In Committee of Safety.
Philad'a, 21st June, 1776.
Resolved, That John Hazelwood, Esq'r, be appointed Captain and superintendant of the Fire Vessels & Fire Rafts, and to the Guard Boats, and that he be allowed for his services 36 Dollars p month & 4 Rations, to commence the day of his first appointment, being the 28th December last.
1. Pennsylvania Colonial Records, X, 610-612.