The Journal of the Commons House of Assembly

OCTOBER 9, 1759439That the Sum of Four Thousand pounds Current Money be providedfor defraying Contingencies.That the Sum of One Thousand Pounds Sterling or the value of thesame be provided to be applied to the use of the private Men of the Militiain part of their Pay.The Committee are of Opinion that it is not at this Time necessary tocontinue the three Provincial Companies in the Pay of this Province furtherthan the first Day of January next.That the Paragraph of His Excellency’s Message, relating to employingof the Firelocks and Bayonets remaining of those which were purchas’d withthe Public Money shou’d not be complied with in the manner there proposed.Nevertheless the Committee are of opinion that 150 of the saidFirelocks with Bayonets be deliver’d out for the uses mentioned in HisExcellency’s Message, but to be return’d at the End of the said Expedition:And that the remaining part of the said Arms be applied to the use of thesaid Militia to be either paid for by them, or otherwise return’d as aforesaid.That no pay be provided for an Adjutant General & Quarter-MasterGeneral, or a Major of Brigade, Aid de Camps or for Waggon Masters.That a Chest of Medicines of £200 Current Money in value be providedfor the Militia Men in the said Expedition.That no Allowance is necessary for Surgeon’s Instruments, inasmuchas it is expected that the aforemention’d Surgeons shall provide themselvestherewith at their own Expence.That 6000 lb. weight of Musquet Ball of different sizes, and Swan-shot,6000 good Flints, ten Reams of Cartridge Paper, 400 Camp Kettles, PaintedCloths for 4 Waggons, working Tools, vizt. 12 Broad-Axes, a Gross of Spadesor Shovels, 4 dozen Pick-axes, a Gross of Hatchets, 6 dozen Grubbing Hoes,6 dozen Felling axes, 6 Frows, 6 Iron Crows, some small Carpenter’s Toolswith Handsaws to the value of £100 Current Money; two Whip-Saws, 4 CrosscutSaws with Handles, Sets and Files; small Nails sorted and Spikes to thevalue of £100 Current Money, 6 Horn Lanthorns and 150 Bushels of Salt beprovided for the said intended Expedition.That the two 3 Pounds Iron Guns and two 4 Pounders mention’d in CaptainDudgeon’s the Engineer’s Report, referred to in his Excellency’s saidMessage, be repair’d and that Rope Traces, Spunges, Rammers and Ladles,Formers for Cartridges and Match suitable for the said Guns be provided forthe intended Expedition.The Committee are of opinion, it is not necessary to provide any moreField Pieces for the said Expedition.That the Sum of £1000 Current Money be granted & provided for enabling