Ordered, That a copy thereof be engrossed, signed by the President, and delivered to Mr. McDougall, to be forwarded.

This Congress then resumed the consideration of the case of Robert and John Murray; and the Memorial of Robert and John Murray, on the subject of their breach of the Association of the late Continental Congress, and the several papers annexed to it, whereby they pray to be restored to their former commercial privileges, being read, on a reference thereof to us by the Continental Congress; and it appearing that they, the said Robert and John Murray, have published a printed handbill expressing their contrition for their said offence, and their resolution for the future strictly to adhere to the said Association, and to the further orders of the Continental Congress, the Provincial Congress of this Colony, and the General Committee of Association for this City and County, with a saving for the said Robert, (who is one of the people called Quakers,) as to his religious principles; and they having voluntarily paid the expenses that accrued for boat-hire, and otherwise, in the attendance of the Committee of Observation, for the purpose of preventing any goods from being landed from on board the said ship Beulah; and they having also, by letter under their hands, requested the Committee of Elizabethtown, in New-Jersey, to keep in their custody, at the cost and risk of them, the said Robert and John Murray, the several goods by them landed from on board the said ship, contrary to the said Association, until two vessels shall arrive from London with goods into this Colony, after a general importation from Great Britain to the Colonies shall take place:

Resolved, therefore, That the said Robert and John Murray shall be, and they are hereby fully restored to their commercial privileges, and declared to be entitled to the forgiveness of the publick.

Ordered, That Robert and John Murray may have a copy of this Resolve.

Colonel Clinton and Mr. Tappen, who were a Committee to examine the banks of Hudson’s River through the Highlands, and report the most proper place for erecting one or more fortifications, and an estimate of the expense of erecting the same, delivered in their Report, with a Map or Plan of the said River through the Highlands; which Report was read.

Ordered, That the said Report lay for the perusal and farther consideration of the Members of this Congress; and that a copy of the said Report, and of the said Map or plan of Hudson’s River, together with a Letter on that subject to accompany the same, be forwarded to the Delegates from this Colony at the Continental Congress; and that Colonel Clinton and Mr. Tappen a Committee to prepare and report a draught of such Letter.

Mr. Abraham Brasher, from the Committee appointed to report an estimate of articles necessary to complete three thousand effective men, including officers, delivered in their Report and Estimate; which was read.

Ordered, That the same remain for farther consideration.

This Congress having this morning received intimation that Provisions were lading on board of a vessel, whereof one Coffin is master, for the use of the Army and Navy at Boston, a draught of a Letter to the Delegates from this Colony at the Continental Congress, on that subject, being prepared, was read and approved of.

Ordered, That a copy thereof be engrossed, signed by the President, and sent by the first conveyance.

The Congress adjourned to four o’clock next Monday afternoon.

Die Lunae, 4to ho. P. M., Monday, June 12, 1775.

The Congress met pursuant to adjournment.      Present:

For the City and County of New-York.—Peter Van Brugh Livingston, Esq., President; Isaac Low, Alexander McDougall, Joseph Hallett, Abraham Walton, Abraham Brasher, Isaac Roosevelt, James Beekman, Samuel Verplanck, Richard Yates, Thomas Smith, John Morin Scott, Jacobus Van Zandt, and Isaac Sears.

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

For Dutchess County.—Dirck Brinckerhoff, Anthony Hoffman, Zephaniah Platt, Ephraim Payne, Gilbert Livingston, Melancton Smith, and Nathaniel Sackett.

For Ulster County.—James Clinton, Christopher Tappen, and John Nicholson.

For Orange County.—David Pye, Benjamin Tusteen, Abraham Lent, and Jeremiah Clarke.

For Suffolk County.—Thomas Tredwell.

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

For Westchester County.—Joseph Drake, James Holmes, and Robert Graham.

For Richmond County.—Paul Micheau, John Journey, Aaron Cortelyou, Rich’d Conner, and Rich’d Lawrence.

For Queen’s County.—Samuel Townshend and Joseph Robinson.

For Charlotte County.—John Williams, William Marsh.

The President informed this Congress that he had received a Letter from the New-York Delegates at the Continental Congress, the contents and subject-matter whereof ought to be kept a profound secret. And the said Letter being read, is in the words following, to wit:

“Philadelphia, June 10, 1775.

“GENTLEMEN: We are now to acknowledge the honour of your despatches of the 7th instant. We have long foreseen the difficulties you must be reduced to for want of money. They will not be lessened by the resolution of the Congress of yesterday, recommending it to you to procure and forward five thousand barrels of flour for the use of the Army at Boston. We communicated the paragraph of your letter, in which you complain that unless the Congress shall make some speedy order with relation to the levying of money, it will be impossible for you to comply with their farther requests. They, however, seem persuaded that their vote of credit, which accompanies the order for the supply, will remove every obstruction; and relying on your zeal for the common cause, they hope you will be able to throw in this provision, which we are apprehensive will soon become highly necessary. We may venture to hint to you, that the emission of paper money will be discussed on Monday, and we expect, in the course of next week, to be able to present you with a determination of this important business, which will free us from much anxiety. We shall not fail to attend to what you suggest concerning the Indians. This is an object to our Colony of the highest moment, and we hope, in due time, it will be considered by the Congress. We think the Indians will not be disposed to engage in this unhappy quarrel, unless deceived and deluded by misrepresentations; and this, with vigilance and care on our part, can be prevented; as one step towards it, which we much applaud, are the assurances you have given the Superintendent of his safety. From the temper and customs of the Indians, they would illy brook the extinguishing of their council fire; and had it been damped by any violence to Colonel Johnson’s person or property, they must have been alarmed, and very probably excited to extremities.

“It is much to be lamented that we are still destitute of ammunition. The Government of Connecticut have been more provident, or more fortunate, and will be able to supply the forces at Ticonderoga with powder.

“We commend your caution in addressing two letters to us upon the subject of General Officers to command our Troops. What we wrote to you was in the character of your own immediate Delegates, and with a view to discover the sense of our Colony, that we might, when this matter came to be debated in Congress, be fortified with your opinion and arguments, which having obtained, we shall, to the utmost of our power, enforce your recommendations.

“Your remarks on the resolution of the Continental Congress relative to the taking post at King’s Bridge, appears to us to be conclusive. We shall, however, lay them before our body, as soon as the other important matters under consideration are determined.

“To the Provincial Congress at New-York.”