[Providence] Jany 24 1776
Meeting in being according to adjournment
Voted. That the bord of the Carpenters from abroad be paid in Strong weather when they are not able to work. ー
Whereas Henry Ward Esqr who was Chosen Secretary to this Committee cannot give his attendance on the said Committee Meetings from the multiplicity of Publick Business that he has to Transact, it is Voted that Jabez Bowen be Chosen Secry to this Committee. ー
Reckoning 22/6 paid by Coll Nightingale
Meeting Adjourned to Fryday Evening 6 o'clock 2
1. Journal R.I. Frigates, RIHS.
2. The meeting on Friday, January 26, 1776 showed no business transacted, and a reckoning of sixteen shillings, six pence, paid by Joseph Nightingale.