William Patterson appointed Secretary to the congress,

Committee to prepare a Resolution for the apprehension of Deserters from the Continental Troops,

Proposal from James Campbell, respecting the manufacturing of Fire-Arms in the Colony, received and read,

Committee to examine the Returns of Minute-Men, and Officers, and report to the Congress,

Committee reported on the Muster-Rolls of Captains Hazlett, Stout, and Brearley, and Commissions ordered for these three Companies,

State of the Provincial Fund to be considered on Thursday next, the 12th instant,

Petitions from the County of Sussex, praying that all who pay Taxes may vote for Deputies to the Congress,

Petitions from the County of Sussex, praying that suits at law, for the recovery of debts, may be suspended during the continuance of the dispute with Great Britain,

Petitions from the County of Sussex, praying that suits at law, for the recovery of debts, may be suspended during the continuance of the dispute with Great Britain,

John Carey chosen Secretary, and Abraham Clark and Charles Stewart assistant Secretaries,

Committee to inspect the Minutes of the late Congress and Committee of Safety,

Committee to prepare the draught of an Ordnance for the further regulating of the Militia of the Colony,

In Committee of the Whole, on the estimate of the expense necessary to put the Colony in a state of defence, at this time,

Letter from the President of the Continental Congress, dated October 12th, received and read,

Letter from the Committee of Safety of Pennsylvania, enclosing two Letters written by the Rev. Jonathan Odell, of Burlington, to certain persons in Great Britain, received and read,

Motion by Mr. Mehelm, that the Congress do, in general, keep their doors open, passed in the negative,

The Associations, with the list of such persons as have not associated, filed for inspection,

Committee to prepare an answer to the Letter from the Continental Congress, recommending two Battalions to be immediately raised in the Province,

Rev. Mr. Odell heard in his defence, and permitted to return to his house, at present, on his parole of honour,

Letter to the Continental Congress. There will be difficulty in raising the two Battalions, unless such a provision as has been made in other Colonies, as to the appointment of Field-Officers, be extended to this,

State of the Colony further considered in Committee of the Whole,

Election of the Committee for the Precinct of Hackensack confirmed,

Debt contracted in May last by Morris County, on the alarming account of the Battle of Lexington, to be paid out of the Ten Thousand Pound Tax,

Committee to prepare a Letter to the Continental Congress,

Letter to the Continental Congress. New-Jersey is willing to raise four thousand Minute-Men, to take the field on any emergency; but wish to know what provision is made for them, if called into actual service,

Resolutions for apprehending Deserters from the Continental Troops,

Committee to prepare an Ordinance to compel the payment of the Ten Thousand Pound Tax,

Mr. Odell’s case examined; the Congress decline passing any publick censure against him,

Ordinance for the further regulating the Militia, reported and read,

State of the Colony further considered in Committee of the Whole,

Philemon Dickerson appointed First Brigadier-General of the Militia Forces of the Colony,

Ordinance for the further regulation of the Militia Forces of the Colony, further considered, and recommitted,

Letter to the Continental Congress. The two Battalions will be speedily completed, if they are authorized to appoint the Field-Officers, as requested in their Letter of the 13th,

Ordinance for compelling the payment of the Ten Thousand Pound Tax, reported and read,

State of the Colony further considered in Committee of the Whole,

Ordinance for compelling the payment of the Ten Thousand Pound Tax,

On the Memorial of Ichabod B. Barnett, of Elizabethtown, who was advertised in May last, as inimical to the liberties of his Country, he is re stored to the civil and commercial privileges which he heretofore enjoyed in the Colony,

State of the Colony further considered in Committee of the Whole,

Report of the Committee of the Whole,

One thousand Pounds appropriated to encourage the making of Saltpetre in the Colony,

Proceedings of the same on Twining and Amos Knowles, Jun.,

Committee to prepare an Ordinance for emitting Thirty Thousand Pounds, in Bills of Credit, for the use of the Colony,

Consideration of sundry Petitions, that Householders may be admitted to vole at future elections, postponed to the next session,

Ordinance for issuing Thirty Thousand Pounds, in Bills of Credit, reported and read,

Form of advertisement respecting the enlistment of men for the two Battalions,

Provision for mustering the men in Companies as fast as enlisted, and for issuing Commissions to the Officers,

Ordinance for further regulating the Militia of the Province, reported and read,

Letter from the Continental Congress, dated the 25th instant. The publick service makes it necessary that the two Battalions be levied with all possible expedition; the Minute-Men, when in the Continental service, will receive the same pay as the Continental Troops,

Ordinance for emitting Thirty Thousand Pounds, in Bills of Publick Credit, read a second time, debated and ordered to be engrossed,

Ordinance for the further regulating the Militia Forces of the Province,

On the question, Whether this Ordinance pass this Congress or not? It passed in the affirmative,

Rules of the Continental Congress for the regulation of the Army of the United Colonies, to be printed with this Ordinance,

Field-Officers for the two Battalions to be raised in the Colony, recommended to the Continental Congress,

William Livingston appointed Second Brigadier-General of the Militia Forces of the Colony,

Ordinance for emitting Thirty Thousand Pounds, in Bills of Credit, for the use of the Colony,

John Cooper and John Dennis appointed Treasurers of the Colony,

Committee of Safety appointed,

Thanks of the Congress to the Rev. Mr. Spencer and the Rev. Mr. Panton, for their attention and services during the present session,

Minutes of the Congress and the Ordinances passed, ordered to be printed,

Adjourned to meet at New-Brunswick, on the first Tuesday in April next, unless sooner convened by the President, or the Committee of Safety,

CORRESPONDENCE, PROCEEDINGS, ETC

Letter from the Tryon County (New-York) Committee to the Provincial Congress. Send the replies of Sir John Johnson to questions they proposed to him, through a Committee, and ask the advice of the Congress for their further direction,

Letter from Governour Cooke to General Washington,