Congress, to be held at Philadelphia, the first of September next, and we make no doubt the other Colonies will soon follow our example. When the choice is made, we shall acquaint you therewith, as well as with every other measure entered into by the inhabitants of this Province.

In the mean time, we remain, gentlemen, your most obedient servants. By order of the Committee.

P. S. The packets enclosed in yours, were carefully forwarded, and the proper direction put on that for Quebec. This Committee think themselves highly obliged to Captain Hunt for his civility, in detaining his vessel for your despatches.

July 28th. This day a poll was opened in the different Wards for choosing Delegates to represent this city and county at the Congress, the first of September next, at Philadelphia; and the following five gentlemen, James Duane, Philip Livingston, John Alsop, John Jay, and Isaac Low, were unanimously elected for that purpose.

Copy of a Letter to the Committee of Correspondence at Philadelphia:

New-York, July 28, 1774.

GENTLEMEN: After various contests and other intervening circumstances to prevent our endeavours for terminating the appointment of our Delegates to represent this city and county in the general Congress, we have at length the pleasure to acquaint you, that a mode has been adopted which has given universal satisfaction; that of opening a regular poll in each Ward of this city. In consequence whereof, the following five gentlemen, James Duane, Philip Livingston, John Alsop, John Jay, and Isaac Low, were unanimously elected.

Circular Letters have also been despatched to the different counties in this Province, informing them of what we have done, and requesting them each to appoint, with all possible speed, one or more Delegates to join and go with ours to Congress; or if they choose to confide in our Delegates, to signify such their determination, in the most clear and explicit terms the first opportunity after the sense of the counties can be known on so interesting a subject.

We received your favour, enclosing the Resolves and Instructions of your Provincial Committee to the House of Assembly; they are approved, and do great honour to the authors. We are gentlemen, your most humble servants.

By order of the Committee.

Copy of a Letter to Matthew Tilghman, Esquire, Chairman for Maryland:

New-York, July 28, 1774.

We have received your favour of 26th ultimo, which brought us your Resolutions for the people of the Province of Maryland. They were read, and their firmness and spirit much approved.

You mention the 20th September, at Philadelphia, as the time and place for the general Congress; but the Colony of Massachusetts has fixed on the 1st of September, at Philadelphia, for that purpose; and we with the rest of the Eastern Colonies have agreed to the same time and place, New-Hampshire excepted, from whence we have not yet been favoured with their sentiments on the present situation of our American affairs, so that we are uncertain how they intend acting, but are in hopes they will join in the general plan of operation.

This city and county have this day elected their five Delegates to attend at the ensuing Congress: their names are Philip Livingston, John Alsop, Isaac Low, James Duane, and John Jay; whose names will be sent up to the other counties of this Province to know if they approve of them to represent the whole Province, if not, to add such others as they shall think proper.

You have herewith the Resolves of this Committee, which seem to be principally adopted in this city; notwithstanding, there are two other sets of resolves in the public newspapers.

The delay that has happened in fixing upon our Delegates, has prevented our answering your favour until now, for which we must beg your excuse, and remain, with great respect, gentlemen, your most humble servants.

Copy of a Letter sent to the Committee, or Treasurer of the different Counties:

New-York, July 29, 1774.

GENTLEMEN: We should have answered your letter sooner, but were induced to defer it by the prospect we had of having all disputes relative to our Delegates (the only matter of moment we had to communicate) settled before now; but various cross-circumstances have continually intervened to prevent our endeavours for terminating so important a controversy.

At length, however, we have the pleasure to acquaint you, that a mode has been adopted which gave universal satisfaction; that of opening a regular poll in each Ward of this city; in consequence whereof, the following five gentle-men, James Duane, Philip Livingston, John Alsop, Isaac Low, and John Jay, were unanimously elected to represent this city in the general Congress, the 1st of September next, at Philadelphia.

It therefore becomes necessary that the Delegates to represent the other counties in this Province, be speedily appointed. The counties will judge of the propriety of confiding in the same persons only which we have chosen, or to appoint such others to go with them to the Congress, as they may think fit to depute for that purpose. Permit us to observe, that the number of Delegates immaterial, since those of each Province, whether more or less, will conjointly have only one vote at the Congress.

In order, however, that the representation of the different counties may be quite complete, it is absolutely necessary that your county appoint, with all possible speed, one or more Delegates, to join and go with ours to the Congress, or, if you choose to repose your confidence in our Delegates, that you signify such your determination in the most clear and explicit terms, by the first opportunity after the sense of your county can be known on so interesting a subject.*

The Committee adjourned, until Monday, August 7th, 1774.

New-York, August 7, 1774.

The Committee met, by adjournment, at the Exchange, at 6 o'clock, in the evening: Present,

A Letter from Elizabethtown, dated August5, 1774, was received and read.

Ordered, That John Jay, James Duane, Philip Livingston, and Henry Remsen, be a Committee to answer a Letter from Boston; and to wait on the Chairman of the Mechanics' Committee, to request the favour of the Boston Letter to them.

Ordered, That the following persons be a Committee to procure proper persons to go round in the different Wards of this city, with a subscription for the relief of the poor in the town of Boston, and to draw up the form of such subscription, Peter T. Curtenius, Peter Van Schaack, Charles Shaw, Edward Laight, Nicholas Hoffman, Gerardus Duyckinck, Joseph Bull.

The above persons to request the Committee of Mechanics to appoint a Committee from their body, to assist this Committee in the above office, That the moneys when collected, be paid into the hands of Messrs Gerardus Duyckinck, Peter T. Curtenius, and G. W. Beekman.

The Committee adjourned until to-morrow evening, at 8 o'clock.

* NEW-YORK, August, 25. On the 16th instant there was a meeting of the several Committees of the County of Orange, when Henry Wisner and John Waring, Esquires, were chosen Delegates for that county, to meet at the Congress at Philadelphia on or about the first day of September next.

We hear from Albany, that on the 10th instant there was a meeting of the inhabitants at the Market Place in that city, on the business of appointing Delegates for the general Congress. That on the 13th they had another meeting, when it was resolved that Robert Yates, Peter Sylvester, and Henry Van Schaack, Esquires, if approved by the majority of the Delegates from the several Districts, at a general meeting for the county, should be deputed for the said county to attend the Congress at Philadelphia. We hear several other countries have adopted the measure of sending, each for itself, Delegates to the Congress.