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Peter Vroom, of Piscataway, confessing the charge brought against him by the Committee of Hillsborough, was committed to the common Jail of Somerset County1581 |
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Blankets at the Barracks in New-Brunswick, Elizabethtown, Trenton, and Perth-Amboy, appropriated to the use of the Continental Forces, 1581 |
| Feb. 3, |
Abraham Ogden appointed Lieutenant-Colonel, and William Burnet Major, of Light-Horse, 1582 |
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Remonstrance of the Committee of the County of Bergen, respecting the seizure of the Arms of the County, 1582 |
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Field-Officers for the First Regiment of Militia in Somerset County, 1582 |
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Committee to wait on the Eastern Treasurer, and request his removal to New-Brunswick, 1582 |
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Records in the Secretary's Office at Perth Am boy to be removed immediately to New-Brunswick; if necessary, the Troops may be called on to assist in the removal, 1582 |
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Measures to prevent the exportation of any Produce or Merchandise, whatever, contrary to the General Association, 1583 |
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Committee reported that the Books and Records were removed from Perth-Amboy to New-Brunswick, 1583 |
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Committee reported that, notwithstanding the Protest of Mr. Smith, the Treasurer, the Money in the Treasury, &c, was removed as ordered, 1583 |
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Letter from Lord Stirling, with an attested copy of a Letter from Cortlandt Skinner to his brother, Colonel William Skinner, in England, 1583 |
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Eastern Treasury removed to the house of Peter Schenck, in Somerset County, 1583 |
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Eastern Records and Books from Perth-Amboy to be farther removed to Burlington, and lodged in the Secretary's Office at that place, 1583 |
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Letter to Mr. Pettit, requiring him to attend at Burlington, where the Records are, 1584 |
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Papers and Records in the Surveyor-General's Office to be removed immediately to the house of Peter Schenck, in Somerset County, 1584 |
| 6, |
Order respecting Christopher Harrison, convicted of the charge against him by the Committee for Bethlehem, in Hunterdon County, 1584 |
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Letter to the Continental Congress, respecting the sale and consumption of Tea, 1584 |
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Resolutions for raising the Third Battalion for the service of the United Colonies, 1585 |
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Elias Dayton appointed Colonel, Anthony Walton White Lieutenant-Colonel, and Francis Barber Major, of the Third Battalion, 1586 |
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Order respecting William Steely 1586 |
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Records to be delivered to Charles Pettit, at Burlington, on Thursday next, 1586 |
| 7, |
Officers for the Third Battalion, 1587 |
| 8, |
Representation of the Committee of Salem County, respecting the disturbances there, read, and Dr. Samuel Dick heard in his defence, 1587 |
| 9, |
Representation from Salem County further considered, 1587 |
| 10, |
Commissioners to purchase Fire-Arms authorized to contract for them on the best terms they can, 1588 |
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Salem County to be divided into two Districts, and Battalion to be formed in each District, 1588 |
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Letter to the Continental Congress: They have no resource of providing Arms for the Third Battalion, other than making or importing them, 1588 |
| 12, |
Detachment of Volunteers, under the command of Colonel Heard, sent to Staten-Island, 1589 |
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Representation from the Elizabethtown Committee, praying for some regulation to prevent the removal to this Province of Persons unfriendly to the cause of American freedom, 1589 |
| 13, |
Order respecting Richard Bowlsby and Andrew McCleney, of Sussex County, convicted of opposing the present measures, 1590 |
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Two Companies of Artillery to be raised immediately, and a train of Artillery of twelve Field-pieces purchased, 1591 |
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Fifty thousand Pounds, in paper Bills of Credit, to be emitted in place of thirty thousand Pounds formerly ordered, 1591 |
1776.
Feb. 14, |
William Livingston, John De Hart, Richard Smith, John Cooper, and Jonathan Dickinson Sargeant, chosen Delegates to the Continental Congress for one year, 1592 |
| 15, |
Letter from the Continental Congress, requesting a Battalion of Minute-Men may be sent to General Lee, at New-York, 1592 |
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Detachment, equal to a Battalion in the Continental service, ordered to be sent immediately under the command of Col. Charles Stewart, 1593 |
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Order respecting Charles Roberts, of Somerset County, 1593 |
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Letter from the Committee of Somerset, recommending that measures should be taken to fortify Perth-Amboy, 1594 |
| 16, |
The several Petitions relating to the qualifications of Electors of Members of Congress considered, 1594 |
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Qualifications of Electors, 1594 |
| 17, |
Ordinances for striking fifty thousand Pounds; to fix the Qualifications of Electors; for exempting Persona who in list in the service of the United Colonies from arrest; and for directing the manner of signing the General Association, were severally presented and read, 1595 |
| 19, |
Ordinance for preventing Persons deserting places in danger of being attacked, and for restraining such as are dangerous to the common cause, from taking refuge in this Colony, presented and read, 1595 |
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Ordinance for numbering the Inhabitants of the Colony, pursuant to the directions of the Continental Congress, ready 1596 |
| 20, |
Treasurers of the Colony required to receive the Bills of Credit issued by the Continental Congress, 1596 |
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Letter to Mr. Smyth, Eastern Treasurer, requesting him to continue to act as Treasurer, 1596 |
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Ordered, that the present Congress be dissolved, and that there be a new election of Deputies to represent this Colony, in Provincial Congress, on the fourth Monday in May next, 1597 |
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Letter to Mr. Smyth, desiring an explicit answer to their request, 1597 |
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Letter from Lord Stirling, informing them that the British Vessels-of-War at New-York take every Provision Vessel coming from New-Jersey, 1597 |
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Order prohibiting the transportation of Provisions, and all other kinds of Produce of the Colony, to New-York, 1593 |
| 22, |
Letter from James Hughes, a prisoner at Elizabeth town requesting permission to go to New-York, 1598 |
| 23, |
Committee reported that they had removed the Papers, Books, and Records in the Surveyor-General's Office, as ordered, 1598 |
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Letter to Lord Stirling, requesting copies of the orders respecting the seizing the Arms belonging to Bergen County, 1599 |
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Letter to the Continental Congress respecting the exposed condition of Perth-Amboy 1600 |
| 26, |
Resolution of the Continental Congress countermanding the order for the march of a Battalion for the defence of New-York, as Arms cannot be procured for them, 1601 |
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Petitions from several Committees, representing that the Deputies from Bergen County, and the persons who compose the County Committee of Bergen, were not duly elected, 1601 |
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Committee of Trenton made return of the persons who, in their bounds, signed the General Association, and of those who refused to do so, 1601 |
| 27, |
Letter from John Smyth: Agrees to continue Treasurer provided the Chest is removed from. Mr. Schenck's to Mr. Stevens's, 1601 |
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Treasury-Chest ordered to be removed to the dwelling-house of Mr. John Stevens, 1602 |
| 28, |
Resolution of the 21st instant, prohibiting the export of Provisions and Produce from this Colony to the City of New-York, repealed, 1603 |
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Resolutions relating to the differences between the County Committee of Essex and the Township Committee of Trenton, 1603 |
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Sundry Officers elected, 1603 |
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Petitions from Township Committees of Wood-bridge and Piscataway, 1604 |
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