No. 24. Begins at Abraham Parcell’s corner house, and so along Queen Street to the corner house fronting the main road; from thence up the main road to the corner house of John Low, at the upper end of James Street, to the corner house of Robert Lacky; and so up Rutgers Street to the place of beginning.

Ordered, That an election be held in each of said Beats for the choice of one Captain, two Lieutenants, one Ensign, four Sergeants, four Corporals, one Clerk, one Drummer, and one Fifer, on Tuesday, the 29th day of August instant, at ten o’clock in the forenoon, at such place in each Beat as the Committees who shall be appointed to preside at the said election shall nominate.

Ordered, That Thomas Randall and Frederick Jay preside at said election in Beat in No. 1; Nicholas Bogart and Jacob Van Voorhies in No. 2; William W. Gilbert and Robert Ray in No. 3; John White and John Anthony in No. 4; Abraham Duryee and Abraham P. Lott in No. 5; John Lasher and Nicholas Hoffman in No. 6; William Denning and Abraham Brinkerhoff in No. 7; William W. Ludlow and Peter Goelet in No. 8; George Janeway and Lancaster Burling in No. 9; Eleazer Miller and John Broome in No. 10; Daniel Dunscomb and Evert Banker in No. 11; Cornelius P. Low and John Reade in No. 12; William Bedlow and Francis Bassett in No. 13; Victor Bicker and Hercules Mulligan in No. 14; John Imlay and Gerardus Duyckinck in No. 15; John Berrian, David Beekman and Augustus Van Horne in No. 16; Joseph Totten and John B. Moore in No. 17; Petrus Byvanck and William Walton in No. 18; Theophilus Anthony and James Desbrosses in No. 19; Oliver Templeton and Gerret Kettletas in No. 20; Gabriel H. Ludlow and John Woodward in No. 21; Comfort Sands and Nicholas Roosevelt in No. 22; Richard Sharpe and Hamilton Young in No. 23; Cornelius Clopper and William Seaton in No. 24.

Ordered, That the above-named Committees do forthwith appoint the places of election in their different Beats, and summon the inhabitants thereof to meet at such place and at the time herein before mentioned, for the purpose of electing the Officers aforesaid. And that the said Committees do conduct the said elections in the manner directed by the above Resolves of the Provincial Congress.

The Secretary of the Provincial Congress served this Committee with an extract of a Letter they had received from General Washington, of the 8th August instant, relative to a Vessel that arrived at Boston with fresh Provisions, and other articles, supposed to be from New-York; and an Order of the said Congress that the Committee do make strict inquiry whether the said vessel did sail from hence, and who are the owners and master of said vessel; and report the result thereof to the said Congress.

Ordered, That John Broome, Frederick Jay and William Bedlow be a Committee to inquire into the same, and report to this Committee with all convenient speed.

Ordered, That Cornelius P. Low, Cornelius Clopper and William Seaton be a Committee to lay out the Out Ward in Districts or Beats.

The Committee met August 25,1775. Present: Henry Remsen, Chairman, and forty-four Members.

Ordered, That Captain John Lamb and Mr. Cornelius P. Low be a Committee, to consult with Captain Willing and Captain Wharton, on the most convenient and safe passage for the Officers of the Ministerial Troops, their servants and baggage, from hence to General Washington’s camp, and to provide necessary carriages.

Committee Chamber, New-York, August 28th, 1775.

All persons having demands on the General Committee for publick service, or articles furnished by order of the Committee, are hereby desired immediately to bring in their accounts, vouched by the persons who employed them, to Mr. Robert Ray, merchant, in King Street.

By order:

HENRY REMSEN, Dep. Chairman

The Committee met Tuesday, August 29,1775. Present: Henry Remsen, Chairman, and thirty-nine Members.

The Sub-Committees appointed to superintend the election of Militia Officers in the different Beats in this City, agreeable to the Resolutions of the Provincial Congress of the 9th instant, do report as follows, viz:

Beat No. 1. Peter Stoutenberg, Captain; Henry Brasher, First Lieutenant; Daniel Marsh, Second Lieutenant; James McAtill, Ensign.

Beat No. 2. Samuel Johnson, Captain; Marmaduke Foster, First Lieutenant; William Ellsworth, Second Lieutenant; Jacob Brewer, Ensign.

Beat No. 3. Mangle Minthorn, Captain; William Cock, First Lieutenant; Jonathan Swigard, Second Lieutenant; Peter R. Mewinck, Ensign.

Beat No. 4. James Browne, Captain; Andrew Losee, First Lieutenant; William Nusham, Second Lieutenant; John Belitha, Ensign.

Beat No. 5. Anthony Lispenard, Captain; James Wessels, First Lieutenant; Henry Stanton, Second Lieutenant; Abraham De Lamater, Ensign.

Beat No. 6. Peter Elting, Captain; William Remsen, First Lieutenant; Barack Hays, Second Lieutenant; Abraham Van Wark, Ensign.

Beat No. 7. John Roome, Captain; John L. C. Roome, First Lieutenant; William Wischam, Second Lieutenant; Timothy Wood, Ensign.

Beat No. 8. Benjamin James, Captain; John Turner, First Lieutenant; William Peirson, Second Lieutenant; John Burroughs, Ensign.

Beat No. 9. George Janeway, Captain; John Walter, First Lieutenant; William Crolius, Second Lieutenant; Thomas Campbell, Ensign.

Beat No. 10. Garret Abel, Captain; C. W. Ham, First Lieutenant; Daniel Wickham, Second Lieutenant; Thomas Ten Eyck, Ensign.

Beat No. 11. Nicholas Low, Captain; John H. Kipp, First Lieutenant; Joseph Cox, Second Lieutenant; Thomas Barclay, Ensign.

Beat No. 12. Peter Berton, Captain; Robert Benson, First Lieutenant; John King, Second Lieutenant; Cary Dunn, Ensign.

Beat No. 13. Benjamin Carpenter, Captain; William Turner, First Lieutenant; David Wolf, Second Lieutenant; Joseph Winter, Ensign.

Beat No. 14. George Dominick, Captain; Pardon Burlingham, First Lieutenant; Henry York, Second Lieutenant; Thomas Van Pelt, Ensign.

Beat No. 15. Henry Remsen, Captain; John Reade, First Lieutenant; William Denning, Second Lieutenant; Cornelius Ray, Ensign.

Beat No. 16. Ger. S. Dewint, Captain; Nicholas Carmer, First Lieutenant; John Meeks, Second Lieutenant; Peter Kissam, Ensign.

Beat No. 17. Richard Fletcher, Captain; Peter Schermerhorn, First Lieutenant; James Tylee, Second Lieutenant; Robert Carter, Ensign.

Beat No. 18. William De Peyster, Jun., Captain; Peter Byvanck, First Lieutenant; Abraham W. De Peyster, Second Lieutenant; John Stiles, Ensign.

Beat No. 19. Nicholas N. Anthony, Captain; Jacob Clock, First Lieutenant; Robert Hodge, Second Lieutenant; James Johnson, Ensign.

Beat No. 20. Thomas W. Moore, Captain; Viner Kettletas, First Lieutenant; Daniel McCormick, Second Lieutenant; Henry Mitchell, Ensign.

Beat No. 21. Daniel Phenix, Captain; Thomas Tucker, First Lieutenant; John Remsen, Second Lieutenant; Charles Duryee, Ensign.

Beat No. 22. Nicholas Roosevelt, Captain; Tobias Van Zandt, First Lieutenant; John Lawrence, Second Lieutenant; James Boggs, Ensign.

Beat No. 23. Daniel Shaw, Captain; Gerardus Beekman, First Lieutenant; John Buchanan, Second Lieutenant; Adolphus De Grove, Jun., Ensign.

Beat No. 24. John Warner, Captain; John Arding, First Lieutenant; Joseph Van Pelt, Second Lieutenant; William Arnold, Ensign.

Captain Jenkins’s examination read.

On application of Mr. John Kelly, Ordered, That leave be given to John Simmons and Gifford Dally to go on board of the Asia man-of-war, on business which Mr. Kelley has explained to this Board.