Hamilton Jackson as a Second Lieutenant in Daniel Denton’s Company, was read, and filed.

The Congress approves of the recommendation of George Hamilton Jackson as a Second Lieutenant.

Ordered, That a Warrant be made for him as soon as the other Warrant issued for the gentleman who has resigned is returned to the Secretaries.

A Letter from John Hancock, Esquire, received this day, was read, and is in the words following, to wit:

“Philadelphia, July 19, 1775.

“SIR: Enclosed is the commission to be filled up with the name of the gentleman whom your Congress shall please to appoint to the department of Deputy Adjutant-General or Brigade-Major, referred to in mine of yesterday. I beg you to forward by express the letter I yesterday enclosed for General Schuyler. I am, Sir, your most obedient servant,

JOHN HANCOCK, President.

“Hon. Peter V. B. Livingston.”

The Letter from John Hancock, Esquire, of the 17th instant, received by the Committee of Safety, was also read, and the blank Commission contained in Mr. Hancock’s Letter of the 19th instant, was also read.

A Letter from the New-York Delegates at Philadelphia, was read.

After some time spent in deliberating of a proper person to be appointed Deputy Adjutant-General or Brigade-Major, the Congress agreed to defer the appointment for further consideration.

The Committee of Safety for the Colony of New-York, during the recess of this Congress, delivered in a Report of their proceedings. The Congress proceeded to hear a part of the said Report and the proceedings of the said Committee on the 11th July. The Congress ordered that the respective Letters of William Duer, Esquire, and of William Marsh and Joseph Rose, received by the Committee of Safety on the 11th July, lie on the table for the perusal of the members of this Congress.

The Congress then adjourned to five o’clock, P.M.

Five o’clock, P. M., July 26, 1775.

Congress met pursuant to adjournment. Present:

Peter Van Brugh Livingston, Esq., President.

For the CITY and COUNTY of NEW-YORK: Isaac Low, Alex. McDougall, Joseph Hallett, Abraham Brasher, James Beekman, Richard Yates, David Clarkson, Benjamin Kissam, John Marston, Isaac Sears, Samuel Verplanck.

For DUTCHESS COUNTY: Anthony Hoffman, Gilbert Livingston, Melancton Smith, Nathaniel Sackett, Jonathan Landon.

For ULSTER COUNTY: Egbert Dumond, Christ. Tappen.

For SUFFOLK COUNTY: Thomas Tredwell, Ezra L’Hommedieu, John Foster.

For WESTCHESTER COUNTY: Gouverneur Morris, Lewis Graham, James Van Cortlandt, Philip Cortlandt, James Holmes, John Thomas, Joseph Drake.

For KING’S COUNTY: Theodorus Polhemus, John Vanderbilt.

For RICHMOND COUNTY: Paul Micheau, Aaron Cortelyou, John Journey.

For QUEEN’S COUNTY: Jacob Blackwell, Jonathan Lawrence, Zebulon Williams, Samuel Townshend, Joseph French, Joseph Robinson, Nathaniel Tom, Richard Thorne.

For CHARLOTTE COUNTY: David Watkins.

For TRYON COUNTY: John Marlett.

The Petition of John Fisher, Saddler, was read, and filed.

The Certificate of Doctor John Jones and Dr. Samuel Bard, bearing date yesterday, certifying that they have examined Philip Henning respecting his qualifications to practise Physick and Surgery, and that they find him very deficient in his knowledge of them both, was read and filed.

A Certificate of Brigadier-General Montgomerie, certifying that Samuel Dyckman had delivered to him at Albany the despatches for Major-General Schuyler, on the 23d instant, was read, and delivered to the President.

A Return from Lieutenant David Palmer, bearing date this day, was read and filed; whereby it appears that he has enlisted twenty-three Volunteers, and waits for further orders.

The Congress took into consideration the Report of the Committee on the subject of the Post-Office, which was read.

The Memorial of Ebenezer Hazard, of the 13th of June, ultimo; two Letters from Gurdon Saltonstall, one bearing date the 22d of June, and the other the 3d of July; the Letter of Ebenezer Hazard of the 25th instant; and the Memorial of John Holt, of the 16th of June, ultimo, were severally read and considered. Thereupon a question arose, whether this Congress will recommend any person to the office of Postmaster at New-York, or submit the appointment of the person to the Continental Congress without such recommendation; and the question being put, it was carried in the affirmative, (to wit, this Congress will recommend,) in manner following, to wit:

The Members for the City and County of Albany, and County of Cumberland, are not yet arrived; several Members of the County of Ulster being absent on business by order of this Congress, and the City and County of New-York, and Counties of Orange and King’s, not having a majority of their Members now present, were respectively unable to vote on the above question.

The question was then put, whether Mr. Ebenezer Hazard, of the City of New-York, Bookseller, or Mr. John Holt, of the said City, Printer, should be the person to be recommended for Postmaster at New-York; and it was carried in favour of Mr. Ebenezer Hazard, in the manner following, to wit;

Resolved, therefore, That Mr. Ebenezer Hazard be recommended as a most fit and proper person to be Postmaster and keep the Post-Office at the City of New-York; and ordered that a Letter for that purpose be wrote to the Delegates of this Colony at the Continental Congress, and transmitted immediately, with the original Papers on that subject now before this Congress, and copies of our votes on this subject.

The City and County of Albany, and the Counties of Cumberland, Ulster, Orange, and King’s, could not vote on the last question, for the reasons respectively assigned for their not voting on the next preceding question.

A draught of a Letter to the New-York Delegates on the subject of a Post-Office, was read, and approved of, and is in the words following, to wit:

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

GENTLEMEN: We enclose you the Report of our Committee on the subject of the Post-Office, with the sundry papers which remained before us, and the votes of our House this evening on that subject.

We are sorry that, by occasion of our late adjournment, and of sundry matters more immediately pressing before the adjournment, this matter has been so long delayed with us.

We beg leave to recommend Mr. Ebenezer Hazard as a most careful, fit, and proper person be Postmaster at New-York, and hope the Continental Congress may appoint him.

We conceive our present Eastern Riders proceed too far to the eastward. General Schuyler some time ago mentioned to us the necessity of having Couriers from hence to Albany or Ticonderoga. We are frequently obliged to send messengers to Albany, which a regular post to the northward would often prevent. We submit the necessity and utility of Northern Post Riders or Couriers