Monday, September 22, 1777

Moses Gill, Esq; brought down a Letter from General Gates, directed to the Chairman of the Committee of the County of Berkshire &c. dated Camp at Behmus’s Heights, Sept. 17, 1777.

Read and thereupon Ordered, That Mr. Speaker Paine, Col. Ashley, Mr. Partridge and Capt. Stone, with such as the Honorable Board shall join,1 be a Committee to consider the same and report what is proper to be done thereupon. Sent up for Concurrence.

Printed in the Journals of the House of Representatives of Massachusetts, 53, pt. 1:81.

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Jeremiah Powell, Benjamin Greenleaf, and John Taylor were joined to this committee from the Council, Sept. 22 (Records of the Massachusetts Council, microfilm copy at MHS).