In Committee of Safety. Philad'a, 3rd May, 1776.
Resolved, That the Pilot to be employed on Board the Provincial Ship, be allowed sixteen Dollars p month & two Rations of Provisions per day.
Robert Towers Reports ... That he has deliver'd To Capt. [Robert] Whyte, 5 pieces of Sail Cloth.
[To] Matthew Strong, for his look-out Boat,
5 Firelocks. 15 Flints.
48 Cartridges. 8 Swivel Balls.
1. Pennsylvania Colonial Records, X, 555-56.