now here will be ordered to the northward, and as some of their arms are out of repair, he wishes that Armourers may immediately be provided to put those arms which may require it into repair.

Ordered, That every Gunsmith in the City of New-York be requested to repair, with all possible despatch, any arms of the Troops from the Colony of Connecticut now here, which may be brought to them by the Quartermaster of the said Troops, or either of them, for that purpose.

Agreed and Ordered, That Colonel Holmes’s Regiment be the Fourth Regiment, and take rank accordingly.

The Congress then unanimously approved of James Holmes for Colonel, Philip Van Cortlandt for Lieutenant-Colonel, and Barnabas Tuthill for Major of the said Fourth Regiment.

Mr. President, at his request, has leave of absence till Monday next, and Mr. Lispenard is unanimously chosen President pro tem. Mr. Thomas Smith has leave of absence, to depart to-morrow evening. And Mr. Walton has leave of absence, to depart this evening, and to return early on Monday morning.

Mr. Thomas Smith, from the Committee appointed to treat with Robert Boyd and Henry Watkeys, reported the draught of an Article of Agreement in the following words, to wit:

Articles of Agreement made and concluded this . . . . day of June, 1775, between Henry Watkeys, of the City of New-York, Gunsmith, of the one part, and Leonard Lispenard, Richard Montgomerie, James Clinton, and Thomas Smith, Esquires, by order and on behalf of the Provincial Congress of the Colony of New-York, of the other part:

First. The said Henry Watkeys doth hereby agree to and with the said Leonard Lispenard, Richard Montgomerie, James Clinton, and Thomas Smith, that he, the said Henry Watkeys, shall and will use his utmost diligence to finish all the muskets (the barrels, ramrods, and bayonets being first provided by the Congress) in the following manner, to wit: The lock to be made agreeable to the lock now delivered to him, marked Grice, 1760; and the stock and mounting to be finished, and the musket barrel polished, agreeable to the musket now delivered to him, marked No. 20. And the said Henry Watkeys agrees to deliver the said muskets in small parcels, as they are finished, and complete the whole work with all possible despatch.

Second. The said Leonard Lispenard, Richard Montgomerie, James Clinton, and Thomas Smith, in behalf of the said Congress, doth agree to pay to the said Henry Watkeys, for every musket which he shall deliver, within six months, completely finished in manner aforesaid, the sum of two Pounds five Shillings, provided the number doth not exceed one thousand. And in order to enable the said Henry Watkeys to comply with this contract, it is agreed to advance to him the sum of fifty Pounds, which sum is to be accounted for out of money that may be due to him on the first parcel of muskets that shall be delivered by him. And it is understood by the parties, that the said Henry Watkeys is not to be entitled to the bounty offered by the Congress to encourage the making of muskets in this Colony, upon the muskets to be delivered by virtue of this contract.

Ordered, That Colonel Clinton, Colonel McDougall, Mr. Brasher, Colonel Woodhull, Colonel Tusteen, Colonel Van Cortlandt, Colonel Van Rensselaer, Col. Blackwell, Capt. Platt, Mr. Christopher Yates, Col. Cortelyou, Mr. Vanderbilt, and Major Williams, be a Committee to form and determine the rank of the Captains and Inferiour Officers in each Regiment, and of the Captains and Inferiour Officers of the several Regiments.

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

Die Saturnii, 9 ho. A. M., July 1, 1775.

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

For the City and County of New-York.—Leonard Lispenard, President pro tem.; Isaac Low, Alexander McDougall, Abraham Walton, Abraham Brasher, Isaac Roosevelt, John De Lancey, Samuel Verplanck, Richard Yates, Benjamin Kissam, John Morin Scott.

For the City and County of Albany.—Abraham Yates, Peter Silvester, Robert Van Rensselaer, Francis Nicoll.

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

For Ulster County.—Johannes Hardenbergh, James Clinton, John Nicholson.

For Orange County.—Michael Jackson, Benj. Tusteen.

For Suffolk County.—Nathaniel Woodhull, John Sloss Hobart, John Foster, Thomas Wickham.

For Westchester County.—Lewis Graham, James Van Cortlandt, William Paulding.

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

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

For Queen’s County.— Jacob Blackwell, Samuel Townshend, Richard Thorne.

For Tryon County.—Christ. P. Yates and John Marlett.

For Cumberland County.—Paul Spooner, Wm. Williams.

A Letter from the Honourable John Hancock, Esquire, President of the Continental Congress, dated Philadelphia, June 24, 1775, was read, and filed.

The Resolves mentioned and enclosed in the foregoing Letter, were also read.

Another Letter from the President of the Continental Congress, dated Philadelphia, June 27, 1775, was read.

The List of Officers mentioned and enclosed in the above Letters, was also read.

A Letter from Edward Flemming, Esq., signifying to this Congress his reasons for declining to accept of a commission appointing him Lieutenant-Colonel in the Regiment whereof James Clinton, Esq., is Colonel, and raised for the defence of American liberty.

Ordered, That Colonel McDougall, Mr. Scott, and Colonel Clinton, be a Committee to meet and confer with Messrs. Ethan Allen and Seth Warner, and report the same with all convenient speed.

Mr. Glenn has leave of absence to go home, and return as soon as he conveniently can.

The Congress adjourned to four o’clock, P. M., on Monday next.

Die Lunae, 4to ho. P. M., July 3, 1775.

The Congress met pursuant to adjournment. Present:

Leonard Lispenard, Esq., President pro tempore.

A Letter from the New-York Delegates at the Continental Congress, dated Philadelphia, June 30, 1775, was read.

Mr. Pye offered to go to Dobbs’ s Ferry to take care of the Powder mentioned in the Letter from the New-York Delegates; and thereupon, an order was signed by the President pro tempore, and delivered to Mr. Pye as the bearer, directing the person or persons who shall have the said Powder, to deliver it to Mr. Pye, taking his receipt for the same; and also another order was made, signed as aforesaid and delivered to Mr. Pye, directing him to deliver the said fifty quarter casks, of Powder to such person or master of a sloop as may have an order from this Congress for that purpose.

A draught of a Letter to the Committee of the City of Albany, concerning the said fifty quarter casks of Powder, was read and approved of, and is in the words following, to wit:

In Provincial Congress, New-York, July 3, 1775.

GENTLEMEN: You will receive by the bearer fifty quarter casks of Gunpowder, sent from Philadelphia by the Continental Congress, for the use of the forts at Crown Point and Ticonderoga. You are sensible of the necessity of forwarding it with all possible despatch and safety, and will doubtless duly attend to a matter of so much importance. We are, gentlemen, your humble servants.

By order of the Provincial Congress.

To Samuel Stringer, Esq., Chairman of the Committee at Albany.

Ordered, That a copy thereof be engrossed, signed by the President pro tempore, and delivered to the Albany