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Resolved, That Messrs Robert Morris, Robert White, & Thomas Wharton, Jun., do, with the utmost Expedition, procure any quantity of Powder and Salt-Petre in their power.
Date: 3 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Resolved, That the Committee go to Red Bank tomorrow, to take a view of the River and Islands, and that the following Gent'n be requested to attend, viz't:
Date: 4 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
The Committee, agreeable to the 1st resolve of the 4th inst., went to Red Bank Mud or Fort Island, & viewed them and several parts of the River, and find the Channel from the Fort to the Barr to be 150 fathom or thereabouts. And Report that it is at present impracticable to lay a Boom across that part of the River.
Resolved, That Mess. Robert White & Ow[e]n Biddle be a Committee for the...
Date: 6 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Resolved, That Mr. John Wharton immediately procure materials & make preparations for building a Boat or Calevat, and that he exhibit a model of one to morrow morning, when he will have further instructions for the construction of one.
Resolved, That Mr. Owen Biddle give the thanks of this Board to Mr. Lewis [Nicholas] Nicola, for his plan delivered the Committee this day.2
Date: 7 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Resolved, That Mr. John Wharton immediately build a Boat or Calevat of 47 to 50 feet keel, thirteen feet broad, & four and a half feet deep.2
Date: 8 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Resolved, That Emanuel Eyres immediately Build a Boat, agreeable to the Model produced by him this day.
Date: 10 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
1st. Resolved. That Messrs. Robert White and Owen Biddle, do provide a Sail fcr one of the Boats now building under their direction.
The Committee appointed for the Building Boats and constructing the Machines for the defence of the River, Report that they have been Viewing a number of Pine Loggs, which they think will be proper for the Service.
2nd. Resolved, That the said Committee do purchase...
Date: 11 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Resolved, That the thanks of this Board be given to Mr. Ebenezer Robinson, for his plan for stopping the Channel of the River Delaware.
Date: 13 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Resolved, That the Board will go down this morning and view the Ground on which it is proposed to raise a Battery.
Resolved, That Owen Biddle be directed to procure Four Ton of Grape Shot.
Date: 14 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Resolved, That the Committee appointed for Building Boats & Machines for the Defence of the River, do immediately employ all the Carpenters & other Workmen that they think necessary for collecting materials for building 12 Boats (including the two already ordered) and as many Machines as may be thought sufficient for the interruption of the Navigation.
Date: 15 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
1st. Resolved, That Capt'n Henry Dougherty be appointed to the Command of one of the Boats now building, and that Cap't. John Rice be appointed to the Command of one other of the Boats now Building.
The Committee appointed by the 2nd Resolve of the 15th inst. Report, that they went to the Jerseys and Conversed, with many of the Inhabitants, who seem willing to give every Assistance in their power...
Date: 17 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Resolved, That Colo. [Daniel] Roberdeau be requested to wait on the Physicians of the Hospital, and desire they would inform this Board what Medicines and Necessary there may be occasion for, for the 600 Men that are to be employed on Board the Boats.
Date: 18 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Captain Robert White Reported that he sent a person to the Jerseys to know what number of Logs the Inhabitants would supply the Board with,2 who brought with him a List of the following Gentlemen, who Generously gave the number of Logs mention'd opposite their names, vizt:
Benjamin Whitall,
55
Joseph Ward,
10
John Wood,
20
Joshua Hopper,
15
Nathan Kirnsey,
10
Isaac...
Date: 19 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Resolved, That the Boat to be launched by Mr. John Wharton, be called the Experiment.
Date: 19 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Resolved, That this Committee furnish the Inhabitants of Gloucester County with Two Team[s] to assist them in bringing logs down to the different Landing places for the use of this Committee, and that Mr. Samuel Morris be desired to procure and send them over immediately.
Date: 21 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Resolved, That the Boat to be launched by Emanuel Eyres, at Kensigton, be called the Bull Dog.
Mr. Robert Smith (Carpenter) appear'd at this Board with a model of a machine for obstructing the Navigation of the River Delaware and explained the Construction of it, which was approved of; at the same time he made an offer of his service in attending and overlooking the Workmen in building the same...
Date: 24 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Emanuel Eyres, the Builder of the Boat called the Bull Dog, not being able to launch her yesterday, she was this day launched and the Members of the Committee of Safety there present embarked on board said Boat and went to Gloucester, but found it inconvenient to hold a Board there.
Date: 26 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Mr. Nathaniel Irish presented a Boat or Gondola for the inspection of this Committee.
Resolved, That Mr. Thomas Wharton return him the thanks of the Board, much commending his ingenuity and attention to the Public Safety.
Date: 27 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Agreeable to the 1st Resolve of the 18th July, Colo. [Daniel] Roberdeau deliver'd to this Board two Lists of Medicines from the Physicians of the Hospital.
Date: 28 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
The Gentlemen of this Committee who went to View the River with some of the Committee of Gloucester County, Report:
That the Committee of said County were entirely satisfied with the propriety of fixing the frames opposite the upper end of Hog Island, in preference to Billingsport.
Date: 29 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1