Committee to revise the Commission of the Committee of Safety

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Afternoon.

The Committee appointed to consider the Petition from the inhabitants of Canaan and Norridgewock, reported.

The question being put, Whether the Report shall be accepted? it passed in the negative.

Thereupon, Resolved, That the Petitioners have leave to withdraw their Petition.

Ordered, That Colonel Foster, Mr. Sullivan, and Captain Farley, be a Committee to prepare a Commission for General Ward.

The Committee appointed to consider of the verbal information from Dartmouth, reported verbally, "That the inhabitants of Dartmouth be advised to conduct themselves (with respect to the prisoners they have taken) agreeably to the direction of the Committee of Inspection for that Town."

After a long debate, it was moved that the consideration of this matter should subside.

And the question being put, it passed in the affirmative. And the matter accordingly subsided.

Ordered, That the Secretary be directed to inform the gentlemen from Dartmouth, of the determination of the Congress, respecting the information from Dartmouth, and the reason thereof.

Ordered, That the Committee appointed to revise the Commission of the Committee of Safety, sit forthwith, and report as soon as may be. That Mr. Sullivan be excused, and that Colonel Foster and Deacon Fisher be added to this Committee.

Resolved, That Doctor Church be allowed one Servant to attend him in his journey to Philadelphia.

Ordered, That the Letters relative to taking the Fortress of Ticonderoga, be delivered to the Committee of Safety.

Ordered, That the Committee appointed to prepare an Establishment for Post-Offices, &c., be directed to bring in a Resolve, for the purpose of empowering the Committee, who were appointed to agree with the Post-Riders, &c., to take Bonds of the Postmasters, and appoint oaths to be taken by the Postmasters and Post-Riders; and that Colonel Foster be excused, and Captain Stone and Mr. Greenleaf be added to the Committee.

Adjourned to nine o' clock to-morrow morning.

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