now increase to five members by ed in john from new york and stephen hopkin from rhode island. recognize last name, nepotism was alive and well. the first fleet, admiral hopkins, was a brother of the congressman. they met on second story room of this building you see depicted on the slide that is ton tavern, which is commonly accepted the birthplace of the united states marines today. in fact i was sharing with dr. brooks how that building no longer in philadelphia. there's just a historical marker on the site where it but there are gentlemen that have purchased land in very close proximity to the original location that are now rebuilt in an exact replica of ton tavern and. hope to have that complete by the 250th anniversary on passamaquoddy advice, congress developed the plan from to conduct a naval campaign to capture the british principal naval base located in halifax, nova scotia. the committee presented its recommendation to the full congress on the 9th of november, and the following day congress resolved. i quote that two battalions of marines be raised, that they be dist