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said Troops who shall apply for them, whose certificate of such delivery shall be a sufficient voucher. And it is further recommended to the said Committees, to purchase good Muskets or Fire-locks, of as large bores as possible, for the use aforesaid, and to deliver them as before directed. And the Committee are hereby desired, with all convenient speed, to send, with proper vouchers, their accounts to this Congress, or the Committee of Safety, in order for payment. A true copy from the Minutes: ROBERT BENSON, Secretary. Ordered, That the Secretaries get one hundred copies thereof printed, by ten of the clock, to-morrow morning. Die Martis, 3 ho. P. M., March 13, 1776. The Congress met pursuant to adjournment. Present: Brigadier-General Woodhull, President. FOR NEW-YORK.—Colonel McDougall, Mr. Scott, Mr. Randall, Captain Rutgers, Colonel Brasher, Colonel Lott, Mr. E. Bancker, Mr. Beekman, Mr. Smith. FOR ALBANY.—Mr. Yates, General Ten Broeck, Mr. Gansevoort, Colonel Nicoll, (on service.) FOR SUFFOLK.—General Woodhull, Mr. Hobart, Mr. Gelston. FOR ULSTER.—Mr. Rhea, Mr. Lefever, Colonel Palmer, (on service.) FOR RICHMOND.—Mr. Adrian Bancker, Mr. Lawrence. FOR WESTCHESTER.—Colonel Gilbert Drake, Mr. Thomas, Colonel L. Graham. FOR DUTCHESS.—Colonel Ben Broeck, Major Schcnck. FOR KING’S.—Mr. Polhemus. FOR ORANGE.—Colonel Allison, Colonel Hay. FOR CHARLOTTE.—Colonel John Williams. FOR CUMBERLAND.—Colonel William Williams, FOR TRYON.—Mr. Moore. Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis Graham informed the Congress that Colonel Drake’s men, and the other Troops stationed at Horn’s Hook, near Hell-gate, lodge in an uncomfortable manner for want of Cribs for their Beds; and that it is necessary that a Carpenter be sent there to make Cribs for their Beds. Ordered, That Colonel L. Graham procure a Carpenter to so to Home’s Hook to make Cribs for the men—one of the company of Artificers, if he can be spared; and, if not, any other proper Carpenter. Mr. Hobart informed the Congress, that Major Malcom, who was sent to dismantle the Light-House, was returned, and had executed that matter effectually, with the assistance of Colonel George Taylor, and some of his men; that Major Malcom found it impossible to take out and save the Glass, as well for want of tools as by reason of the time necessary for that purpose, and was therefore obliged to break it; that Major Malcom had delivered the Lamps and Oil, two Tackle-Falls and Blocks, removed from the Light-House, to Colonel George Taylor, and taken a receipt for the same; which was read and filed. “Middletown, March 8, 1776. “Received from William Malcom, eight copper lamps, two tackle-falls and blocks, and three casks and a part of a cask of oil-being articles brought from the Light-House on Sandy-Hook -and which I will deliver to him, or to the order of the Provincial Congress of the Colony of New-York, when called for. “GEORGE TAYLOR, Colonel .” Daniel Whitehead Kissam, one of the Committee of Cow-Neck and Great-Neck, in Queen’s County, being examined in Congress, says: That on Saturday last, at the house of Richard Smith, in Herricks, he met Captain Jacob Mott; that the said Mott informed him that he had been apprehended by order of Colonel Sears, and had been sworn; that this examinant there saw a copy of the oath which was administered to the said Jacob Mott, and others; that this examinant asked the said Jacob Mott why he did not produce to Colonel Sears his restoration or clearance from the Congress; that the said Jacob Mott said he had offered to show it to Mr. (Sears, but that he would not look at it. That the examinant has been informed by James Cornell, Francis Davenport, and Jonas Valentine, severally, that they had been sworn; that Mr. Sears had with him, as he was informed, a number of armed soldiers: and that the said soldiers brought up the people to be sworn. That the Committee of Cow-Neck and Great-Neck are much dissatisfied, at this proceeding, and think there is no safety; that the people of Hempstead, and at the South-side, whom he has conversed with, are distressed; and that he is of opinion that such proceedings tend to convert Whigs to be Tories. Mr. Kissam withdrew. Mr. Randall thereupon moved, and was seconded by Mr. Yates, that Mr. Sears be requested to attend this Congress, and inform by whose order he undertook and transacted the said matters in Queen’s County. Debates arose on the said motion, and a considerable time was spent therein. The further consideration thereof is postponed till to-morrow morning. The Congress then proceeded to read the Proposals for entering into Contracts for the maintenance of the Continental Troops in this Colony; and also a Letter on that subject from Curtenius and Elting, and another Letter relative thereto from Abraham Livingston. After having heard the whole read, and some time spent therein, the further consideration thereof is postponed for the present. The Congress then adjourned to ten o’clock, to-morrow morning. Die Mercurii, 10 ho. A. M., March 13, 1776. The Congress met pursuant to adjournment. Present: Brigadier-General Goodhull, President. FOR NEW-YORK.—Mr. Randall, Mr. Beekman, Colonel Lott, Mr. Van Zandt, Mr. Roosevelt, Mr. E. Bancker, Mr. Rutgers, Captain Rutgers, Colonel McDougall, Mr. Smith, Mr. Scott. FOR ALBANY.—General Ten Broeck, Mr. Abraham Yates, Mr. Gansevoort, Colonel Nicoll, (on service.) FOR SUFFOLK.—General Woodhull, Mr. Hobart, Mr. Gelston. FOR DUTCHESS.—Colonel Ten Broeck, Mr. Schenck, Mr. G. Livingston, (on service.) FOR ULSTER.—Mr. Rhea, Mr. Lefever, Colonel Palmer, (on service.) FOR KING’S.—Mr. Polhemus. FOR WESTCHESTER.—Mr. Paulding, Colonel G. Drake, Colonel L. Graham, Mr. Thomas. FOR RICHMOND.—Mr. Adrian Bancker. FOR ORANGE.—Colonel Allison, Colonel Hay. FOR CHARLOTTE.—Colonel John Williams. FOR CUMBERLAND.—Colonel William Williams. FOR TRYON.—Mr. Moore. Colonel McDougall delivered in an Account Current of sundry sums of money by him advanced to Messengers, Expresses, for Sloop-hire, and to Printers, for services on the publick account, and for the use of the Colony; which was read and filed. The Receipts and Vouchers attending the said Account, and therein referred to, were read. By said Account Current and Vouchers, it appears that a balance of one hundred and eleven Pounds six Shillings and one Penny half-Penny is due thereon to Colonel McDougall. Therefore, Ordered, That Peter Van Brugh Livingston, Esquire, as Treasurer of this Congress, pay to Colonel McDougall one hundred and eleven Pounds six Shillings and one Penny half-Penny, in full, for the balance of that Account, and take his receipt for the same. A draft of a Resolution for the loan of Moneys to the County Committee of each respective County, was read. Being again read, paragraph by paragraph, Mr. Smith moved, and was seconded by Captain Rutgers, that the words “and making such allowances to the Deputies in Provincial Congress as the respective County Committees shall judge proper,” be obliterated. Debates arose on the said motion, and the question being put thereon, it was carried in the negative, in manner following, to wit:
Therefore, the same being resolved on and agreed, was ordered to be entered in the Minutes, in the words following, to wit:
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