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acted in, on board the Ship Defence— the subalterns tho'
otherwise very clever, want experience, and as we have been

advised by Captⁿ Nicholson you have sailed in a vessel of
Force and probably would accept the Command of our ship,
and as we were well satisfied of your zeal, activity and pru-
dence, we moved and obtained Liberty from the Convention
to propose it to you to take the command of the Defence, you
will please to favor us with your answer immediately and signify
to us whether you will accept it. We wish you to receive the
Commission, and leave it to yourself to determine if it will
not be better to accept the command which probably will have
continuance, than of the Battalion which will be disbanded the
first of December.
6^th July 1776

No. 62.

[Council to Beall.]

To Captⁿ Rezin Beall

Sir.
As Captain Thomas is directed by the Honorable Convention
to March immediately with his Company to the Northward, and
as tis proper his men should be as compleately armed as pos-
sible, we have ordered that you furnish him with such of the
Guns with Bayonets belonging to your Company as may be
sufficient for that purpose. He will leave with you what of
his Guns have not got Bayonetts — we desire to have a par-
ticular state of the arms of your Company after Captⁿ Thomas
may have delivered you his, that we may immediately order
you a proper supply from here to make up the Deficiency if
there should be any wanting.
July 6 1776

No. 63.

[Council to Vanbbeber and Harrison.]

To Messrs. Vanbebber & Harrison
Sirs.
Inclosed you have Bill of Lading & Invoice of sundries
shipped on Acc^t of this Province in the John, Captⁿ
amt^s £ which you will dispose of to the best advantage.
Captⁿ Martin is arrived with the needful, and your orders in
his favor shall be paid at sight. The Brig is immediately to
return to you. The articles we most want you have a list of
enclosed. [Woollens for our soldiers we cannot do without]
Your letters of May 21^st & M^r R. H. 15th June we have not
Time to answer, particularly at this Time, being much hurried