Meeting in being Present Honble Nicholas Cooke Esqr Nicholas BrownJoseph Russell Henry Ward. Joseph Brown William Russell Joseph Nightingale John J. Clarke. John Smith John Brown Jabez Bowen.

John Langdon Esqr the Agent appointed to Build Equip a Ship of War at Portsmouth for the Thirteen united States apply'd to this Committee to Send Twenty six Twelve, and six Sixpounders, and he prod[uced] a paper from the Honble Stephen Hopkins, Recommending to the Owners of the Furnace Hope to supply him with the said Guns, if they had so many made, and E. Hopkins Esqr Commander in Chief of the American Navy being present Recommended to the Committee also that they should spare the Guns &c Wheirupon the Committee Voted to supply Mr Langdon with the Guns provided he makes a contract with the Owners of Furnace, to replace those that he takes, as soon [as] possible wh we suppose will not exceed Fifty Days provided they are supplyed with Water by the falling of the fall Rains.