“Resolved, That the proceedings of the meeting on the 23d September, for enabling this part of the County to pursue Congressional measures, and the Committee chosen in consequence, be immediately laid before the honourable the Provincial Congress, or, in their recess, the Committee of Safety, for their approbation.

“2d. Resolved, That the following gentlemen, having signed the General Association, and being duly elected as Officers of the Militia Company lately formed in this District, agreeable to the recommendation of the honourable Provincial Congress of this Colony, are hereby returned accordingly: John Sands, Captain; Henry Allen, First Lieutenant; Thomas Mitchell, Second Lieutenant; Aspinwall Cornwell, Ensign.

“Signed by order:

BENJAMIN SANDS, Chairman.

“Attest:

JOHN FARMER, Clerk of the Committee.

“To Peter Van Brugh Livingston, Esq.”

A draught of a Letter to Mr. John Farmer, at Cow-Neck, was read and approved of, and is in the words following, to wit:

In Provincial Congress, at New-York, October 12, 1775.

SIR: The Congress have received the state of the proceedings of the inhabitants of Great-Neck, Cow-Neck, &c., relative to the choice of a Committee and officers for that District, and highly approve of their conduct therein. The commissions are enclosed to the officers, agreeable to the choice made, and the Congress doubt not that your Committee, and the other Associators, will, in their conduct, manifest a due attention to the important interests of their Country, in its present alarming and critical situation.

We are your humble servants.

To Benjamin Sands, Esq., Chairman of the Committee of Great-Neck and Cow-Neck.

P. S. You are requested to obtain a list of the Associators as soon as may be convenient.

Ordered, That a copy thereof be engrossed, and signed by the President, and transmitted.

A draught of a Letter to the Commissioners at the Fortifications in the Highlands was read and filed, and is in the words following, to wit:

In Provincial Congress, New-York, October 12, 1775.

GENTLEMEN: The enclosed resolution, which we received last evening from the Continental Congress, will show you the objects they have in view with regard to the fortifications now building in the Highlands, and also their sentiments as to the necessity of fortifying several other places on the river. We desire that you would take the matters recommended by the Congress into consideration, without loss of time, go to the several places mentioned in the resolutions, give us your opinions as to the fortifications necessary to be built at these places, with an estimate of the expenses, and what will be wanting from this City to complete the works. You will take Mr. Romans to your assistance, and use all possible despatch in making your report to this Congress. We have only to add, that you conduct this business with as much secrecy as the nature of the transaction will admit.

We are, Gentlemen, your very humble servants. By order:

Ordered, That a copy thereof be engrossed, and signed by the President, and transmitted.

Ordered, That Peter Van Brugh Livingston, Esq., as Treasurer of this Congress, pay unto Captain John Grennell, of Colonel James Clinton’s Regiment, the sum of one hundred and seventy-seven Pounds thirteen Shillings and nine Pence, for the purpose of paying the Officers and Men belonging to his Company, that the said Company may be enabled to join the Regiment, and that the said Captain John Grennell do give a receipt to the said Treasurer, and an order to the Deputy Paymaster-General for the repayment of the said sum, and to acquaint Colonel James Clinton therewith; the sum above-mentioned being the amount of the pay of the Officers of that Company for two months, and the pay of the private men to the thirtieth day of September last, included. The account of the men and their pay sent to the Treasurer to be filed.

The Congress proceeded to hear the Proceedings of the Committee of Safety on the fourth and fifth days, and of the morning of the sixth day of September, which were read.

The Congress then adjourned to nine o’clock, to-morrow morning.

Die Veneris, 9 ho. A. M., October 13, 1775.

The Congress met pursuant to adjournment. Present:

Nathaniel Woodhull, Esq., President, &c.

A Letter from the Honourable Jonathan Trumbull, Esq., Governour of Connecticut, was read and filed, and is in the words following, to wit:

“Lebanon, October 9, 1775.

“SIR: Have this moment received your favour of the 6th instant, enclosing an extract of your letter from General Schuyler, also requesting me to give such aid in the necessary article you mention, as may be in my power. I have just received General Washington’s letter of the 5th inst., advising that a small fleet, consisting of a sixty-four gun ship, a twenty, two sloops of eighteen guns, two transports, and about six hundred men, with two mortars and four howitzers on board, had just sailed from Boston, from which he suspects they intended to bombard some Town on the coast. We have this day received, by report, a transient account that some ships were cannonading the Town of Bristol on the last Saturday, but have not got any certain intelligence of the matter. We are in expectation they may appear soon on our coast, and fear that, under the present situation of affairs, we are not able to lend any aid in the necessary article you mention, having made so many disbursements of that article already.

“I am, most respectfully, Sir, your most obedient humble servant,

JONATHAN TRUMBULL.

“Honourable President Woodhull.”

A draught of a Letter to the Continental Congress was read and approved of, and is in the words following, to wit:

In Provincial Congress, New-York, October 13, 1775.

GENTLEMEN: The enclosed letter from Governour Trumbull we received this morning. In our application to the Colony of Connecticut for aid in the article Gen. Schuyler requested might be forwarded to him, we have failed, and thought proper to enclose Governour Trumbull’s letter to the Congress.

We are, Gentlemen, your obedient servants. By order:

To the Honourable John Hancock, Esq., President of the Continental Congress.

Ordered, That a copy thereof be engrossed, and signed by the President, and, with a copy of Governour Trumbull’s Letter enclosed, sent by post.

A copy of the information received from Captain John Lawrence was enclosed to the New-York Delegates, by post, in a private Letter from the President.

A Letter from John Berrien was read and filed, and is in the words following, to wit:

“New-York, October 13, 1775.

“GENTLEMEN: I have to acquaint you that the moneys received by the Commissioners, amounting to three hundred and fifty Pounds, are expended, and that I am considerable in advance. Have sundry orders from the above gentlemen laying against me, and some considerable accounts of provision, stores, &c. Must therefore beg your honourable House to furnish me with five hundred Pounds, on account, by an order on your Treasurer, to enable me to answer the above demands.

“I am, with respect, your obedient humble servant,

“JOHN BERRIEN.

“To the Honourable the Provincial Congress.”

Ordered, That Peter V. B. Livingston, Esq., as Treasurer of this Congress, advance to Mr. John Berrien, as Commissary of the Commissioners for erecting the Fortifications in the Highlands, and one of the said Commissioners, the sum of five hundred Pounds, to be applied for the necessary purposes of erecting the said Fortifications; and that Mr. Livingston take Mr. Berrien’s receipt for the same, on account.

A Letter from B. Romans, dated 12th instant, was read and filed, and is in the words following, to wit: