Committee to take a third set of Depositions relative to the Battle of Lexington

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Saturday, May 13, 1775.

Met according to adjournment.

The Petition of the Selectmen of the Town of Topsham, in the County of Lincoln, respecting their being supplied with Powder, was read; and

Ordered, That the same be committed to Captain McCobb, Mr˙ Lewis, and Doctor Taylor.

The Order of the Day, respecting the further consideration of the Report of the Committee appointed to bring in a Resolve respecting the establishing Post-Offices, &c˙, was taken up, and the blanks for Postmasters being filled up, ordered to subside till the Report on the Letter from the Honourable Enoch Freeman, Esquire, was read.

The Committee appointed to take into consideration a Letter, from the Hon˙ Enoch Freeman, Esquire, dated May 10th, reported; and, after a long debate thereon, was ordered to be recommitted for amendment.

Moved, That a Committee be appointed to count and sort the votes for a Committee to be chosen, by ballot, to appoint Post-Riders. Time assigned for that purpose, three o' clock, P˙ M.

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The Order of the Day was moved for, to choose a gentleman to preach the sermon on the 31st May.

Moved, That a Committee be chosen to count and sort the votes. Colonel Warren, Captain Jennison, and Major Bliss, were chosen.

The Committee chosen to count and sort the votes, reported that the Rev˙ Dr˙ Langdon was chosen.

Moved, That a Committee of three persons be appointed, to wait on the Rev˙ Dr. Langdon, and acquaint him that this Congress have made choice of him to preach a sermon to the Congress of this Colony on the 31st instant, and desire his compliance therewith. Colonel Gerrish, Mr˙ Pitts, and Doctor Sawyer, were chosen accordingly.

The Committee appointed to prepare a Resolve, respecting the taking a third set of the Depositions relative to the battle of Lexington, reported; which Report was accepted, and is as follows, viz:

The Committee chosen to count and sort the votes, reported that the Rev˙ Dr˙ Langdon was chosen.

Moved, That a Committee of three persons be appointed, to wait on the Rev˙ Dr˙ Langdon, and acquaint him that this Congress have made choice of him to preach a sermon to the Congress of this Colony on the 31st instant, and desire his compliance therewith. Colonel Gerrish, Mr˙ Pitts, and Doctor Sawyer, were chosen accordingly.

The Committee appointed to prepare a Resolve, respecting the taking a third set of the Depositions relative to the battle of Lexington, reported; which Report was accepted, and is as follows, viz:

Resolved, That William Read, William Stickney, Thaddeus Mason, Jonathan Hastings, Jonathan Cummins, Josiah Johnson, Duncan Ingraham, Jonas Dix, and Simeon Tufts, Esquires, be, and they hereby are required to take a third set of the Depositions relative to the battle of Lexington, similar to the two sets already by them taken; and they are empowered to summon, or cause to be summoned, such inhabitants of this Colony as they shall think proper, to attend them at any time and place in this country which they shall direct, for the purposes mentioned; and all such persons as shall be summoned by the Justices aforesaid, are hereby directed punctually to obey their summons.

Ordered, That Mr˙ Pitts, Mr˙ Gitt, and Mr˙ Sawyer, be a Committee to take into consideration a Letter from Mr˙ John Peck, respecting his confinement, to the Selectmen of Boston, and the said Selectmen' s Letter to this Congress on the same subject.

The Committee reported their amendment of the Report on the Honourable Enoch Freeman' s Letter. Referred to the afternoon.

Adjourned to three o' clock, P˙M.

Afternoon.

Met according to adjournment.

The Report of the Committee respecting the Honourable Enoch Freeman, Esquire' s Letter, was taken up, amended, and accepted.