Upon motion, Resolved, That no Bill of Exchange, Draft, or Order of any Officer in the Army or Navy, their Agents or Contractors, be received or negotiated, or any Money supplied to them by any person in America.

That no Provisions or necessaries of any kind be furnished or supplied to, or for the use of, the British Army or Navy, in the Colony of Massachusetts-Bay; and

That no Vessel employed in transporting British Troops to America, or from one part of North America to another, or warlike Stores or Provisions for said Troops, be freighted or furnished with Provisions or any necessaries, until further orders from this Congress.

Ordered, That the above Resolves be immediately published.

Resolved, That this Congress will, to-morrow, resolve itself into a Committee of the Whole, to take into their farther consideration the state of America.

Adjourned till to-morrow, at nine o’clock.

Saturday, June 3, 1775.

The Congress met according to adjournment.

A Letter from the Provincial Convention of New-York, together with sundry Letters and papers enclosed, from Albany, were laid before the Congress and read.

Ordered, To lie on the table.

Upon motion,

Resolved, That a Committee of five persons be chosen to take into consideration the Letter from the Convention of Massachusetts-Bay, dated 16th of May, and report to this Congress what in their opinion is the proper advice to be given to that Convention.

The following persons were chosen by ballot, to compose that Committee, viz: Mr. John Rutledge, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Jay, Mr. Wilson, and Mr. Lee.

Upon motion,

Resolved, That a Committee be appointed for the purpose of borrowing the sum of Six Thousand Pounds, for the use of America; for the repayment of which, with interest, the Congress will make full and ample provision: And that the said Committee apply the said sum of Money to the purchase of Gunpowder for the use of the Continental Army.

That the Delegates for Pennsylvania compose said Committee, with power as well to borrow the Money as to apply it to the purpose intended.

Resolved, That a Committee of five be appointed to draught a Petition to the King.

That a Committee be appointed to report an Address to the Inhabitants of Great Britain.

Also, a Committee to report an Address to the People of Ireland.

Also, a Committee to draught a Letter to the Inhabitants of Jamaica.

That the three last Committees consist each of three.

That a Committee be appointed to bring in an estimate of the Money necessary to be raised. That this Committee consist of five persons.

That the Committee to report a Petition to the King, be Mr. Dickinson, Mr. Johnson, Mr. J. Rutledge, Mr. Jay, and Mr. Franklin.

That the Committee to report an Address to the Inhabitants of Great Britain, be Mr. Lee, Mr. R. R. Livingston, and Mr. Pendleton.

That Mr. Duane, Mr. Wm. Livingston, Mr. S. Adams, and Mr. J. Adams, be the Committee to report an Address to the People of Ireland.

That Mr. Hooper, Mr. Wilson, and Mr. Lynch, be a Committee to draught a Letter to the Inhabitants of Jamaica.

That Mr. Washington, Mr. Schuyler, Mr. Deane, Mr. Cushing, and Mr. Hewes, be a Committee to bring in an estimate of the Money necessary to be raised.

Resolved That this Congress will, on Monday, resolve itself into a Committee of the Whole, to take into their farther consideration the state of America.

Adjourned till Monday at nine o’clock.

Monday, June 5, 1775.

A number of the Members met according to adjournment, but several of the Colonies not being represented, the President adjourned the Congress till to-morrow at nine o’clock.

Tuesday, June 6, 1775.

The Congress met according to adjournment; but the several Committees not being ready to report, adjourned till to-morrow, at nine o’clock.

Wednesday, June 7, 1775.

The Congress met according to adjournment.

The Committee appointed to make an estimate of the Money necessary to be raised, brought in a Report, which was read, and referred to the Committee of the Whole.

On motion, Resolved, That Thursday, the 20th of July next, be observed throughout the twelve United Colonies, as a day of Humiliation, Fasting and Prayer; and that Mr. Hooper, Mr. J. Adams, and Mr. Paine, be a Committee to bring in a Resolve for that purpose.

The Committee appointed to prepare advice in answer to the Letter from the Convention of Massachusetts-Bay, dated 16th of May, &c., brought in their Report, which was read, and ordered to lie on the table.

The Congress, agreeable to the Order of the Day, resolved themselves into a Committee of the Whole, to take into their farther consideration the state of America. After some time spent therein, the President resumed the chair, and Mr. Ward reported from the Committee, that they had proceeded in the business referred to them, but not having come to a conclusion, desired him to move for leave to sit again.

Resolved, That this Congress will, to-morrow, again resolve themselves into a Committee of the Whole, to take into their farther consideration the state of America; and that this be a standing order till the business is completed.

Adjourned till to-morrow, at nine o’clock.

Thursday, June 8, 1775.

The Congress met according to adjournment.

The Congress being informed that a Major Skene, with some other officers, were arrived last evening in a vessknel from London, and were, with their papers, now in custody of the Troops of this City; that the said Major Skene has latety been appointed Governour of the Forts of Ticonderoga and Crown Point; that one of the officers, a Lieutenant, has commission in the Regular Troops in the Province of Quebeck; and moreover, that the said Skene had declared he has authority to raise a regiment in America; from all this, apprehending that the said Skene is a dangerous partisan of Administration, and that his papers may contain intelligence of Ministerial designs against America, very important to be known,

Resolved, That a Committee be appointed to examine, in the presence of said Skene and the Lieutenant, all the papers in their possession.

That the Committee consist of Mr. J. Adams, Mr. Deane, and Mr. Mifflin.

That the said Committee be upon honour to conceal whatever of a private nature may come to their knowledge by such examination; and that they communicate to this Congress whatever may relate to the present dispute between Great Britain and America.

The Congress then resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole, to take into their farther consideration the state of America. Alter some time spent therein, the President resumed the chair, and Mr. Ward reported from the Committee, that not having yet completed the business referred to them, desired him to move for leave to sit again.

Resolved, That this Congress will, to-morrow, again resolve itself into a Committee of the Whole, to take into their farther consideration the state of America.

Resolved, That the consideration of the Report of the Committee, which yesterday was ordered to lie on the table, be taken up as the first business to-morrow morning.

Adjourned till to-morrow, at nine o’clock.

Friday, June 9, 1775.

The Congress met according to adjournment.

The Report of the Committee on the Letter from the Convention of Massachusetts-Bay, being again read, the Congress came to the following Resolution: