Will supply 300 pounds more gunpowder in addition to the seven hundred pounds already sent. The Committee looks forward to hearing that the "insurgents in your province" are reduced and that peace has been restored.
Troops at Boston and Bunker Hill. There has been much destruction in Boston but not as much as expected. He received permission from Gen. Washington this morning to go into Boston and purchase any goods that he thinks worthwhile.
Orders to march to Canada to join U.S. blockade of Quebec. Will receive provisions at Bennington, [Vermont] and then proceed to Ticonderoga. Instructions for troops to maintain good order and discipline on their march.
Information on fortifying Boston Harbor, addressing such questions as how many passages for ships there are into the Harbor and what the depth and width of the channel for each passage is.