Resolved, That this Congress do most earnestly recommend it to all persons whatsoever not to commit any hostilities against the people of that country; and do hereby declare to the world, that we do consider every such step as infamous, and highly inimical to all the American Colonies.

Ordered, That the above Resolution be published.

Whereas, this Congress has resolved to comply with the direction of the Continental Congress respecting the Cannon and Stores at Ticonderoga, and the other matters recommended in their Order of the 18th of May instant, and wrote a Letter to the Governour and Company of the Colony of Connecticut, on that subject:

Resolved, That it is necessary that a Letter on the same subject be wrote to the Colony of Massachusetts-Bay, and a like Letter to the Colony of New-Hampshire; and

Ordered, That the Committee who drew and reported the draught of a Letter to the Governour and Company of the Colony of Connecticut, be a Committee to prepare a draught of a Letter to the Colony of Massachusetts-Bay, and a draught of a like Letter to the Colony of New-Hampshire; and that they proceed to prepare and report such draughts immediately.

Mr. Scott moved, and was seconded by Thomas Smith, Esq., in the words following, to wit:

As this Colony has not as yet given that publick testimony of their entire and cordial accession to the confederacy of the Colonies on this Continent, which has been given by the other Colonies in their express approbation of the proceedings of the last Continental Congress, I move that it be Resolved, That this Congress do fully approve of the proceedings of the said Congress.

Debates arose on the said motion, and it was thereupon deferred for further consideration.

A Letter to the President from the Committee of the Precinct of Mamacoting, in Ulster County, signed by John Young, their Chairman, informing that they had chosen a Committee, and signed the Association, and containing some matters on the subject of Militia Officers, and other things local to them, was read and filed.

The Congress adjourned to nine o’clock, to-morrow morning.

Friday, 9 ho. A. M., May 26, 1775.

The Congress met pursuant to adjournment, and opened with prayers by the Rev. Dr. Auchmuty. Present:

For the City and County of New-York.—Peter Van Brugh Livingston, Esquire, President; Isaac Low, Alexander McDougall, Leonard Lispenard, Joseph Hallet, Abraham Walton, Abraham Brasher, Isaac Roosevelt, John De Lancey, Jas. Beekman, Samuel Verplanck, Richard Yates, David Clarkson, Thomas Smith, Benjamin Kissam, John Morin Scott, John Van Cortlandt, Jacobus Van Zandt, and John Marston.

For the City and County of Albany.—Volkert P. Douw, Esq., Vice-President; Robert Yates, Abraham Yates, Jacob Cuyler, Peter Silvester, Dirck Swart, Walter Livingston, Robert Van Rensselaer, Henry Glenn, Abraham Ten Broeck, and Francis Nicoll.

For Dutchess County.—Anthony Hoffman, Zephaniah Platt, Richard Montgomerie, Gilbert Livingston, Jonathan Landon, Melancton Smith, and Nathaniel Sackett.

For Ulster County.—Colonel Johannes Hardenbergh, Col. James Clinton, Egbert Dumond, Christopher Tappen, John Nicholson, and Jacob Hornbeck.

For Orange County.—John Coe, David Pye, Peter Clowes, William Allison, Abraham Lent, and John Herring.

For Suffolk County.—Colonel Nathaniel Woodhull, John Sloss Hobart, Thomas Tredwell, John Foster, Ezra L’Hommedieu, Thomas Wickham, and Selah Strong.

For Westchester County.—Gouverneur Morris, Lewis Graham, James Van Cortlandt, Stephen Ward, Joseph Drake, Philip Van Cortlandt, David Dayton, John Thomas, Junior, and William Paulding.

For King’s County.—Henry Williams, Jeremiah Remsen, Theo. Polhemus, John Leffertse, and John Vanderbilt.

For Richmond County.—Paul Micheau, Aaron Cortelyou, and Richard Conner.

For Queen’s County.—Colonel Jacob Blackwell, Jonathan Lawrence, Zebulon Williams, Samuel Townshend, Joseph Robinson, and Nathaniel Tom.

For Charlotte County.—John Williams, William Marsh.

Captain Asa Douglass, by a message in writing, directed and delivered to the President, requested to be admitted to the Congress, to communicate a matter of some moment.

Ordered, That the Doorkeeper desire Mr. Douglass to attend.

Mr. Abraham Yates moved, and was seconded by Col. Woodhull, in the words following, to wit:

As hostile measures have been carried on in the neighbourhood of Canada, I move that a Committee be appointed to draw up a Letter or Address, in order to convince the Canadians that nothing hostile is intended against their persons, liberty, or property.

And the same being unanimously agreed to,

Ordered, That Mr. Morris, Mr. Scott, Mr. Smith, Mr. Kissam, Mr. Hobart, Mr. Robert Yates, Mr. McDougall, and Mr. Clarkson, be a Standing Committee of Correspondence; that the subject-matter of the last motion be referred to that Committee, and that they prepare a draught for the purpose above-mentioned, and report the same with all convenient speed.

Captain Asa Douglass attending at the door, was called in and heard; and Messrs. Lewis Graham, Walter Livingston, Joseph Robinson, and Henry Williams, are appointed a Committee to receive such further information from the said Asa Douglass as he may have to communicate, and to know what he expects of this Congress, and report the same to this Congress.

Mr. Clarkson, Chairman of the Committee appointed yesterday for that purpose, reported a draught of a Letter to the Committee of Safety for the Colony of the Massachusetts-Bay, and to the Committee of Correspondence for the Colony of New-Hampshire; and the same being read and approved of, is in the words following, to wit:

In Provincial Congress, New-York, May 26, 1775.

BRETHREN: Having received a minute of the Grand Continental Congress, of which we send you a copy herewith, we wrote a letter to the Governour and Company of the Colony of Connecticut, of which we also send you a copy. We do not doubt of your ready concurrence in the measures recommended by that august body, in which we do entirely acquiesce.

We pray you to act on this occasion with prudence and expedition, especially as we have received intimation from our brethren in Connecticut, that they cannot send a sufficient force for the purposes mentioned to them in our letter; and we beg leave to assure you that we are, affectionately, your friends and brethren in the generous cause of freedom.

We are, gentlemen, your humble servants.

To Joseph Warren, Esq., and others, the Committee of Safety for the Colony of Massachusetts-Bay.

A copy of the above to the Committee of Correspondence for the Colony of New-Hampshire.

Ordered, That two copies of the said Letter be engrossed, signed by the President, and transmitted with all convenient speed; one directed to Joseph Warren, Esq., and others, the Committee of Safety for the Colony of Massachusetts-Bay; and the other to the Committee of Correspondence for the Colony of New-Hampshire.

Benjamin Kissam, Esq., dissented from the said Letters.

Ordered, That Mr. Low, Mr. Franklin, Mr. McDougall, Mr. Morris, Mr. Verplanck, Mr. Richard Yates, Colonel Ten Broeck, Mr. Tappen, Colonel Hoffman, Mr. L’Hommedieu, and Mr. Foster, be a Committee to take into consideration the expediency of emitting a Continental Paper Currency, and to make report thereon with all convenient speed.

A Letter to the Delegates representing this Colony in the Grand Continental Congress, was prepared, read, and approved of, and is in the words following, to wit:

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