[Charleston] Friday, February 23, 1776.
Resolved, That a Muster-master General be appointed for the naval and land forces of this colony, with power to appoint one deputy.
Ordered, That Col. [Christopher] Gadsden, Col. [William] Moultrie, Col. [Isaac] Motte, Col. [John Lewis] Gervais, and Dr. [David] Oliphant, be a Committee to ascertain and report the special duties of the said Muster-master General.
1. Provincial Congress of South Carolina, 62-64.
