It continued, therefore, to provide, as best it could, for the wants of the Army, by manufacturing and by purchasing and distributing among the Powder-mills, all the Saltpeter which it could secure ; by making or buying or borrowing Gunpowder, and by distributing it or giving it away; " by searching for Lead, and opening Klines, and stripping Window-sashes, in Tryon and Albanycounties, and distributing it or giving it away; and it attended to the search for Sulphur and Flints and Lead, and to the testing of those discovered.'*" It busied itself, also, with the details of distributing Cartridges'' and Gunflints.'* Like the Congresses who had preceded it, it engaged, directly, in the manufacture of Arms and Equij)ments, including that of Lances, with which somebody induced the Convention to attempt to arm the Militia who had been called into the service ; "* and it also bought Arms,

"a certain other small road which leads from the Post-road aforesaid to "the dock, at Dobbs's ferry," were oniered to be repaired ; and requisitions on the Slilitia of Duchess and Westchester-counties, were made for that particular pnrpose, (Journal of the Provincial Concentimi, "9 ho., "A.M., Octor. 5, 1770.")

" Journal of the Coniinlion, "Saturday morning, September 28, 1776 ;" Journal of the Committee of Safety, " Die Luna", 9 ho., .-V.M.. October 7, "1770 ;" the same, " Wednesday afternoon, Octor. 10, 1776 ;" etc.

^-Journal of the Concention, " Die Veneris, 4 ho., P.M.. Augt. 2, 1776." Journal of llie Convention, "Die Mercurii, 9 ho., .\.M., Augt. 14, " 1770 ; " the satne, " Die Sabbati, 9 ho., A.M., Septr 14, 1770 ; "' etc.