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Resolved, That the Commissary-General be, and he hereby is, directed to deliver to the Honourable Richard Derby, Jun˙, Esquire, and Mr˙ Josiah Batchelder, Jun˙, or either of their orders, thirty-two bolts of Duck, to be applied for the use of two armed vessels which they are to build and equip for the service of this Colony.

The Committee of both Houses, appointed to take under consideration the Petition of the Rev˙ Doctor Cooper, beg leave to report the following Resolve:

Resolved, That the Committee appointed to take an inventory of the Estates belonging to the persons who have fled from Boston with the British Fleet and Army, be, and they hereby are, ordered and directed to deliver the said Dr˙ Cooper so much Household Furniture, of the Estates aforesaid, as he may find necessary to furnish his House with, he giving his receipt to said Committee therefor, and being accountable to this or some future General Court of this Colony for the same.

Read, and accepted, and the said Committee are directed to deliver to Dr˙ Cooper so much Household Furniture, as aforesaid, as he may find necessary to furnish his House with, he giving his receipt therefor to said Committee, and being accountable for the same to the General Court.

Ordered, That Mr˙ Guild, Mr˙ Bent, Mr˙ Perry, Captain Hodges, and Colonel Smith, be of the Committee to procure Teams for the Deputy Quartermaster-General and Colonel Knox.

Adjourned to nine o' clock, to-morrow morning.