turned Sunday afternoon, brought Carter and put him in jail, and also brought a number of letters belonging to and wrote by other persons. The Committee of Safety has been sitting on these affairs all this day, but I have been so closely confined to Congress to-day, that I do not yet know what they have done, or what others are accused.

Yours, &c.,

CĘSAR RODNEY.

Mr. Thomas Rodney.

PRESIDENT OF CONGRESS TO GENERAL SCHOYLER.

Philadelphia, October 9, 1775.

SIR: The enclosed intelligence was designed to be forwarded on the day of its date, but the arrival of fresh advices from you prevented it. I now, by order of Congress, enclose you sundry resolutions entered into by them on the 14th of September last, respecting the appointment of Mr. Stringer as Director of the Hospital and Chief Physician, and several other orders respecting the hospital; and a direction to the Commissary to pay Doctor Stringer the amount of costs of medicines purchased by him for the use of the Army, and orders that the Commissary furnish such other medicines as you shall direct.

I am directed by the Congress to inform you, that if you judge it necessary, they approve of your appointing a suitable person for a Brigade-Major in your department.

Your several letters have been duly laid before Congress, and are now under the consideration of a Committee. As soon as they report, and the Congress have come to resolutions thereupon, the result shall be immediately transmitted to you. But they have directed me to forward to you by this express, under the escort of two of the Light-Horse of this City, what silver and gold can be collected in the time, lest you should be in want; and I have accordingly sent you six thousand three hundred and sixty-four Pounds, Philadelphia currency. A further sum will be forwarded you by the express that carries you the resolutions of Congress on the various parts of your letters; which will be despatched in a few days.

I have nothing further in charge from Congress to communicate. I hope your next will give us the pleasing account of the restoration of your health. That you may have the full enjoyment of that blessing, and that success may crown your expedition, is the wish of, Sir, your most obedient humble servant,

JOHN HANCOCKPresident.

To Major-General Schuyler.

P. S. You will please to acknowledge the receipt of the money. Enclosed is the invoice of the money.

ROBERT R. LIVINGSTON TO NEW-YORK CONGRESS.

Manor of Livingston, October 9, 1775.

SIR: I have received yours by Mr. Watkins, who was here this morning. As I was not sure there was any powder ready at my mill, it was not thought proper to send him back six miles at, an uncertainty. I have also received your order to send two hundred pounds to the Committee at Albany; this, my powder-maker has promised should be ready to-morrow, when I shall have an opportunity to send it up by Captain Dow.

I am sorry to inform you that my mill does not turn off half so much as I expected; it is partly owing to my carpenter committing some faults in the formation, though I had sent him, at my expense, to see those in Pennsylvania. I am building a stove-room to dry the powder in, which I was not told was wanted till lately, and am promised it shall go better for the future. Out of the powder mixed with water, sent me from Albany, I have made one thousand and twenty pounds very good, the last part of which was sent up some, days ago. When I get the last receipt I shall send it down to you. My powder-maker thinks it hard you should order him to send up two hundred weight to the Committee, at twenty Pounds, when he can retail as much as he can make, at six Shillings the pound, and sell by it the hundred pounds, at twenty-five Pounds. However, what you have ordered shall be sent, and the price left to the Congress.

I remain, Sir, your most humble servant,

ROBERT R. LIVINGSTON.

To Nathaniel Woodhull, Esq., President of the Congress of New-York.

P. S. I have above nine hundred pounds of saltpetre, sent from Connecticut by one Mr. Jabez Hamlin. How must the powder, when made, be disposed of? I should also be glad to know upon what terms the Philadelphia powder-men work, and shall not ask any more than they have, whatever it be. I have also about four hundred pounds of saltpetre, sent me from Albany, belonging, I suppose, to the publick. This, when worked up, must be disposed according to the directions of the Congress, which. I should be glad to have.

OFFICERS OF MINUTE-MEN, PAWLING’S PRECINCT, DUTCHESS COUNTY, NEW-YORK.

At a meeting of the Minute Company of Pawling’s Precinct, on the 9th day of October instant, at the house of William Conroy, said Company made choice of the following gentlemen for their Officers, viz: Captain, Phineas Woodard; First Lieutenant, Comfort Shaw; Second Lieutenant, Mark Williams; Ensign, Gideon Ousterhout. Under the inspection of

GOVERNOUR TRUMBULL TO CONTINENTAL CONGRESS

[Read October 25, 1775.]

Lebanon, October 9, 1775.

SIR: Your letter of the 30th of September last was delivered me the 4th instant. Our General Assembly meeting on the day appointed for the proposed conference, rendereth it inconsistent with my duty to attend the latter. Shall appoint a proper person or persons to represent this Colony at the conference with the Committee from your Congress.

It is unhappy that jealousies should be excited, or disputes of any sort be litigated between any of the Colonies, to disunite them at a time our liberty, our property, and our all, is at stake. If our enemies prevail, which can happen only by our disunion, our jealousies will then appear altogether groundless, and all our disputed claims of no value to either side.

Mr. KirMand, who will deliver this, appears to me a virtuous, religious, and very useful gentleman, deserving the countenance and assistance of the honourable Congress of the United Colonies, to enable him to secure the friendship of the Indians, and prevent their taking up the hatchet against us. The New-England and Virginia Colonies have been more especially misrepresented to the savages, as having injurious designs upon them.

I am, with great truth and sincerity, Sir, your most obedient and very humble servant,

JONATHAN TRUMBULL..

The Hon. President Hancock.

GOVERNOUR TRUMBULL TO GENERAL WASHINGTON.

Lebanon, October 9, 1775.

SIR: I have to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 21st of September. Have no disposition to increase the weight of your burdens, which, in the multiplicity of your business, must be sufficiently heavy; nor inclination to disturb the harmony so necessary to the happy success of our publick operations; am persuaded no such difficulty will any more happen.

It is unhappy that jealousies should be excited, or disputes of any sort be litigated between any of the Colonies, to disunite them at a time our liberty, our property, our all, is at stake. If our enemies prevail, which our disunion may occasion, our jealousies will then appear frivolous, and all our disputed claims of no value to either side.

Yours of the 5th was delivered me the 6th. Have not heard of the small fleet you mention; imagine their primary object is Newport; they may likewise design an attack on some of our Towns. The letter enclosed to the Commissary-General was delivered him at his arrival on Saturday. President Hancock’s letter, of the 30th September, was delivered me the 4th instant, requesting me to meet the Committee from the Congress, on the 12th, at Cambridge, to confer touching the continuing, supporting and regulating the Continental Army. Our General Assembly meeting on the day appointed for the proposed conference,