NEW-YORK PROVINCIAL CONGRESS.

At a Provincial Congress held for the Colony of New-York on Wednesday morning, December 6, 1775:

The Deputies chosen to represent the Counties of New-York Albany, Dutchess, Westchesler, and Suffolk, in Provincial Congress for the Colony of New-York, having met frequently since the 14th day of November last past, that being the day appointed by the dissolution of the late Provincial Congress for the meeting of this Congress, but a representation of a majority of the Counties not having sooner attended, they could not proceed to business until this day, when the Deputies from a majority of the Counties appeared, and the gentlemen hereafter named were present, to wit:

For the City and County of NEW- YORK: Alexander McDongall, James Beekman, Abraham Brasher, John Van Cortlandt, John Ray, Anthony Rutgers, Comfort Sands, Jacobus Van Zandt, Isaac Roosevelt.

For the City and County of ALBANY: Robert Van Rensselaer, Jacob Cuyler, Francis Nicoll, Leonard Gan-sevoort, John I. Bleecker.

DUTCHESS County: Gilbert Livingston, Cornelius Humphreys, Jun., Henry Schenck.

For the County of ULSTER: Thomas Palmer, Matthew Cantine.

WESTCHESTER County: Lewis Graham, Gilbert Drake, Joseph Drake.

SUFFOLK County: Nathaniel Woodhull, John Sloss Hobart, Ezra L'Hommedieu.

KING'S County: John Leffertse.

GOSHEN Precinct, in ORANGE County: PeterClowes.

The Congress then proceeded to the choice of the following Officers, who were unanimously elected, viz:

Colonel Nathaniel Woodhull, President.

John McKesson, Esq., Mr. Robert Benson, Secretaries.

Thomas Pettit, Doorkeeper and Messenger.

The Deputies for the City and County of New- York produced a Certificate from the General Committee of the said City and County, dated November 10, 1775, and signed by John Broome, Chairman pro tempore, whereby it appears that Peter Van Brugh Livingston, Cornelius Clopper, Alexander McDougall, Joseph Hallett, Thomas Smith, Abraham Brasher, Isaac Roosevelt, James Beekman, Benjamin Kissam, John Morin Scott, John Van Cortlandt, Jacobus Van Zandt, John Morton, Isaac Sears, John Ray, Theodorus Van Wyck, Anthony Rutgers, John Imlay, Gabriel W. Ludlow, Benjamin Helme, and Comfort Sands, were, by a great majority of voices, elected Deputies for the City and County of New-York; and that they, or any seven of them, do represent the City and County of New-York, in Provincial Congress for the Colony of New-York.

The Deputies for the City and County of Albany produced a Certificate from the Committee of the County of Albany, dated November 11th, 1775, signed Matthew Visscher, Secretary,† certifying that Abraham Ten Broeck, Abraham Yates, Jun., Jacob Cuyler, Francis Nicoll, Robert Yates, Henry Glen, Peter Silvester, Peter R. Livingston, John James Bleecker, Leonard Gansevoort, Henry Oothoudt, and Robert Van Rensselaer, were, by a majority of votes, elected Deputies for the said City and County; and that they, or any five of them, represent the said City and County in Provincial Congress. And, by another Certificate from the said Committee, dated November 23, 1775, and signed by Matthew Visscher, Secretary, a Resolution appears that the above mentioned gentlemen, or any four of them, do attend and represent the said City and County in Provincial Congress for the Colony of New-York.

The Deputies of the County of Dutchess produced a Certificate from the Committee of the said County, dated November 8, 1775, and signed by Egbert Benson, Chairman, † whereby it appears that Petrus Ten Broeck, Beverly Robinson, Cornelius Humphreys, Henry Schenck, Gilbert Livingston, John Kaine, Jacob Everson, Morris Graham, and Robert G. Livingston, Esquires, were elected Deputies for the said County, with power to them, or any three of them, to represent the said County in Provincial Congress for the Colony of New-York.

The Deputies for the County of Ulster produced a Certificate from the Committee of the said County, dated the 7th November, 1775, and signed by Johannes Sleght, Chairman pro tempore,‡ whereby it appears that Henry

* Pursuant to an order of the General Committee, we, the subscribers, superintended the poll taken to-day, at the City Hall, for the election of Deputies to represent this City and County in the ensuing Provincial Congress, and do hereby certify that the following twenty-one gentlemen were chosen by a great majority, viz:

Peter V, B. Livingston, Joseph Hallett, Isaac Roosevelt, John M. Scott, John Morton, Theodorus Van Wyck, Gabriel W. Ludlow, Cornelius Clopper, Thomas Smith, James Beekman, John Van Cortlandt, Isaac Sears, Anthony Rutgers, Benjamin Helme, Alexander McDougall, Abraham Brasher, Benjamin Kissam, Jacobus Von Zandt, John Ray, John Imlay, Comfort Sands.

And we do further certify, that the electors at the same time did constitute any seven of the forementioned persons to be a quorum.

NEW-YORK, November 7, 1775.

At a meeting of the General Committee of the City and County of New-York, on Friday evening, November 10, 1775: Present, John Broome, Esq., Chairman pro tempore, and thirty-five members.

The sub-Committee appointed to superintend the election for Deputies to represent the City and County of New-York, in Provincial Congress for the Colony of New-York, delivered in their Report, which being read, was unanimously approved of.

Ordered, That the Chairman of this Committee deliver a certified copy of the foregoing Report to one of the Deputies chosen to represent this City and County in the ensuing Provincial Congress.

JOHN BROOME, Chair'n pro tem.

† ALBANY COMMITTEE CHAMBER, November 11, 1775.—Pursuant to the resolves of this Committee entered into on the 30th ultimo, yesterday the polls of the several elections held in the respective Districts in this County, for Deputies to represent this City and County in Provincial Congress, and the names of the several voters, and the Deputies they had voted for, being carefully counted, a majority of votes appeared or Abraham Ten Broeck, Abraham Yates, Jun., Jacob Cuyler, Francis Nicoll, Robert Yates, Henry Glen, Peter Silvester, Peter R. Livingston, John James Bleecker, Leonard Gansevoort, Henry Oothoudt, and Robert Van Rensselaer.

This Committee do thereupon hereby declare the said persons to be duly elected; and that they, or any five of them, represent this City and County Provincial Congress during the time, mentioned in the resolves of the Provincial Congress.

A true copy from the minutes.

MATTHEW VISSCHER, Sec'y.

* ALBANY COMMITTEE CHAMBER, November 23, 1775.—Whereas this Committee, on the 11th instant, from the return of the polls of the several elections held in the respective Districts in this County, for Deputies to represent this City and County in Provincial Congress, did declare Abraham Ten Broeck, Abraham Yates, Jun., Jacob Cuyler, Francis Nicoll, Robert Yates, Henry Glen, Peter Silvester, Peter R. Livingston, John James Bleeder, Leonard Gansevoort, Henry Oothoudt, and Robert Van Rensselaer, to be duly elected; and that they, or any five of them, represent this City and County in Provincial Congress during the time mentioned in the resolves of the Provincial Congress. But, by reason of the inconvenience attending the attendance of that number, it is

Resolved, That the said persons, or any four of them, attend said Congress, and represent this City and County during the time afore-said. A true copy from the minutes.

MATTHEW VJSSCHER, Sec'y.

†This is to certify, that at an election held at Poughkeepsie, in the County of Dutchess, in pursuance of a resolution of the Provincial Congress of this Colony, of the 27th of October last, under the inspection of the General Committee of the said County, on the 7th and 8th days of November, 1775, Petrus Ten Broeck, Beverly Robinson, Cornelius Humphreys, Henry Schenck, Gilbert Livingston, John Kaine, Jacob Everson, Morris Graham, and Robert G. Livingston, Jan., Egqs., were elected Delegates for the County of Dutchess, with power to them, or any three of them, to represent the said County in a Provincial Congress for the Colony of New-York, appointed to meet at the City of New-York on the 14th instant.

By order of the Committee:

EGBERT BENSON, Chair'n.

DUTCHESS COUNTY COMMITTEE, November 8, 1775.

‡ At a meeting of the Committee for the County of Ulster, on Tuesday, the 7th of November, 1775, at the house of Mr. Roelof Eltinge, in the New-Paltz, the following persons appeared: For KINGSTON: Johannes Sleght, Esq., Johannes Beekman, Tobias

Van Buren.

For HURLY: Charles De Witt, Adrian Wynkoop, Esquires,

For MARBLETOWN: David Bevier.

ROCHESTER: Andreas De Witt, Esq., Hendricus Hornbrck.

NEW- PALTZ: Johannes A. Hardenbergh, Joseph Hatbroeck.

SHAWENCONK: Johannes Janse, Esq.

NEWBURGH: Abel Belknap.

NEW- WINDSOR: Samuel Brewster.

NEW. MARLBOROUGII: Bordewyn Teerpenning.

WALLKILL: Philip Sicartwout, John Mclnsler, Andrew McCord.

HANOVER: James McBride, Alexander Trimble.

The Committee then appointed Johannes Sleght, Esq., to sit as Chair-man pro tem., and Johannes Bruin and Israel Smith to serve as clerks. A considerable number of freeholders of the County of Ulster being then assembled, pursuant to the resolves of the Congress, in order to choose eight Deputies to represent this County; and then, under the inspection of the above Committee, did, by the major voice, choose and elect Henry Wisner, Matthew Rea, Dirck Wynkoop, Matthew Cantine, Andreas De Witt and Andreas Lefever, Esquires, Messrs. Thomas Palmer and Samuel Brewster, for the purpose aforesaid.

The Committee then resolved, that throe of the above Deputies appearing in Congress at one time, shall be entitled to act and give their votes for said County. A true copy from the minutes.

By order of the Committee:

JOHANNES SLEGHT, Chair'n pro tem.