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1775.
Oct. 17,
Letter from the Provincial Congress of New-York to the Continental Congress. The Fortifications in the Highlands are in such forwardness that most of the Cannon may be mounted in six weeks,
1080
17,
Resolutions of the Provincial Congress, enclosed in the preceding Letter,
1080
17,
Field and Staff Officers of the Militia of Dutchess County, New-York,
1081
17,
Letter from John Hunter to the New-York Congress, presenting a plan for establishing a Linen Manufactory,
1081
17,
Letter from Governour Trumbull to the President of Congress,
1082
17,
Letter from Colonel Reed to Ephraim Bowen, giving instructions about fitting out the Armed Vessels at Plymouth,
1083
17,
Letter from Colonel Reed to William Watson, with his instructions as agent for Prizes,
1083
17,
Letter from Colonel Reed to Colonel Glover. The General is much dissatisfied with the delay in fitting out the Vessels at Marblehead,
1084
17,
Letter from Samuel Goodwin to General Washington. He furnished Colonel Arnold with a plan of the country from Kennebeck to Quebeck,
1084
17,
Letter from the New-Hampshire Committee of Safety to the Committee of Portsmouth, recommending permits to be granted to carry the necessaries of life to the Inhabitants of the Isle of Shoals,
1085
17,
Letter from Colonel Arnold to Colonel Enos, requesting him to hurry on as fast as possible,
1085
17,
Letter from Colonel Arnold to Major Bigelow,
1085


NORTH-CAROLINA PROVINCIAL COUNCIL.

Oct. 18,
Meet at the Court-House of Johnston County,
1087
Members of the Council,
1087
Cornelius Harnett, President, and James Green, Jun., Clerk,
1087
Officers of the Minute-Men for Dobbs County,
1087
Delegates and Committee-Men to be elected in Wake and Tryon Counties,
1087
19,
Appropriations for the purchase of Provisions for the Troops,
1088
20,
Commissions ordered to be issued to the Minute and Militia Officers in the several Districts and Counties within the Province,
1088
Uniforms ordered for the one thousand men raised in the Province on Continental establishment,
1088
Minute-Men may be enlisted in Districts where the Companies ordered by the Congress cannot be speedily raised,
1089
Sundry Officers appointed and promoted,
1089
Paymasters appointed for the Districts of Edenton, Newbern, Wilmington, Salisbury, and Hillsborough,
1089
Next Provincial Congress to be held in the Town of Halifax, the first day of May next,
1090
Next Provincial Council to be held at the Court-House, in the County of Johnston, the 17th of December next,
1090
Committees to engage Vessels at Newbern, Wilmington, and Edenton, and send them where they may deem expedient, to procure Arms and Ammunition for the use and protection of the Province,
1090
21,
Troops landing in a hostile manner, in any part of the Province, to be opposed by the two Battalions of the American Army raised in the Province, to the utmost of their power,
1090
President of the Council directed to correspond with the Councils of Safety of Virginia and South-Carolina,
1090
Paymasters now appointed are not under the control of the Commanding Officers of the two Battalions of the American Army, and are not disqualified to sit in the Council or in the Provincial Congress,
1090
Twenty thousand Pounds appropriated for the purchase of Drums, Colours, &c., for the Regulars and Minute-Men in the Districts of Hillsborough, Halifax, Wilmington, and Salisbury,
1091
Three thousand Pounds appropriated for the purchase of Arms and Ammunition,
1092
1775.
Oct 22,
Committee appointed to explain to the People of New-Hanover County the proceedings of the Provincial Congress,
1093
Committees throughout the Province required to exert their utmost influence to forward and hasten the Minute service,
1094
Committees of Safety recommended to meet in their respective Districts, on or before the last Tuesday in November next,
1094


CORRESPONDENCE, PROCEEDINGS, ETC.

Oct. 18,
Address of the Mayor, &c., of the Town and County of Haverford-West, to the King; expressing their abhorrence of the traitorous measures adopted in a distant part of His Majesty’s Dominions,
1086
18,
Letter from the Provincial Congress of New-York to the Continental Congress. They have sent the ton of Powder to General Schuyler, as requested, although they could not, beside that, command two hundred pounds of Powder to save the Colony from destruction,
1093
18,
Letter from General Schuyler to General Wooster, requesting him to answer explicitly whether he considers his Regiment in the service of the Associated Colonies, and himself a younger Brigadier-General than Mr. Montgomery, or Not,
1107
18,
Letter from General Wooster to General Schuyler, in reply. Admits General Montgomery to be his senior; his Regiment is a Connecticut Regiment, acting in conjunction with the Troops of the other Colonies, for the defence of the Associated Colonies in general,
1107
18,
Letter from General Schuyler to the President of Congress. The Troops dislike the service; they pretend sickness and skulk about; some, even officers, go away without leave. Those of General Wooster’s Regiment at Ticonderoga, did not choose to move for St. John’s until he arrived; he has consented to be under the command of General Montgomery, and proceeds to-morrow with the First Division of his Regiment,
1093
Letter from General Montgomery to General Schuyler, dated October 6th,
1095
Letter from General Montgomery to General Schuyler, dated October 9th,
1096
Return of discharged sick men,
1097
Letter from General Montgomery to General Schuyler, dated October 13th,
1097
Proceedings of a Council of War, held at St. John’s, October 13th,
1097
Letter from General Montgomery to Major Brown,
1098
18,
Letter from the New-Hampshire Committee of Safety to General Washington. After consulting with the Committee of Portsmouth, they have determined to forward the whole cargo of Flour taken in the Ship Prince,
1099
18,
Letter from General Sullivan to the New-Hampshire Committee of Safety, enclosing a list of the vacancies in the New-Hampshire Regiments,
1099
19,
Address of the Mayor, &c., of the Borough of Abingdon, to the King. They lament the misery and abhor the conduct of their fellow-subjects in America, influenced and deluded by factious men, at home and abroad,
1100
19,
Address of the Provost, &c., of the City of Aberdeen, to the King. They are filled with astonishment and horror to see the audacious spirit of their fellow-subjects in America,
1100
19,
Address of the Provost, &c., of the Burgh of Ayr. to the King. With horror and detestation they behold the standard of Rebellion erected in America,
1101
19,
Address of the Noblemen, &c., of the County of Linlithgow, to the King; declaring their detestation and abhorrence of the Rebellion in America,
1102
19,
Virginia Committee of Safety recommend to Magistrates and other officers, civil and military, and the several Committees in the Colony, to be vigilant in examining all strangers and suspected persons they may find passing,
1102
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