In Committee of Safety. Philada, 13th January, 1776.
Capt. Andrew Caldwell having been applied to take the Command of the Fleet in the Service of this Province, and consenting thereto, it is.
Resolved, That he, the said Andrew Caldwell, be and he is hereby appointed Commander-in-Chief, or Commander of all the Armed Vessells in the Service of this Province.
Resolved, That a Person be appointed Second in Command of the Armed Vessels in the Service of this Province.
1. Pennsylvania Colonial Records, X, 456.
