there met, do certify, that Simon Boerum, Esquire having been elected their Chairman, they unanimously resolved that the said Simon Boerum, Richard Stilwell, Theodorus Polhemus, Denice Denice, and John Vanderbilt, or the major part of them, be appointed, and they were thereby appointed Deputies for King’s County, to meet the Deputies of the other Counties within this Colony, at New-York, on the twentieth day of April instant, to choose Delegates to attend the Continental Congress, at Philadelphia, on the tenth day of May next.

And the same certified proceedings being now read and heard and accepted, and approved of by this Convention, are filed with the Secretary.

The Deputies for Suffolk County produced a Certificate, signed by Robert Hempsted, Chairman, at a meeting of the Committees from the different Towns in the County of Suffolk, held at the County Hall, on the sixth day of April instant, certifying that it was then and there unanimously voted and agreed, that Colonel William Floyd, Colonel Nathaniel Woodhull, Colonel Phineas Fanning, Thomas Tredwell, and John Sloss Hobart, Esquires, all now present, together with Thomas Wickham, Esquire, were then and there appointed Deputies, on the part and behalf of that County, to meet the Deputies of New-York and the other Counties within this Colony in a Provincial Convention at the City of New-York, on the 20th day of April instant, (as recommended in a Letter from the Chairman of the Committee in the said City,) there to unite with the other Deputies in appointing Delegates to attend the Continental Congress at Philadelphia or elsewhere, in May next. And thereby also farther certifying that the said Deputies were thereby empowered to unite with the other Deputies in Provincial Convention in entering into such Resolves, and giving such Instructions to the Delegates that shall be there chosen, as in their judgment shall tend to the preservation of the rights and liberties of America, and to restore harmony between Great Britain and the Colonies.

And the said certified proceedings and appointments being read and heard, and accepted by this Convention, are now filed with the Secretary.

The Convention then proceeded to make an Order, in the words following, to wit:

It having been reported that Mr. Isaac Low, who appears to have been elected one of the Deputies for the City and County of New-York and has not attended, does not intend to act in that capacity; and as the Convention are restrained in the appointment of Delegates to the persons of whom it is composed,

Ordered, That the Secretary wait upon Mr. Low, and request the favour of him to inform the Convention whether they are to consider him as one of their Members.

The Convention then adjourned to ten o’clock to-morrow morning.

Die Veneris, 10 hora, A. M., April 21, 1775.

The Convention assembled at the Exchange, in New-York, pursuant to adjournment, Present:

CITY AND COUNTY OF NEW-YORK.— Philip Livingston, Esq., President, John Alsop, James Duane, and John Jay, Esquires, and Colonel Leonard Lispenard, Messrs. Isaac Roosevelt, Alexander McDougall, Abraham Brasher, Francis Lewis, and Abraham Walton.

CITY AND COUNTY OF ALBANY.—Col. Philip Schuyler, Colonel Abraham Ten Broeck, and Abraham Yates, Jun., Esquire.

ULSTER COUNTY.— Charles De Witt, George Clinton, and Levy Pawling, Esquires.

ORANGE COUNTY.—Col. A. Hawkes Hay, Henry Wisner, Esquire, John Herring, Esquire, Messrs. Peter Clowes, and Israel Seely.

WESTCHESTER COUNTY— Col. Lewis Morris, Mr. Stephen Ward, Samuel Drake, Esquire, John Thomas, Jun., Esquire, Robert Graham, Esquire, and Major Philip Van Cortlandt.

DUTCHESS COUNTY.—Col. Morris Graham, Major Robert R. Livingston, Junior, and Egbert Benson, Esq.

KING’S COUNTY.— Simon Boerum, Esq., Captain Richard Stilwell, Messrs, Theodorus Polhemus, and John Vanderbilt.

SUFFOLK COUNTY.—Colonel William Floyd, Colonel Nathaniel Woodhull, Colonel Phineas Fanning, Thomas Tredwell, Esquire, and John Sloss Hobart, Esquire.

NEWTOWN, OYSTER BAY, FLUSHING, AND JAMAICA, IN QUEEN’S COUNTY.—Colonel Jacob Blackwell, Captain Zebulon Williams, Messrs. John Talman and Joseph Robinson.

Mr. John Talman, of Flushing in Queen’s County, produced to this Convention a Certificate, signed by John Rodman, Town Clerk, and by Mr. Stephen Van Wyck, certifying that, on the 4th day of April instant, after due notice had been given to the Freeholders of Flushing at an annual Town Meeting, it was proposed that a Deputy should be chosen to represent the said Town at a Provincial Convention, to be held at the City of New-York, on the 20th day of April instant. That after some debates the matter was put to vote, and that Mr. John Talman was, by a great majority, chosen their Deputy, to represent the said Town of Flushing in the said Provincial Convention.

Mr. Joseph Robinson produced to the Convention a Poll List of one hundred and seventy-six of the Freeholders of the Town of Jamaica in Queen’s County; eighty-two whereof, who, though a minority of the Freeholders of the said Town who polled on that occasion, have requested him to attend this Convention, and signify their willingness to acquiesce in the choice of the Deputies who attend this Convention for the purpose of electing Delegates to represent this Colony at the next Continental Congress.

Captain Zebulon Williams produced two Certificates, signed by forty-three of the Freeholders of the Town of Oyster Bay in Queen’s County, dated the 12th day of April instant, who, though a minority of the Freeholders who polled on that occasion, have thereby appointed him their Deputy, to attend this Convention and act on their behalf.

Colonel Jacob Blackwell produced to this Convention a Poll List of Freeholders of the Township of Newtown whereby it appears that one hundred Freeholders in the said Town (who were all that did poll on that occasion) have elected him their Deputy to attend this Convention.

The said Certificates and Poll List being read, heard, and considered,

Resolved, That the Convention allows Colonel Jacob Blackwell, Captain Zebulon Williams and Messrs. John Talman and Joseph Robinson to be present at its deliberations, and will take into consideration any advice they may offer.

Colonel Morris Graham, Major Robert R. Livingston, Junior, and Egbert Benson, Esquire, laid before the Convention a Certificate, signed by the respective Committees of the Precincts of Rumbout, Northeast Amenia and Rynbeck in the said County of Dutchess at a meeting held by them at Charlotte Precinct, in the said County, on the 14th day of April instant, certifying that they, the said Morris Graham, Robert R. Livingston, Junior, and Egbert Benson were elected Deputies to represent the said County in the Provincial Convention at the City of New-York, on the 20th day of April instant; or to represent the respective Precincts who had sent Committees to that meeting, as this Convention, from a state of facts to be laid before them, should determine.

The same gentlemen from Dutchess County then laid before the Convention the said state of facts, which are in the words following, to wit;

1st. That at a meeting in August last, held for the purpose of nominating Delegates to represent the County of Dutchess in the last Continental Congress, Committees attended from seven Precincts.

2d. That shortly after, a Committee was chosen in another Precinct, who approved of the proceedings of this meeting, and wrote to the Committee of Correspondence, informing them of the same,

3d. That at this meeting Messrs. Anthony Hoffman, John Van Ness and Egbert Benson were constituted a Standing Committee of Correspondence for the whole County, with directions to communicate to the other Committees whatever intelligence should, from time to time, be received, with a power to call a meeting of the other Committees, when they should think it expedient; and for that