For WESTCHESTER: Mr. Graham, Mr. Thomas Lock-wood.

For ULSTER: Mr. Wynkoop, Mr. Cantine, Mr. Palmer.

For SUFFOLK: Colonel Woodhull, Mr. L’Hommedieu, Mr. Hobart.

Agreed, That Circular Letters be wrote and transmitted by express to the Counties of Tryon, Charlotte, and Cumberland, requesting that the Deputies chosen to represent the said Counties in Provincial Congress may be sent down to attend said Congress without delay.

Agreed, That Letters similar be wrote and sent by express to Orange, King’s, and Dutchess Counties.

By order of the Deputies attending, a Letter was addressed to the Committees of some of the Counties, and signed by John McKesson, their Secretary, in the words following, to wit:

New-York, December 1, 1775.

GENTLFMEN: The Deputies of New-York, Albany, Dutchess, Westchester, Ulster, and Suffolk, have attended a considerable time in New-York, and have not been able to form a Congress. They have directed me to write to you, and press the necessity that your County do immediately send Deputies to attend the Provincial Congress, so as to represent the County. The publick business has long been delayed for want of members. The gentlemen present hope that there is no occasion to represent to you the disagreeable state that this Colony must be reduced to without a Provincial Congress. On the one hand, should the reins of Government be let loose, and the mob direct matters at their pleasure, the horrors of our situation may be more easily conceived than described. And, on the other hand, should the Continental Congress find it necessary, for the publick service and for the want of a Congress, to put the Colony under military government, directed by a Major-General and an army, and that at the sole expense of this Colony, you may easily imagine what disagreeable consequences will ensue. Many gentlemen present are apprehensive that one or the other of the above events will be the consequence, if a Congress is not speedily formed, so as to proceed to business and direct.

I am, by order of the gentlemen present, most respectfully, Gentlemen, your very humble servant,

JOHN MCKESSON.

One copy whereof was addressed to the Committee of Tryon County, another copy was addressed to the Committee of Charlotte, and another copy to the Committee of Cumberland.

By order of the Deputies present, a Letter was addressed to the Committee of Orange County, in the words following, to wit:

New-York, December 1, 1775.

GENTLEMEN: We are extremely sorry to inform you that we have not yet been able to make a Congress; and as we suppose that your County have now held the election for Deputies to represent you here, we beg that you will not delay sending down your members by nest Monday morning, that the publick business may no longer suffer for the want of a representation of your County; for such is the perilous state of America, and this Colony in particular, that a Convention of the Deputies is absolutely necessary with the utmost despatch. But if, after such repeated applications to your County to be in Congress by their Deputies, you continue to neglect a measure so necessary for your reputation and safety, you must not complain if the Congress determine upon matters relative to your County, in common with others, although yours should, by your inattention, be unrepresented.

To the Committee of Orange County.

Letter from Paul Micheau, one of the Deputies from Richmond County, in the late Provincial Congress, directed to Mr. Robert Benson, Secretary of the Provincial Congress, New-York:

“Richmond County, December 1, 1775.

“SIR: I received yours of the 24th ultimo last night, and expected that our Committee had acquainted the Congress, ere this, of the state of the County relative to the choosing new Deputies. When I returned from Congress, I immediately acquainted them that the Congress was dissolved, and had ordered the Committee in each County to convene the people to elect new Deputies, and desired them to advertise all such persons in the County as had a right to choose representatives in General Assembly.

“I am now to inform you that, agreeable to my request, a meeting of the Committee was called, in order to advertise, and not a majority appearing, those that did appear concluded they were not empowered to act; since which, nothing has been done.

“I should be glad the Congress would write the Committee to send their reasons for not convening the people-; a list of their names you will see at bottom.

“The situation of my family is such, at present, that if the people should think proper to choose me again, I can by no means serve.

“That the present Congress may endeavour to keep tranquillity and good order in our Province, and make peace with our Mother Country, is the sincere and fervent wish of your most sincere friend and humble servant,

“PAUL MICHEAU.

“P. S. Please to communicate this to Congress.

“Committee’s names: Captain John Kettletas, Captain Christian Jacobson, Captain Cornelius Dussosway, Henry Ferine, David Latourelle, Esq., Peter Mersereau, John Poillon, Moses Depuy, Lambert Merrell, John Tysen, Joseph Christopher, George Barnes, and Daniel Corson."

A Letter from the Delegates of this Colony, in Continental Congress, was read, in the words following, viz:

“Philadelphia, November 3, 1775.

“GENTLEMEN: On perusing our credentials, we find the continuance of our delegation unlimited. As this appears to us an omission of great importance, we think it our duty to apprize you of it, and hope that no delicacy, with respect to us, may influence you to decline a new appointment.

“We have been informed that compensation for our expenses and loss of time is under your consideration; and as we presume an account of the provision made by the other Colonies for their respective Delegates would be agreeable to you, we take the liberty of subjoining it:

"Georgia, one hundred Pounds sterling to each Delegate per month; South-Carolina, three hundred Pounds to each for the last Congress; North-Carolina, five hundred Pounds currency to each per year; Virginia, a half Johannes per day to each; Maryland, forty Shillings to each per day, proclamation; Pennsylvania, twenty Shillings to each per day, besides the allowance to such of the members as come from the Counties; Connecticut, three Dollars to each per day, for the loss of time, besides all expenses—allowing each Delegate a servant and two horses; Rhode-Island, exactly the same as Connecticut; Massachusetts, all expenses as above, and two Dollars to each per day; New-Hampshire, all expenses as above, and half a Guinea per day to each.

“We are, Sir, with the greatest respect, the Congress’s and your humble servants,

A Letter from James Duane and Robert R. Livingston, Jun., two of the Delegates of this Colony at Continental Congress, was read, in the words following, viz:

“Philadelphia, November 9, 1775.

“GENTLEMEN: The Congress have taken the resolution to appoint a commander of the fortress in the Highlands, with the rank of Colonel, and Wednesday is fixed for the purpose.

“As it must be of moment that this command should be vested in a person of abilities, and in whom the inhabitants place confidence, we wish you would name three or four gentlemen who are competent for that trust, and we shall endeavour to get one of them preferred. You will, however, be pleased to observe, that as these works are erected at a Continental expense, the Congress claim an absolute right to appoint the officers.

“We have the honour to be, with the greatest respect, Gentlemen, your most obedient humble servants,

“Honourable Provincial Congress, at New-York.”