Wadsworth, and Epaphras Bull, the Committee at Hartford, as appears by their Certificate, now produced, and dated the 24th ult.

Ordered, That Peter Van Brugh Livingston, Esq., as Treasurer of this Colony, pay to Colonel Alexander McDougall the sum of Five Hundred Pounds, to be by him applied towards paying the First Regiment; and that Mr. Livingston take Colonel McDougall’s receipt for the same, on account of the pay of the First Regiment.

A Letter from David Burger, in Partition Street, New-York, of the 1st instant, complaining of sundry persons in Richmond County who have supplied a Transport, now here, with live stock:

Ordered, That the Letter be delivered to the Richmond County Members, to make inquiry on that subject.

Ordered, That Joseph Robinson, of Jamaica, on Nassau-Island, have leave to receive one hundred weight of Gunpowder, on paying the cash for the same, to Gabriel W. Ludlow or his order, and the said Gabriel W. Ludlow is hereby requested to deliver the same accordingly.

Mr. Gilbert Livingston, from the Committee appointed on Wednesday last to reconsider and report on the residue of the Report of the Committee of Ways and Means, delivered in the said Report, with their amendments, which was read; and the same being again read by paragraphs, the Preamble was read and approved of, and is in the words following, to wit:

Whereas a heavy expense has accrued on the credit of this Colony, and the same is likely to increase in our important struggle for the defence of our rights and privileges against tyranny and oppression; and as a large sum of Money is immediately wanted to answer the above important purposes—

The first paragraph, which was agreed to on Wednesday, the 30th ult., was again read, and is in the words following, to wit:

Resolved, first, That the means requisite to defray the expenses incurred by this Congress, and to be incurred by the Colony, be supplied by an emission of One Hundred and Twelve Thousand Five Hundred Dollars, (amounting to the sum of Forty-Five Thousand Pounds, New-York currency) to be sunk in the manner following, viz: Fifty-Six Thousand two Hundred and Fifty Dollars, or one-half, the 1st day of March, 1776, and the remaining half part, the 1st day of March, 1777.

The same being read and approved of,

Resolved, That the Congress does agree with their Committee in their said Resolution.

The second paragraph being then read and amended, is in the words following, to wit:

Resolved, secondly, That Bills of Credit, to the amount of One Hundred and Twelve Thousand Five Hundred Dollars, be immediately printed, as follows, viz:

Upon the face of each of which Bills shall be impressed the Arms of the City of New-York, together with such other devices as the Committee appointed for that purpose shall direct; and the said Bills shall be in form following:

“This Bill shall pass current in all payments in this Colony for … Spanish milled Dollars, or the value thereof in gold or silver, according to the Resolution of the Provincial Congress of New-York, the second day of September, 1775.”

Which Bills shall be numbered by Theodorus Van Wyck, Robert Ray, Evert Bancker, John Broome, Eleazer Miller, William Denning, John Sebring, John Reade, Jeremiah Brewer, Thomas Tucker, Abraham Brinckerhoff, Garrit Abeel, Anthony L. Bleecker, Abraham Livingston, and William Mercey, and signed by any three of them: the said Signers, respectively, to deliver said Bills to the Treasurer appointed by this Congress, as soon as finished.

Resolved, That this Congress does agree with their Committee in said Resolution.

The third paragraph being then read, is in the words following, to wit:

Resolved, thirdly, That the said Signers, or any three of them, are hereby directed and required, upon the delivery of the said Bills to them by the Printer of the same, to cause to be administered to him, by a Magistrate, the following Oath, viz: “I, A B, do declare that from the time that the letters were set and fit to be put in the press for printing the Bills of Credit, now by me delivered to you, until the Bills were printed, and the letters afterwards distributed into the boxes, I went at no time out of the room in which the said letters were, without locking them up, so that they could not be come at without violence, or a false key, or other art unknown to me; and, therefore, to the best of my knowledge, no copies were printed off, but in my presence; and that all the blotters and other papers whatsoever impressed by the said letters, whilst set for printing the said Bills, to the best of my knowledge, are here delivered to you, together with the stamps; and in all things relating to this affair I have demeaned myself honestly and faithfully, according to the best of my knowledge and understanding; so help me God.”

Resolved, That this Congress does agree with their Committee in the said Resolution.

The fourth paragraph being then read, is in the words following, to wit:

Resolved, fourthly, That if any more of the said Bills are printed than is hereby directed, when the abovementioned Signers, or any three of them, have signed the number hereby directed to be issued, they shall immediately burn and destroy all the remainder.

Resolved, That this Congress does agree with their Committee in the said fourth paragraph.

The fifth paragraph being then read, is in the words following, to wit:

Resolved, fifthly, That . . . . . or such other person as the major part of said Signers of the said Bills of Credit shall agree with, shall engrave so many Stamps for the said Bills, with such devices, and so many Stamps for the Arms of the City of New-York, as the majority of the said signers shall direct: which engraver shall take the following Oath, to wit: “I, A B, do declare, that I have not engraved more plates than I deliver to the Treasurer, as directed by the Provincial Congress of New-York, of the like kind, or in imitation of the same; neither have I kept copies and draughts of the said plates; neither will I engrave more of the like kind, without the orders of this or some future Congress or House of Assembly.” And shall deliver them to the Treasurer of this Congress, who shall, in the presence of the majority of the said Signers, deliver them unto John Holt, Printer, or such other Printer as shall be directed by this Congress or the Committee of Safety, and take his receipt for the same. And when the said John Holt, or such other Printer as shall be employed, has finished and completed the printing the quantity and sorts of Bills hereby directed to be struck and issued, he shall redeliver the said Stamps to the said Signers and Treasurer, who are hereby directed and required to seal them up with their several seals, and they are so to remain with the said Treasurer, until further order of this or some future Provincial Congress; the receipt of the said Treasurer to the said John Holt, or such other Printer, shall be a sufficient voucher for such redelivery.

Resolved, That this Congress does agree with their said Committee in the said fifth Resolution.

The sixth paragraph being then read, is in the words following, to wit:

Resolved, sixthly, That before the said Signers do receive any of the said Bills, they shall each of them take an Oath or Affirmation, before a proper Magistrate, well and truly to perform what is hereby required as their duty, and that they will knowingly sign no more of the said Bills of Credit than is above directed.

Resolved, That this Congress does agree with their Committee in the said sixth Resolution.

The seventh paragraph being then read, is in the words following, to wit: