Ordered that the keeper of the Public Magazine deliver unto Capt [John] Harris Twenty Musquetts, Twenty Bayonetts, Twenty Cartouch Boxes, two hundred Flints fifty four pound Cartridges, 100 lb Musquett Ball, two W[illegible] pieces and some Sheet Lead for the use of the Brig Musquetto —

Ordered that a Warrant Issue to John Pasteur for the use of himself, Charles Bailey, Samuel Watts, & Thomas Watts for Four hundred and twenty five pounds for a Pilot Boat Call'd the Molly Purchased by the Commissioners of the Navy for the use of this Commonwealth as will appear by a Bill of Sale filed & Ordered to be Recorded. —

John Pasteur is recommended to his excellency the Governor and the hon'ble the Council as a Proper person to be appointed to the Command of the Pilot Boat Molly. —

Mr Paul Loyall is recommended to Richard Henry Lee Esq as a proper person to be joined with Mr James Maxwell as an Assistant to Superintend the Building of any Ship or other Vessel that now is or hereafter may be directed to be Built in this State by Order of the hon'ble the Continental Congress. —

The Board having had under Consideration the Building of two Frigates directed to be Built in this State by the hon'ble the Continental Congress are of Opinion from the Information they have received from Mr James Maxwell and Mr David Stodder who were directed to View the different places in this State that Gosport in the County of Norfolk is the most proper place for that purpose and therefore with the Advice and Consent of the honble John Page, Dudley Digges, John Blair and David Jameson Esq rs four of the Members of the hon'ble the Privy Council have Ordered the said Frigates to be Built there accordingly. —

Ordered that a Warrant Issue to David Bell for the use of Sampson Matthews for six hundred Pounds, upon Accqunt, to Purchase Hemp for the use of the Rope Walk —