In Council of Safety,
[Philadelphia] Septem'r 21st, 1776.
Order'd, That Capt. John Rice be directed to raise men for the Armed Boat call'd the Convention, with all expedition.
Resolved, That Capt. Wm. Brown be appointed Commander of the Floating Battery now Building by Mr. Arthur Donaldson.
Ordered, That Capt. Wm. Brown do raise men for the Floating Battery now building by Mr. Arthur Donaldson.
1. Pennsylvania Colonial Records, X, 725.