1776. |
Militia at the Forts on Hudson's River to be discharged when Troops arrive to supply their places, 1637 |
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Five hundred thousand Dollars ordered for the use of the Army in Massachusetts Bay, 1637 |
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Further Resolutions providing for reinforcement of the Northern Army, 1637 |
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Committee of Safety of New-York to inquire into the propriety and practicability of obstructing or lessening the depth of water in the Narrows, 1638 |
Jan.10, |
Further Resolutions for Reinforcements and Supplies to the Northern Army, 1638 |
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Joseph Frye and Benedict Arnold elected Brigadier-Generals, 1639 |
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Field-Officers for Pennsylvania Battalion elected, 1639 |
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Another Battalion to be raised in New-Jersey, 1639 |
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Colonel Heard to proceed on the expedition to Queen's County without Colonel Waterbury, 1639 |
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Committee of five to take into consideration the state of the Colonies, 1639 |
11, |
Committee to prepare Instructions for the Officers in the Recruiting Service, 1640 |
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All persons who depreciate the Continental Bills of Credit, or discourage the currency or circulation thereof, to be treated as enemies of the country, 1640 |
12, |
Regulations for the Subsistence of Officers who are prisoners, 1641 |
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Congress in Committee of the Whole on the Trade of the United Colonies, 1641 |
13, |
Letter from General Washington, of January 3, and Letter from New-York of January 3, read, 1641 |
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Committee of five Members on Letter from New-York, who are to confer with Mr. Romans, 1641 |
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Secret Committee directed to purchase Saltpetre on the best terms they can, 1641 |
15, |
Committee to make an estimate of the number of Cannon wanted for the defence of the United Colonies, and to devise ways and means of procuring them, 1642 |
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Servants not to be employed in the Fleet or Array without the consent of their Masters, 1642 |
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In Committee of the Whole on the Trade of the United Colonies, 1642 |
16, |
Credentials of the Delegates from Connecticut, 1643 |
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Another Battalion to be raised in North-Carolina, 1643 |
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Report of Committee on General Washington's Letters, 1644 |
17, |
Petition from Dr. Benjamin Churchy presented and referred, 1644 |
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Report of Committee of the Whole on the propriety of opening the Ports after the 1st of March next, read and laid on the table, 1645 |
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Committee to consider under what Regulations and Restrictions the Trade of these Colonies ought to be carried on after 1st of March, 1645 |
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Instructions for Officers in the Recruiting Service, 1645 |
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Letter from General Schuyler of January 13, enclosing copies of Letters from General Wooster, Colonel Arnold, and others, containing an account of the unsuccessful attack on Quebeck, 1645 |
18, |
Governour Trumbull desired to have Dr. Church removed to some more comfortable place of confinement, 1646 |
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Letter from Frederick County Committee, with intercepted Letters of Connolly, found on Dr. John Smith, 1646 |
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Committee on General Schuyler's Letter of January 13, 1646 |
19, |
Report on the application of South-Carolina respecting Seamen, 1646 |
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Field-Officers for the Delaware Battalion, 1647 |
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Four Battalions to be raised in New-York for the defence of that Colony, 1647 |
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Report on General Schuyler's Letter of January 13, recommending measures for the immediate reinforcement of the Army in Canada, read and agreed to, 1647 |
20, |
Memorial of Colonel Bull, of the First Pennsylvania Battalion, requesting permission to resign, 1648 |
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Resolutions adopted on a farther Report on General Schuyler's Letter of January 13, 1648 |
1776. Jan.22, |
Committee on Letter from General Washington of January 11, and other Letters, this day read, 1650 |
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Committee of Trenton to send General Prescott and Captain Chace, under guard, to Philadelphia, 1650 |
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Committee to consider a proper method of paying a just tribute of gratitude to the memory of General Montgomery, 1650 |
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Field-Officers for the Second Canadian Regiment, 1650 |
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Colonel Bull's resignation accepted, and John Philip De Haas elected in his place, 1650 |
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Captain Duncan Campbell to be released on parole, and permitted to reside in Lancaster, 1650 |
23, |
Letter from General Schuyler of January 14, read, 1651 |
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Secretary to draw up an account of the repulse and loss our Troops met with in the unsuccessful attempt on Quebeck, 1651 |
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Committee to prepare a Letter to the Canadians, 1651 |
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Report of Committee on Indian Affairs considered and recommitted, 1651 |
24, |
Account of the repulse at Quebeck, drawn up by the Secretary, 1651 |
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Committee to consider the propriety of establishing a War-Office, 1653 |
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Letter to the Inhabitants of Canada, 1653 |
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Committee to prepare an Address to the Inhabitants of the United Colonies, 1653 |
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Committee to take the examination of General Prescott and Captain Chace, 1654 |
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Monument to General Montgomery to be procured from France, 1654 |
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Dr. Smith desired to prepare a Funeral Oration in honour of General Montgomery, 1654 |
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Direction of the Fleet left to the Marine Committee, 1654 |
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Committee to inquire particularly into the conduct and character of General Prescott, 1655 |
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Fortress at Ticonderoga to be repaired and made defensible, 1655 |
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Committee to repair to New-York, to consult with the Committee of Safety and General Lee, 1655 |
27, |
Committee on Letter from General Washington of January 19, 1656 |
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Committee to consider the Report of the Commissioner for Indian Affairs, in the Middle Department, 1656 |
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Cayushota to be commissioned, giving, him the rank of Colonel, 1656 |
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Committee to consider the matter of inlisting Apprentices and persons in debt, 1656 Regulations for Trade with the Indians, 1656 |
29, |
Report on General Washington's Letter of January 19, and Lord Stirling's of January 24, 1657 |
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General Prescott committed to close confinement in the Jail of Philadelphia, 1658 |
30, |
Report on the inlistment of Apprentices, 1659 |
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Committee on an application from the Committee of Safety of New-York, 1659 |
31, |
Prisoners, who have been inlisted in the Continental Army, ordered to be discharged, and no more inlisted, 1660 |
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Report of Committee appointed to confer with Colonel Maxwell, 1660 |
Feb.1, |
General Prescott allowed a Servant, and a Physician, if his health require it, 1660 |
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Committee of Safety of Pennsylvania to take the parole of the Officers, prisoners in Philadelphia, 1660 |
2, |
Committee on General Schuyler's Letters of 22d and 25th January, with an account of his expedition to Tryon County, 1661 |
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Committee to take an account of the Prisoners, the names of the Officers, and their places of residence, 1661 |
5, |
Report on General Schuyler's Letters, 1661 |
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Report on the Memorial of the Rev, Mr. Sampson Occum, one of the Mohegan Indians in Connecticut 1662 |
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General Prescott permitted to be removed from Jail to lodgings provided by Dr. Cadwallader, 1662 |
6, |
Committee to confer with Colonel Heard, and receive his Report, 1663 |
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Report on the Regulations of Trade to be considered in Committee of the Whole on the 8th instant, 1663 |
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