Memoranda Book, 1776-1777

About This Collection

Images of a personal record of decisions, business transactions and activities of the Council of Safety. The dates of entries fall between the period of January 1, 1776-February 22, 1777. Entries are sometimes written like checklists but they also may contain copied notes from meetings (such as those in the minutes), charts and letters. Information found includes details on acquisitioned supplies and munitions, the building process of barracks and boats, accounts paid by Council, lists of prisoners of war, charts of officers commissioned by the Council and lists of applications for officers, a small sketch of a building with columns, oaths sworn by people making and delivering services to the Council attesting work was done to Councils specifications and was of good quality, oaths swearing honesty when making and delivering powder and oaths of allegiance and secrecy not to disclose information, communicate with the enemy or take up arms against the United States in the war.