Committee to Nominate the Delegates

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Tuesday, January 23, 1776.

Met according to adjournment.

Voted, That Colonel Walker, Captain Prentice, and Colonel David Gilman, be a Committee of this House, to join a Committee of the honourable Board, to confer together, and make report to this House, as soon as may be, what may be best to be done in respect to the Regiment now raising for the Continental Army, and commissioning them.

Voted, That Major Downing, John Dudley, Esq˙, and Colonel Morey, be a Committee of this House, to confer with a Committee of the honourable Board, about nominating three Delegates to represent this Colony at the Continental Congress at Philadelphia.

Voted, That Colonel Timothy Walker, Captain Josiah Moulton, Captain Prentice, Mr˙ Jacob Abbott, Colonel Evans, and Colonel Morey, be a Committee of this House, to confer with a Committee of the honourable Council, about the appointment of the Civil Officers in this Colony.