1776. |
|
Mr. Randall directed to inform the General that the Provost-Marshal cannot continue at the Jail with his Prisoners, |
1461 |
|
Application of Thomas Vernon for a release, |
1461 |
|
Letter to the County Committees, requesting them to exert themselves in disarming disaffected persons, |
1462 |
Apr. 25, |
Complaint of Alexander Moncrief against the Provost-Marshal of the Army, |
1463 |
|
Colonel McDougall required to make a return of bis Regiment, |
1464 |
|
Letter to General Schuyler, informing him of their proceedings in regard to the Commanding Officer and Seamen for the Lakes, |
1464 |
|
Letter from the Committee of Safety of New-Jersey: They have just learned that Thomas Gibson, at Fishkill, and Robert Hambleton, of Westchester, have iulisted a number of men for the Kings Ships at New-York, |
1464 |
|
Letter from Colonel Drake to John Morin Scott, |
1464 |
|
Letter from the Committee of Kings District, in Albany County, |
1465 |
|
Copies of all the late Resolutions of the Continental Congress relative to the Fortifications in the Highlands, directed to be furnished to General Washington, |
1465 |
|
Affidavit of the Master, Crew, and Passengers of the Vessel procured to convey Lord Drummond and Doctor Peter Middleton to Bermuda |
1466 |
|
Letter from General Washington, who desires to know in what manner and how soon two thousand five hundred Militia might be collected on any sudden emergency, |
1466 |
|
Letter from General Washington, who requests to be informed how many Regiments are raising in the Colony for Continental service, and what their state is as to men and arms, |
1467 |
|
Letter to General Washington, in answer to his two Letters, |
1467 |
|
Return transmitted with the Letter to General Washington, |
1469 |
|
Colonel McDougall directed to have brought to the City the Arms taken from disaffected persons, now in the custody of Alexander Hunt, of Rye, |
1469 |
26, |
Letter to the Committee of Kings District, |
1470 |
|
Letter read from Governour Tryon to the Mayor of the City, informing him that the Commander of the Kings Ships had burnt the Pilot-House near the Light-House, |
1470 |
|
Letter from Captain Steinrod, |
1471 |
|
Captain Steinrod promised a Commission, if, within fourteen days, he shall inlist a full and complete Company, |
1472 |
|
Letter from General Washington, |
1472 |
|
Report of Generals Sullivan, Greene, and Stirling, upon Signals to be given upon the approach of any number of Ships towards New-York, |
1473 |
|
Letter from the Committee of New-Brunswick, in New-Jersey, with the examination of Henry Smith, respecting the inlistment of men in New-York for the Kings service, |
1473 |
|
Money advanced to the Companies for erecting Powder-Mills, |
1474 |
|
Letter from the Albany Committee, |
1474 |
|
List of Officers recruiting in the City and County of Albany for Colonel Wynkoops Regiment, |
1475 |
|
Companies of Colonel Clintons Regiment, |
1476 |
29, |
Letter to the Committee of Albany, |
1477 |
|
Letter to General Washington, |
1477 |
|
Letter to Delegates in Congress, |
1478 |
|
Letter from General Washington to the Committee of Safety, |
1479 |
30, |
Passport to Comfort Sands, a Member of the Provincial Congress, who is about to make a journey to and beyond Albany, |
1481 |
|
Letter from Genera! Washington to the Committee of Safety, |
1481 |
May 1, |
Letter from John Jay, one of the Delegates in Continental Congress, respecting the Oath administered to the Passengers in the late Packet, by order of Governour Tryon, |
1482 |
|
Committee to consider and report on the Letter, |
1482 |
1776. |
|
Complaint by Francis Lewis, that he has been charged with fraud in the execution of a trust to which he is appointed by the Continental Congress, |
1482 |
May 2, |
Examination of witnesses on the complaint of Mr. Lewis, |
1483 |
|
Isaac Gidney and Joshua Gidney, of Westchester County, discharged from Prison on giving security that they will do no act inimical to the liberties of the United Colonies, |
1484 |
|
Application from the Committee of Richmond respecting the supply of Troops, |
1485 |
3, |
Dirck Wynkoop, of Ulster County, elected Chairman of the Committee, in place of Mr. Paulding, of Westchester, |
1485 |
|
Certificate to Captain Hunt, who is about to make a journey to South-Carolina, |
1486 |
|
Return from the Committee of Southold, of two Companies of Colonel Smiths Regiment, |
1486 |
|
Memorial of Dirck Leffertse, of the City of New-York, Merchant, of his expenses and losses from the Troops, |
1486 |
4, |
Examination of Henry Smith sent to the County Committees of Westchester and Dutchess, |
1487 |
|
Committee of Fishkill directed to use their utmost power to seize and take Thomas Gibson and Robert Hamilton, charged with inlisting Troops for the King, |
1487 |
|
Committees of Dutchess and Ulster Counties directed to furnish Arms, out of those collected by disarming disaffected persons, for Colonel Clintons Regiment, |
1487 |
6, |
Letter from General Washington, respecting Peter Puillon and Joseph Blanchard, arrested for carrying on a correspondence with persons on board the Kings Ships, |
1488 |
|
Examination of Witnesses against Blanchard, |
1488 |
8, |
Examination of Thomas Mitchell, of Great Neck, in Queens County, respecting the conduct of Thomas Wooley, of Cow-Neck, |
1490 |
|
Captain Sands, of Great-Neck, directed to arrest Thomas Wooley, |
1490 |
|
Case of Peter Puillon examined into; who is declared entirely innocent, |
1491 |
|
City Committee request a Magistrate may be appointed to administer an oath to such persons as they shall disarm, |
1491 |
|
Letter from Captain Varick, for articles required for the Lakes, |
1491 |
|
Colonel Curtenius directed to forward to Albany, by the first opportunity, the articles requested by Captain Varick, |
1492 |
NEW-YORK PROVINCIAL CONGRESS.
May 8, |
The Congress met, many Members having attended since the 1st instant, the day named in Circular Letters from the Committee of Safety, |
1492 |
|
The Treasury having been empty for three weeks past, Bills to the amount of one hundred and thirty-seven thousand five hundred Dollars, ordered to be numbered and signed, |
1493 |
|
Colonel Nicoll relieved from further service in the Highlands, Lieutenant-Colonel Livingston having been sent by General Washington to take the command of the Fortifications there, |
1493 |
9, |
Committee on the Petition of Joseph Wood, for himself and others, setting forth their loss by the seizure of a Vessel by Josiah Martin, late Governour of North-Carolina, |
1495 |
|
On the application of General Washington, Prisoners on parole to be sent to Goshen, in Orange County, |
1496 |
|
Committee on General Washingtons Letter to the Committee of Safety on the subject of calling out the Militia on any emergency, |
1497 |
|
City Committee inform the Congress that John L. C. Rome has refused to take the oath that he has delivered up all his arms, and that others have followed his example, |
1497 |
10, |
Letter from Charles Friend, giving information that the Continental Money is counterfeited on Long-Island, |
1497 |
|
Examination of Charles Friend, |
1498 |
|