would be extremely happy to know that your body had taken into their serious consideration the several circumstances of the associated Colonies, and that they in their Wisdom had assigned the several quotas of men and money to each. This information will guide our deliberations to a proper object, for the want of which our present attention is distracted by the uncertainty of what shall be determined with respect to this Colony.

We have the honour to be, Gentlemen, with great respect, your most obedient and humble servants.

To the New-York Delegates at the Continental Congress at Philadelphia.

Ordered, That a copy of this Letter be engrossed and signed by the President, and transmitted (with copies of all the despatches received this day) to the Delegates representing this Colony at the Continental Congress, by a messenger for that purpose.

A draught of a Letter to the Sub-Committee of the City and County of Albany, was read and approved of, and is in the words following, to wit:

In Provincial Congress at New-York, June 1, 1775.

GENTLEMEN: Agreeable to the minute of the Grand Congress, we (being unable, as you know, to garrison Ticonderoga, Crown Point, or Fort George made application to the Eastern Colonies for their assistance. In our letter to Governour Trumbull, of Connecticut, we desired him to order Troops on that service, and informed him that it is our intention that the commanding officer of those Troops should be the commander of the forts by them garrisoned. We moreover requested him to give orders to such officer to use great diligence to prevent any inroads into Canada.

This morning we have received his Honour’s and the Assembly’s answer, of which we send you a copy. You will find that one thousand men are already on their way to the frontier country. Their commanding officer is Colonel Hinman, wherefore we beg you will inform all persons in that part of the country of his appointment. We have at present no powder in this City, nor can we possibly tell you when we shall have any. The reason of this uncertainty is, that the British Ministry have taken measures to prevent supplies of powder from coming to America from any part of Europe. But you will easily see that though such attempts may delay, they cannot prevent us from getting some; Should the Indians again mention their uneasiness on the subject of powder, it will, as we conceive, be proper to mention to them the endeavours of Great Britain to hinder both them and us from obtaining any. We have received your despatches of the twenty-sixth ultimo, and already forwarded copies to the Grand Congress.

We are, Gentlemen, your most obedient humble servants. To Doctor Samuel Stringer, Chairman of the Sub-Committee of the City and County of Albany.

Ordered, That a copy of the said Letter to the Sub-Committee at Albany be engrossed, signed by the President, and transmitted with all convenient despatch.

Mr. Low delivered a Petition of Captain Samuel Tudor, on behalf of himself and the Independent Company of Artillery in the City of New-York, setting forth that they have not any Carriages for such Cannon as they have pitched on to use until brass Field-Pieces be provided, and that they are destitute of Ammunition.

Ordered, That Mr. Samuel Tudor be desired to provide Carriages Rammers and Spunges, and such other things as are necessary for four Guns, for training his Company.

Mr. Kissam, with leave of the Congress, withdrew his Motion of the thirtieth of May instant, in order to amend the same.

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

Die Veneris, 9 ho. A. M., June 2, 1775.

The Congress met pursuant to adjournment. Opened with prayers by the Rev. Mr. Mason.   Present:

For the City and County of New-York.—Peter Van Brugh Livingston, Esq., President; Isaac Low, Alexander McDougall, Leonard Lispenard, Joseph Hallett, Abraham Walton, Abraham Brasher, Isaac Roosevelt, John De Lancey, James Beekman, Samuel Verplanck, 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, Francis Nicoll.

For Dutchess County.—Dirck Brinckerhoff Anthony Hoffman, Zephaniah Platt, Richard Montgomerie, Ephraim Payne, Gilbert Livingston, Jonathan Landon, Gysbert Schenck, Melancton Smith, and Nathaniel Sacked.

For Ulster County.—Col. Johannes Hardenbergh, John Nicholson, Jacob Hornbeck.

For Orange County.—David Pye, Peter Clowes, William Allison, Abraham Lent, and Jeremiah Clarke.

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

For Westchester County.—Gouverneur Morris, Lewis Graham, James Van Cortlandt, Stephen Ward, Philip Van Cortlandt, Robert Graham, William Paulding.

For King’s County.—Henry Williams, Jeremiah Remsen, Theodorus Polhemus, Nicholas Covenhoven, John Vanderbilt.

For Richmond County.—Paul Micheau, John Journey, Aaron Cortelyou, Richard Conner, Richard Lawrence.

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

For Charlotte County.—John Williams, William Marsh.

Mr. Jeremiah Clarke, from Cornwall Precinct, Orange County, produced a Certificate signed by Jesse Woodhull, Esq., Chairman of a meeting of the Freeholders of Cornwall, in Orange County, whereby it appears that Israel Seely, Jesse Woodhull, Esquire and Jeremiah Clarke, are chosen and appointed Deputies for that Precinct, to represent them in this Provincial Congress as part of the representation of the County of Orange. The said Certificate was read and filed.

Ordered, That Mr. Clarke take his seat.

A Letter from the Delegates representing this Colony in the Continental Congress, bearing date on the thirteenth day of May ultimo, was read.

Jacob Shafer, who was sent a messenger to Philadelphia, delivered in an account of his disbursements, amounting to four pounds ten shillings four pence.

Ordered, That the President pay to the said Jacob Shafer, for his disbursements and time, six pounds eight shillings.

The Committee of Correspondence, according to order, brought in and reported a draft of a Letter to the People of Canada, both in French and English, which drafts were read and approved of.

Ordered, That fifteen hundred copies of the said Letters be printed in French, and five hundred copies; in English, with the name of the President printed to each of them, and that they be transmitted to be distributed among the People of Canada with all possible despatch.

Ordered, That Mr. Clarkson wait upon Abraham Lott, Esq., Treasurer of this Colony, and obtain from him, on loan, any such sum of Money as he may be able to lend out of the Colony Treasury, that the same may be applied towards the present exigences of the Colnny; and Mr. Clarkson, for the present, give his Note to the Treasurer, to be accountable to him for such sum as he may receive, until farther security shall be given for the same.

Mr.Clarkson returned, and reported that he had obtained Two Hundred Pounds from the Treasurer, upon his own Note given for that sum.

Ordered, That Mr. Clarkson pay the said Two Hundred Pounds to Dirck Swart, and take his receipt for the same; and

Resolved, That all the Members of this Congress do agree to be responsible to Mr. David Clarkson for their several proportions of the said Two Hundred Pounds, until Mr. Clarkson shall be repaid or otherwise secured for the same.