guns, Gun-barrels, Stocks, and Locks, Lead, and Flints, and have them repaired for the use of this Province; for which purpose, the Treasurers or the Paymasters, or either of them, are directed to furnish any of the above persons with money out of the Publick Treasury, as occasion may require: Provided, The amount to be paid to the persons in either of the Districts does not exceed the sum of three hundred pounds; for which they are respectively to account with the next Provincial Congress.