The disputed Sharps rifles and revolvers were transferred from committee to committee, and finally turned over to a private individual to satisfy a debt.

He in turn delivered them to Brown without any hampering conditions.

The Connecticut blacksmith finished and shipped the thousand pikes.

The contributions from the Boston committee swelled from one to several thousands of dollars.

The recruits, with a few changes, though scattered in various parts of the country, were generally held to their organization and promise, and slightly increased in number.