A warrant to L't Edward Venable for £36.5.0 for pay and prov[ision]s to him and Co. as a Guard at Sandy Point.

Same to Capt. John Calvert for £250 upon acc[oun]t for furnishing materials and fitting out the Galley under his command.²

Order'd, that the commissary of stores deliver to Capt. Calvert, or his order, 150 yards Slaver's Duck and 100 y'ds Oznaburg for the use of his Galley.

Resolv'd that any person who shall furnish the commanders of the Cruizers or Galleys now fitting out with rigging or necessaries for that purpose, be paid the full value thereof in money or repaid in kind out of any public stores which may be hereafter procured.

Capt. Calvert is empowered to procure a H'h'd Rum for use of his Galley at 7s.6d.

In the Evening

Mr. Rob't Cuirlie having offered the Committee to engage himself and raise 30 men to be employed in the business of building vessels for the use of the Colony the Commee are disposed to encourage that business but Mr. Cuirlie being a stranger to the Comm'ee they recommend it to the Comm'ee of Norfolk or Princess Anne proceed to the choice of a discreet and proper person to take the direction of a number of ship carpenters to be employed in the public Dock yard and certify the name of such person to this comm'ee, giving him directions immediately to proceed to engage as many ship Carpenters as he can, whose abilities shall be satisfactorily made known to the Comm'ee to engage in the public service for at least one year, and employed in building vessels for the colony at such place as shall be appointed by the Comm'ee of Safety or other executive power, and when 30 of the said persons shall be so engaged, they proceed to Cobham in Surry County, there to wait for further directions, the wages to be agreeable to a late advertisement of Gen. [Charles] Lee's